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Global knowledge workers /

Globalisation can be defined as the way that world trade, culture and technologies have become rapidly integrated over the last twenty years or so. The world economy seems to depend to some extent on a new breed of workers, namely 'knowledge workers', in order to meet demands for labour th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Nicolopoulou, Katarina, Karatas-Ozkan, Mine, Tatli, Ahu
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Bradford, England] : Emerald Group Pub., 2007.
Colección:Equal opportunities international ; v. 26, no. 8.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Globalisation can be defined as the way that world trade, culture and technologies have become rapidly integrated over the last twenty years or so. The world economy seems to depend to some extent on a new breed of workers, namely 'knowledge workers', in order to meet demands for labour that are brought about by globalization, as argued my many scholars. How knowledge is defined and who belongs in the category of 'knowledge workers' have been the object of various debates over the years. The concept of 'global knowledge workers' denotes unlimited (global) mobility and availability for 'the rig.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (pages 736-882.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781846637292
1846637295
ISSN:0261-0159 ;