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Future of work
FT correspondents and specialists around the globe look at how the world of work is changing and where it is going. We examine two of the major forces that are shaping the future: technology and the outsourcing phenomenon. - -
Content
New working model
Michael Skapinker finds a sense of pessimisim is misplaced when we ask: ‘What are we all going to do?’
Technology: The office is future-proof
Fiona Harvey finds the use of computers will continue but in radically different ways - although one old friend remains loyal.
Lessons from history: Life to become a work of art
Richard Donkin explains why traditional structures of employment are changing.
Revolution: Intel’s success involves a series of key strokes
Simon London explains how a leading semiconductor company has exploited the changing culture of employment.
Impact in the US: The times they are a-changin’
Dan Roberts finds enlightenment and confusion clouded by data that leaves voters in the world’s biggest economy bewildered.
Job distribution: Offshoring - a winner for both parties?
Alan Beattie explains why many see the benefits as self-evident.
China: An agent of global change
James Kynge analyses the impact on the rest of the world of a huge army of cheap labour and assesses the response of the competition.
India: Call centres ring the changes
Edward Luce analyses the runaway success of an industry and looks at its problems.
Infotech: Developing a distant yet very close relationship
“Work will now move to people, not the other way round,” says Mohan Reddy, founder-chairman of Infotech, which designs trains and repairs engines for some of the world’s leading transport and engineering companies.
EXL Service: Fun is the key to holding on to the right people
If there is one thing that keeps human resources managers awake at night it is high staff turnover.
