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1 online resource (vi, 247 pages) : illustrations |
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Series on technology and social priorities |
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Series on technology and social priorities.
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Contents |
Technology in Services -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION TO SERVICES INDUSTRIES POLICY ISSUES -- SERVICES AND THE DEINDUSTRIALIZATION DEBATE -- THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES -- PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN SERVICES -- SERVICES TRADE -- KEY POLICY ISSUES AND DIRECTIONS FOR FUTURE POLICY RESEARCH -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Technology in Services: Past Myths and Future Challenges -- DISPELLING PAST MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SERVICES -- HOW TECHNOLOGY AFFECTS COMPETITIVE STRUCTURES -- SERVICES TECHNOLOGIES AND THE FUTURE |
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Changed Employment PatternsEconomic and Job Stability -- The Manufacturing-Services Interface -- Changing International Competitive Structures -- Deregulation and Services Innovation -- International Trade Implications -- WHITHER SERVICES? -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES -- References -- Growth of Services Employment in the United States -- EMPLOYMENT GROWTH IN SERVICES 1972-2000 -- Occupational Employment Changes, Past and Prospective -- Educational Content of Jobs -- Blacks, Hispanics, and Women |
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EXPLANATIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES INDUSTRIESFactors in Growth of the Producer-Services Industries -- Growth of the Gross National Product (GNP) -- Final Demand Composition -- Differential Effects -- Business Practices -- The Unbundling Hypothesis -- BROAD OCCUPATIONAL TRENDS, 1977-1986 -- More Detailed Analyses of the 1983-1986 Period -- Industrial Composition, 1983-1986 -- Industry Staffing Patterns, 1983-1986 -- Combining the Three Factors -- Impact on Producer-Services Industries -- Conclusions about Unbundling |
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WHY DO BUSINESSES DEMAND MORE PRODUCER SERVICES?Economies of Scale in Information -- Specialized Corporate Services -- Government Regulations and Laws -- International Trade -- Resistance to Innovation -- Durability and Commonality -- WHY THE CONCERN ABOUT A SERVICES ECONOMY? -- Problems of Classification -- Services A Prime Mover or a Dependent? -- SUMMARY -- NOTES -- References -- Role of Services in the U.S. Economy -- THE NATURE OF SERVICES -- THE USE OF SERVICES IN PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION |
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THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED GOODS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SERVICESTHE IMPORTANCE OF SERVICES INPUTS FOR MANUFACTURING -- THE CAPTIVE PRODUCTION OF SERVICES BY BUSINESSES -- HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTION AND PURCHASES OF SERVICES -- IMPLICATIONS OF THE ANALYSIS -- NOTES -- References -- Productivity in Services -- OUTPUT, INPUT, AND PRODUCTIVITY DEVELOPMENTS, 1948-1986 -- Sector Comparisons -- Industry Differences -- Causal Factors behind Productivity Change -- POLICIES TO PROMOTE PRODUCTIVITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE -- Volume Factors |
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At head of title: National Academy of Engineering |
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Includes material presented at an NAE symposium entitled "Technology in Services: the Next Economy" held in Washington, DC, on January 28 and 29, 1988 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Service industries -- Technological innovations -- United States -- Congresses
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Service industries -- Technological innovations -- United States -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Service industries -- Technological innovations
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Dienstleistungssektor
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Kongress
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Technischer Fortschritt
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United States
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USA
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Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Washington (DC, 1988)
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Electronic book
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Author |
Guile, Bruce R.
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Quinn, James Brian, 1928-2012.
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National Academy of Engineering.
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ISBN |
0585142599 |
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9780585142593 |
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9786610214648 |
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6610214646 |
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