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| Until the middle of the 20th century, money was the primary motivator for a substantial majority of employees, worldwide. Employers did not demonstrate that they really wanted anything more than do-what-you-are-told-labor in return for money paid in wages and salaries. And workers were satisfied to do the work and then periodically demand more money. |
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Businesses Get a "Se |
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| Like animals, companies have always monitored changes in their environments. Historically, companies have moved slowly in response to changes. For example, if a retailer��셲 sales of red sweaters outpaced sales of green sweaters during the Christmas shopping season, the results would not be noticed until months later. By the time the retailer could react, the holiday season was over, and the insights might not be relevant to the following year. |
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Membership in Virtua |
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| Enormous increases in processing power and bandwidth are blurring the lines between the real world and the virtual one. As work, education, government, and entertainment have moved on-line, the barriers of space and time that formerly marked different parts of people��셲 lives have disappeared. Virtual work teams, telecommuting, long-distance learning, and electronic shopping for many have resulted in an ��쏿nything, anywhere, anytime��� lifestyle, in which formerly distinct areas of people��셲 lives are now intertwined in cyberspace. People��셲 lives and their relationships with others are increasingly taking place in this electronic reality. As a result, digital technology has transformed the personal and public lives of most Americans over the past 15 years. |
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This is Not Your Fat |
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| For the past three years, the living room has been the center of the digital gold rush. Consumers have fueled the rush as they upgraded to large-screen TVs, audio systems that promise Dolby ��쐓urround sound,��� and DVD players that deliver super-crisp images. |
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Communications Becom |
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| Few people realize that we are on the threshold of a truly remarkable period in history. We are witnessing the convergence of several powerful trends that will soon produce a tremendous economic boom. |
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