Globalization and Technical Change
We live in a time of change. In particular, we live in a world in which computing power is steadily transforming the way people work. Today, there are many who have never seen anyone operate an elevator as a way to earn a living because that task was long since delegated to a button, a sensor, and a computer chip. If we were to track occupations as we do animal species, secretaries would surely be joining elevator operators and many others on the ever-lengthening list of work species endangered or displaced by the impact of technology.
Improvement in the cheapness and ease of sending and receiving information has also changed how corporations work. This has made tight coordination with far-flung global ...
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