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As work gets more ambiguous, younger generations may be less equipped for it

Written by Peter O'Connor, Associate Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology

Those aged 18 to 37 are twice as likely as older workers to have the most negative attitudes about ambiguity.Shutterstock

We work in a world of increasing ambiguity.

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