Education, Manpower and Economic Growth.

The article examines the relationship between personnel management, education, and economic growth in the United States. A study is discussed in which human resource development is compared to economic growth and education in 75 countries. Economic growth is found to be stunted due to human resource shortages in high-level positions such as supervisors or administrators. Unskilled and semi-skilled labor rarely experiences worker shortages, leaving high-level human resources development in need of formal education. The author suggests that young professionals will be better adjusted to the need for re-training throughout their careers if their secondary education is more geared toward the areas of science and technology.