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Overview
A generation of magnificent scholars, from Peter Drucker to Jack Welch, have taught us that understanding business issues and the profound changes the world's economy is undergoing makes sense if set in historical context. Today the best managers in the world demand to know how things came to be as they are. This collection of essays is designed to give the reader an historical perspective on the fastest growing sector of the work force: knowledge workers. The articles tell you how knowledge workers evolved from manufacturing and agricultural jobs and then go on to give you some insight as to what the future roles of knowledge workers will be.
The readings in this volume come from a variety of sources not normally looked at by managers and business executives. There are reports from historians, sociologists, academics, and economic experts. Each chapter begins with a brief introduction on the material, its significance, and something about the context in which it was written, including brief biographical comments on the author. The Rise of the Knowledge Worker is intended for business people, managers, leaders, government employees, and students.
Audience: Knowledge managers, leaders, human resources, professional business trade.
Editorial Reviews
Library Journal
This fascinating book traces the history and evolution of the "knowledge worker," a term coined to describe employees in the Information Age who do mental as opposed to manual labor, and provides insights and conjecture as to the future role of such workers. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.Booknews
Fifteen chapters by historians, sociologist, economists, and other academics seek to explain the historical processes of the growth of the numbers of people working with data and ideas. Among the topics discussed are: Daniel Bell's origination of the notion of post- industrial society, the form of the American middle class, the role of gender in the business professions, librarians, the rise of the information economy, and government policy towards information. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Product Details
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Table of Contents
A New Profession is Born: The Knowledge Worker
• Recognition of the New Professions
• Social and Personal Consequences