LEADER 04601nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910811545103321 005 20240416235536.0 010 $a1-280-21464-3 010 $a9786610214648 010 $a0-309-53518-2 035 $a(CKB)111069351107022 035 $a(EBL)3376866 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376866 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376866 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10060457 035 $a(OCoLC)923266430 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111069351107022 100 $a20040923d1988 my 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aTechnology in services $epolicies for growth, trade, and employment /$fBruce R. Guile and James Brian Quinn, editors 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1988 215 $a1 online resource (vi, 247 pages) $cillustrations 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-309-03887-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographies and index. 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""Changed Employment Patterns""""Economic 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"" 327 $a""EXPLANATIONS FOR THE RAPID GROWTH OF EMPLOYMENT IN THE SERVICES INDUSTRIES""""Factors 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"" 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURED GOODS IN THE PRODUCTION OF SERVICES""""THE 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"" 327 $a""Promoting Technological Knowledge"" 410 0$aSeries on technology and social priorities. 606 $aService industries$xTechnological innovations$zUnited States$vCongresses 606 $aIndustries 615 0$aService industries$xTechnological innovations 615 0$aIndustries. 676 $a338.927 701 $aGuile$b Bruce R$0107497 701 $aQuinn$b James Brian$f1928-$0107498 712 02$aNational Academy of Engineering. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811545103321 996 $aTechnology in services$94012630 997 $aUNINA