ABSTRACT

This final chapter synthesizes and discusses the results of the previous chapters, identifies future challenges, and makes suggestions for future research. It shows which employees use different types of organizational investments and what the consequences are for a range of outcomes. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of studying the organizational level in addition to the employee and country level. The chapter concludes by identifying future challenges for a sustainable workforce, such as the future of work, analyzing the family and community in addition to the organization, the socioeconomic divide in workplaces, and inequality between countries.