The New Division of Labor: How Computers Are Creating the Next Job Market
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (603 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691119724 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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They begin by debunking the common perception that computers eliminate jobs; the truth, they say, is that "computers are Janus-faced, helping to create jobs even as they destroy jobs." Supported by trend data—clearly laid out in charts, graphs and extensive footnotes—they argue that every technical advance since the introduction of computers to the workplace "shifts works away from routine tasks and towards tasks requiring expert thinking and complex communication." Levy and Murnane also assert that, while it is easy to point to all the new service economy jobs that involve standing behind fast-food counters, the majority of newly created jobs
Using detailed examples--a second grade classroom, an IBM managerial training program, Cisco Networking Academies--the authors describe how these skills can be taught and how our adjustment to the computerized workplace can begin in earnest.. Left unchecked, the division threatens the nation's democratic institutions.The nation's challenge is to recognize this division and to prepare the population for the high-wage/high-skilled jobs that are rapidly growing in number--jobs involving extensive problem solving and interpersonal communication. The authors merge these stories with insights from cognitive science, computer science, and economics to show how computers are enhancing productivity in many jobs even as they eliminate other jobs--both directly and by sending work offshore. The loss of these jobs leaves a growing division between those who can and cannot earn a good living in the computerized economy. As the current recession ends, many workers will not be returning to the jobs they once held--those jobs are gone. In The New Division of Labor, Frank Levy and Richard Murnane show how computers are changing the employment landscape and how the right kinds of education can ease the transition to the new job market.The book tells
"To Boldly Go" according to Junglies. I returned to this book after almost 10 years since it's initial publication, mainly because of the leaps in technology that have occurred since then. It is funny to see a picture of a Palm Pilot when so many people now would not have known what one was, never mind my hand held Psion. Practical view on the issue of "men vs. machine" This is another book on the issue of “men vs. machine”. Compared with the “Race Against the Machine” which discusses more theoretical framework of the issue, this book is more practical with narrower focus. The authors start with the question “what kind . "Five Stars" according to Bearrica Danger. ROBOT WAR