DocumentCode
922249
Title
Jobs at risk
Author
Bell, T.E.
Volume
30
Issue
8
fYear
1993
Firstpage
18
Lastpage
31
Abstract
The impact on employment of engineers as jobs are cut by high-technology companies around the world is examined. The situation in the US, Germany, the UK, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and India is discussed. The effects of automation, of moving jobs where labor is cheaper, and of the end of the cold war are considered. Some survival strategies for engineers are discussed.<>
Keywords
engineering; personnel; social aspects of automation; Canada; Fred McCarthy; Germany; Hong Kong; India; Japan; UK; USA; automation; employment; engineers; jobs; personnel; redundancy; social aspects; Companies; Computer aided manufacturing; Costs; Employment; Engineering profession; Europe; Fading; Manufacturing automation; Production; Productivity;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Spectrum, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9235
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/6.223635
Filename
223635
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