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Navigating uncertainty: Challenges and solutions for person-centered workplace learning in a rapidly changing world

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 March 2025

Paresh Mishra*
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Department of Organizational Leadership, Fort Wayne, USA
Gregory Lynn Hill
Affiliation:
Purdue University, Technology, Leadership and Innovation, West Lafayette, USA
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Corresponding author: Paresh Mishra; Email: [email protected]

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology

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