Publication Type

Working Paper

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

12-2015

Abstract

We are currently witnessing a major transition from the old type of industrialsociety with its traditional dominance of manufacturing work and old industrialclasses to an information and knowledge-based society (Albrow and King 1981;Drucker 1994; Stehr 1994; Hannerz 1996; Baber 1998; Evers 2000, 2000a,b,c)which is believed to have the following characteristics:· Its members have attained a higher average standard of education incomparison to other societies and a growing proportion of its labour force areemployed as knowledge workers. In other words, there is a significantreduction in the number of people working in operational roles, whileemployment in professional, knowledge-based roles has risen.· Its industry produces products with integrated artificial intelligence (usuallywith the help of IT as in the case of JIT production) such as voice-recognitionsoftware and technology which is used increasingly in smart cars.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Organizational Behavior and Theory

Research Areas

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resources

First Page

1

Last Page

30

External URL

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/23516440_Selling_Expert_Knowledge_The_Role_Of_Consultants_In_Singapore'S_New_Economy

Comments

2002, Center for Development Research, Bonn University

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