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Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment
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Work and Employment in a Changing Business Environment

by Stephen Taylor, Graham Perkins
June 2021
Intermediate to advanced
416 pages
16h 16m
English
CIPD - Kogan Page
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Technology 1

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The impact of evolving technology on our economy and society is self-evidently profound, as by extension is its influence on the development of business and the world of work. While there is nothing new about this state of affairs, a persuasive case can be made in favour of the proposition that we are currently living in an ‘age of accelerations’ (Friedman, 2016). New and improved technologies are being developed at a much faster pace than in any earlier period of human history, making this a fascinating and exciting time to be living and working, but also one in which disruption and uncertainty are the norm in many industries.

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ISBN: 9781398600218