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Bremer, Kirsten Friederike Bremer and Maertens, Sven (2021) Future Skills of Flight Attendants in Times of COVID-19-Related Job Uncertainty—The Case of Germany. Administrative Sciences, 11 (4), p. 154. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). doi: 10.3390/admsci11040154. ISSN 2076-3387.
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Abstract
“Future skills” increase employees’ prospects in the labor market, particularly in dynamic times, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. (Not only) in Germany, flight attendants represent an occupational group without state-recognized vocational occupation who are particularly affected by the pandemic due to serious and long-lasting declines in air transport volumes. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that the future skills of flight attendants play an important role when applying for jobs in other industries. An empirical survey (n = 273) from April 2021 indicates that German-speaking flight attendants possess some of the future skills most frequently identified in key studies on future competencies, as well as extensive language skills, but have deficits in “working with computer systems” and “programming”. Pro-active training of employees in future skills, especially in crisis-prone professions, could facilitate future transitions into new professional fields
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| Document Type: | Article | |||||||||
| Title: | Future Skills of Flight Attendants in Times of COVID-19-Related Job Uncertainty—The Case of Germany | |||||||||
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| Date: | 17 December 2021 | |||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Administrative Sciences | |||||||||
| Refereed publication: | Yes | |||||||||
| Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||
| Gold Open Access: | Yes | |||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | Yes | |||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | |||||||||
| Volume: | 11 | |||||||||
| DOI : | 10.3390/admsci11040154 | |||||||||
| Page Range: | p. 154 | |||||||||
| Publisher: | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) | |||||||||
| ISSN: | 2076-3387 | |||||||||
| Status: | Published | |||||||||
| Keywords: | air transport; flight attendants; future skills; future competencies; COVID-19; further education; training; employee | |||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | |||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Aeronautics | |||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | Air Transportation and Impact | |||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Aeronautics | |||||||||
| DLR - Program: | L AI - Air Transportation and Impact | |||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | L - Air Transport Operations and Impact Assessment, V - Ökonver II | |||||||||
| Location: | Köln-Porz | |||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | Institute of Air Transport and Airport Research > Air Transport Economics | |||||||||
| Deposited By: | Maertens, Dr. Sven | |||||||||
| Deposited On: | 20 Dec 2021 11:34 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 20 Dec 2021 11:34 |
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