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
Citation
EVERS, Hans-Dieter and MENKHOFF, Thomas.
Selling expert knowledge: The role of consultants in Singapore's new economy. (2015). 1-30.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/5900
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Comments
2002, Center for Development Research, Bonn University