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Oh wow ...
Situational Leadership course was interesting. It might be worth presenting to my team, in that Management Skills course.
I'll have to discuss it with the TA.
Don't panic about the wording in the old lj cut. It's just rough draft, as I gather my thoughts.
I'll have to discuss it with the TA.
Don't panic about the wording in the old lj cut. It's just rough draft, as I gather my thoughts.
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Situational Leadership course was interesting. It might be worth presenting to my team, in that Management Skills course.
I'll have to discuss it with the TA.
Don't panic about the wording in the old lj cut. It's just rough draft, as I gather my thoughts.
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The article - <b><u>Human Capital in an Information Era</u></b> by Thomas J. Courchene. Published in <i>Canadian Public Policy</i>, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp 73-80.
My task - summarize this article for my team.
Information age=techno-economic paradigm=GIR (Globalization and the Knowledge/Information Revolution)
The thesis: Information is becoming more accessible to everyone and international competitiveness is becoming increasingly defined by human capital (skilled and knowledgeable people). Therefore, the individual will gradually assume a much larger role both domestically and internationally, leading to a "State of Minds" (pg. 73).
There's a wonderful quote from L. Thurow's <b><u>"Six Revolutions, Six Economic Challenges",</u></b> which was published in the Toronto Star, 28 January 1993, page A21:
<i>"If capital is borrowable, raw materials are buyable and technology is copyable, what are you left with if you want to run a high-wage economy?
- Only skills, there isn't anything else!"</i>
In many ways, this sets the framework for the entire article.
The article goes on to talk about various groups and how GIR affects them. It <i>"...enfranchises individuals as consumers"</i>(p 74.) without a doubt. A claim is also made that it enfranchises individuals as citizens, though this is a controversial claim. Market incomes are being polarized by GIR - knowledge workers are making more and unskilled labour less, as time goes on.
An optimistic view says that social and economic policies should become more and more intertwined over time, with human capital becoming the key competitive differentiator. Of course, it is also worth noting that there are some signs that the highly skilled knowledge workers are looking to create their own organizations, societies, and public services, rather than depending on those of the masses.
Deregulation and the creation of supranational regulatory bodies can be attributed to GIR. It's now possible to decentralize and hold functions as near to the people affected as is effective. There are three factors of production: land, labour and capital. Capital is mobile and is being transferred upwards - example: the Euro. Land is not mobile, and is being transfered downward. Labour falls in the middle. The city-region is becoming seen as an important mover and shaker in the world today.
The challenge we face is to make sure that supranational governance regulatory bodies work for PEOPLE as well as for the almighty dollar.
This article continues on, basically saying that we need to have the training and the capacity in place to give all Canadians equal access to information, enabling them to enhance their skills and become valuable knowledge workers. The more highly skilled our workers, the higher our standard of living, in this globalization paradigm.
The article goes on, with examples, arguments, counter arguments ... but basically, it's saying that the key to success in the globalized market place is to focus on the people at the cutting edge.
R&D rules.
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Right. Now to actually tidy that up and make it flow so I can present it.
I'll have to discuss it with the TA.
Don't panic about the wording in the old lj cut. It's just rough draft, as I gather my thoughts.
<lj-cut/text="State of Minds">
The article - <b><u>Human Capital in an Information Era</u></b> by Thomas J. Courchene. Published in <i>Canadian Public Policy</i>, Vol. 28, No. 1, pp 73-80.
My task - summarize this article for my team.
Information age=techno-economic paradigm=GIR (Globalization and the Knowledge/Information Revolution)
The thesis: Information is becoming more accessible to everyone and international competitiveness is becoming increasingly defined by human capital (skilled and knowledgeable people). Therefore, the individual will gradually assume a much larger role both domestically and internationally, leading to a "State of Minds" (pg. 73).
There's a wonderful quote from L. Thurow's <b><u>"Six Revolutions, Six Economic Challenges",</u></b> which was published in the Toronto Star, 28 January 1993, page A21:
<i>"If capital is borrowable, raw materials are buyable and technology is copyable, what are you left with if you want to run a high-wage economy?
- Only skills, there isn't anything else!"</i>
In many ways, this sets the framework for the entire article.
The article goes on to talk about various groups and how GIR affects them. It <i>"...enfranchises individuals as consumers"</i>(p 74.) without a doubt. A claim is also made that it enfranchises individuals as citizens, though this is a controversial claim. Market incomes are being polarized by GIR - knowledge workers are making more and unskilled labour less, as time goes on.
An optimistic view says that social and economic policies should become more and more intertwined over time, with human capital becoming the key competitive differentiator. Of course, it is also worth noting that there are some signs that the highly skilled knowledge workers are looking to create their own organizations, societies, and public services, rather than depending on those of the masses.
Deregulation and the creation of supranational regulatory bodies can be attributed to GIR. It's now possible to decentralize and hold functions as near to the people affected as is effective. There are three factors of production: land, labour and capital. Capital is mobile and is being transferred upwards - example: the Euro. Land is not mobile, and is being transfered downward. Labour falls in the middle. The city-region is becoming seen as an important mover and shaker in the world today.
The challenge we face is to make sure that supranational governance regulatory bodies work for PEOPLE as well as for the almighty dollar.
This article continues on, basically saying that we need to have the training and the capacity in place to give all Canadians equal access to information, enabling them to enhance their skills and become valuable knowledge workers. The more highly skilled our workers, the higher our standard of living, in this globalization paradigm.
The article goes on, with examples, arguments, counter arguments ... but basically, it's saying that the key to success in the globalized market place is to focus on the people at the cutting edge.
R&D rules.
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Right. Now to actually tidy that up and make it flow so I can present it.