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Global trends will be a major consideration when forming our strategic HRM policies for the next 10-15 years. The NIC’s treatment of demography identifies four trends that its authors argue will substantially influence the future of international relations – to 2030 and beyond: * Aging, which they call “a tectonic shift” for developed countries but also increasingly many developing; * Youthful Societies and States, which they note is a shrinking but still-significant number; * Migration, which is expected to be more cross-border and increasingly common; and * Urbanization, which is a continued trend that will accelerate and take center stage as its side-effects impact Africa and parts of Asia.

* Changing Age Structures
By 2030, nearly all of Europe, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan will have a median age of 45 or older, compared to just Japan and Germany today. This “pensioner bulge” will create labor and health system challenges and has also been cause for concern for some national security watchers. But the NIC points out that these predictions are “speculative,” since the trend is unprecedented and advances in healthcare may play a mitigating role.
On the flip side, the NIC expects the number of countries with very young age structures to contract from some 80 countries today down to 50. The “demographic arc of instability” – a group of countries from South Asia to southern Africa with very young age structures and higher incidences of conflict and instability – will also shrink. The equatorial belt of sub-Saharan Africa will be the largest cluster of persistently high growth-rate countries, followed by a smaller cluster in Middle East, including the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, and Yemen. Bolivia, Guatemala, and Haiti are projected to be the only very youthful countries remaining in the Americas.
Youthful Minorities in Aging Countries
For Asia, using the U.S. Census Bureau’s projections, only Afghanistan is projected to remain youthful by 2030. “However,” the authors note, “the aging that will occur among the large and growing populations in nearby Pakistan and India probably will mask youthful ethnic and regional populations that could remain a security concern.”
These pockets of youthful minorities may continue to cause instability in places. Tribal populations in Pakistan’s west, for example, are expected to remain youthful for most of the next two decades. And in India, fertility rates are likely to remain higher in the provinces of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar than the rest of the country, which could exacerbate instability, like the country’s ongoing Maoist insurgency which has human development and natural resource drivers and has affected Bihar very strongly.
The take-way is that migration will “become more globalized” as the drivers for internal and cross-border movement intensify, including urbanization, disparate age structures, existing migrant networks, climate change, and the “specter of greater economic opportunity.”
Urbanization on a Staggering Scale
Urbanization will largely be the continuation of an existing trend, but will have carry-on effects for the regions changing the most. Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia are the regions with continued population growth and relatively low proportions of existing city-dwellers and therefore will see the fastest rates of change. China and India alone will need to accommodate 276 million and 218 million additional people living in cities between now and 2030.
These changes are expected to drive more “urban-centered economic growth,” smaller family sizes, and higher levels of education, among other changes. But there will also be attendant environmental and resource challenges.
HRM must be prepared for these predicted trends. By better understanding what factors have the biggest influence on your organization’s pool of available talent, you will find that solutions become that much easier to formulate. * Engage pre-retirement employees by offering gradual or phased retirement. * Make use of the knowledge of workers through mentoring programs. * Look for ways to coach and help Generation X and Millennial employees experience a sense of career progress to avoid perceptions of a “gray ceiling,” increase engagement and build your organization’s talent pipeline for the future. * Partner with local community colleges to develop training and education programs that deal with local skills shortages or with state or national universities that specialize in key areas of business need. * Create targeted wellness programs that meet the needs of all demographic groups, including older workers. * Offer flexible working arrangements and encourage employees from all demographics to use them. * Work with your employee assistance program (EAP) provider to offer caregiver assistance programs.

These current trends are merely a forecasted demographics based on historical data that has been collected. Agility coupled with forward thinking and careful analysis of future trends should prove a successful venture for this growing company.

References:
Null, S. & Diamond, K., 2012. New Security Beat. [Online]
Available at: http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2012/12/national-intelligence-council-releases-global-trends-2030-prominent-roles-predicted-demographic-environmental-trends/#.UZ0EZ5xfrIU
[Accessed 22 May 2013].
SHRM, 2011. The Top Workplace Trends According to HR Professionals. [Online]
Available at: http://www.shrm.org/research/futureworkplacetrends/documents/11-0014wpf_posting_6.pdf
[Accessed 22 May 2013].

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[ 1 ]. . Null, S. & Diamond, K., 2012. New Security Beat. [Online]
Available at: http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2012/12/national-intelligence-council-releases-global-trends-2030-prominent-roles-predicted-demographic-environmental-trends/#.UZ0EZ5xfrIU
[Accessed 22 May 2013].
[ 2 ]. . SHRM, 2011. The Top Workplace Trends According to HR Professionals. [Online]
Available at: http://www.shrm.org/research/futureworkplacetrends/documents/11-0014wpf_posting_6.pdf
[Accessed 22 May 2013].