Workforce, information technology and global unemployment

Abstract

This paper explores the ramifications of information technology on the global workforce and impact of technology on the world economy. The paper discusses complex issues facing the governments, societies, and business corporations such as changing job contents, global unemployment, and transition from human workers to machines. In conclusion, the replacement of workers by machines is going to force every nation to rethink the role of technology in everyday life in the twenty‐first century.

Citation

Shah, V. and Mehta, K.T. (1998), "Workforce, information technology and global unemployment", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 98 No. 5, pp. 226-231. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635579810227742