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Women and Minority Workers in the New Economy: Optimistic, Pessimistic, and Mixed Scenarios.
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Sullivan, Teresa A. – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1989
An optimistic scenario suggests that "leading edge" of women and minorities will be recruited for new and better jobs in future. Persistence of traditional labor force position of women and minorities characterizes the pessimistic scenario. Data on composition of growing and declining occupations suggest that latter is more likely. However,…
Descriptors: Demand Occupations, Economic Change, Employed Women, Employment Opportunities
Brave New Workplace: Technology and Work in the New Economy.
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Wallace, Michael – Work and Occupations: An International Sociological Journal, 1989
Technological innovations in factories and offices are examined in terms of 10 core issues: "high flex" workplace; control of work; organizational change; impact on skill; unemployment; educational needs and retraining; changing occupational structures; safety and health; interaction of work, leisure, and family; and quality of working life. The…
Descriptors: Employment Qualifications, Flexible Working Hours, Futures (of Society), Industry