Editorial: New professionalism and the future of work: interdisciplinary perspectives on transformations in business-health relationships, volume II

This Research Topic represents a second volume of the Research Topic “New Professionalism and the Future of Work: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Transformations in Business-Health Relationships” (Giorgi et al., 2019). Around the world, the nature and meaning of work are rapidly evolving with fast and profound changes. These changes are driven by pressing innovations, technological and communication transformations, and social changes and these transformations are expected to shape the future of work. The concept of the classic workplace is also deeply changing, due to new emerging professions connected to digital work and technology leading to the development of new skills, the need of upskilling and reskilling and of a continuing professional development (Li, 2024; Le et al., 2024; Fan and Moen, 2023). The seven manuscripts published in this Research Topic are both empirical contributions and reviews, involving multiple work professions. The manuscripts, when considered together, bring out two relevant aspects. First, professional competencies have a significant impact on workers' performance and well-being. Given that both new skills are required, a new professionalism appears fundamental. Second, vocational training seems to be crucial. Training programs should be provided across different organizational settings and professions targeting both the new generation and elderly workers.