Workforce development challenges in Industry 5.0 / Saurabh Bhattacharya, Arpita Agnihotri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bhattacharya, Saurabh, author.

Agnihotri, Arpita, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Employee Training & Development.

Corporate culture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2026.

Summary:

Industry 5.0 represents a paradigm shift from automation-centric production toward human-centered, sustainable, and collaborative value creation. This guide examines workforce development challenges in Industry 5.0 and suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) can be a decision-support partner, rather than a substitute for human labor. It explores how AI-enabled systems can enhance the accuracy of managerial and employee decision-making while preserving the importance of human judgment, creativity, and contextual understanding. Furthermore, by highlighting emerging AI-driven roles-including prompt engineers, human-robot interaction specialists, personalization engineers, and AI ethics officers-this guide connects evolving skill demands to broader workforce trends in this industrial era.Building on this foundation, the guide analyzes key workforce challenges, such as algorithmic bias, the misuse of AI tools, skill mismatches, and the risks of replacing reskilling initiatives with workforce reductions. The guide gives particular attention to entry-level job displacement, and unequal access to AI capabilities across firms. In addition, the guide suggests that sustainability goals-such as energy efficiency and renewable integration-are embedded within Industry 5.0 strategies. Finally, this guide discusses continuous reskilling, ethical governance, and human-AI collaboration.

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ISBN:

9798348869854

OCLC:

1616700487

Publisher Number:

T303684