From De-Risking to Reskilling: A Conceptual Framework Linking Workforce Agility and Firm Resilience in a Fragmenting Global Economy

This conceptual paper explores how firms can leverage de-risking pressures to become agile and resilient in a global economy increasingly shaped by geopolitical volatility, supply-chain restructuring, economic security concerns, and digital disruptions. It argues that operational risk controls alone are insufficient and that firms require staff who are quick to learn, flexible in their roles, able…