It is by now commonplace to assert that the global economy is entering a new phase and that the paradigm of economic growth that was relevant to the early postwar decades no longer holds sway. Major changes, such as the explosive growth of services, the rise of a handful of highly successful newly industrializing countries, and the rapid expansion
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 This book looks at how firms in four sectors of the U.S. economy—textiles, banking, retailing, and business services—are using, or failing to use, technological, organizational, and training changes to respond to the new economic world.
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Introduction -- The Banking Industry -- The Textile Industry -- The Retailing Industry -- Business Services -- Conclusions

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780367015817
Publisert
2019-04-18
Utgiver
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Vekt
390 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
149 mm
Aldersnivå
U, G, 05, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
124

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Biografisk notat

Lauren Benton is assistant professor, University of Washington, and senior research consultant, The Eisenhower Center for the Conservation of Human Resources, Columbia University. Thomas R. Baileyis associate research scholar and director of employment and labor market studies The Eisenhower Center for the Conservation of Human Resources. Thierry Noyelle is deputy director and senior research scholar with The Eisenhower Center for the Conservation of Human Resources.