Krings, B.-J.: Brain Drain or Brain Gain?

Bettina-Johanna Krings (Hrsg.)

Brain Drain or Brain Gain?
Changes of work in knowledge-based societies

Berlin: edition sigma 2011 (Gesellschaft – Technik – Umwelt, Neue Folge 14), ISBN 978-3-89404-944-7, 338 S., engl. Broschüre, Euro 24.90
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CONTENTS


Preface				7
Introduction Bettina-Johanna Krings				11

I Changes in the Knowledge Structure in Modern Societies
Knowledge Economy and Services' Industries - A Case Study of the Educational Sector Dominique Foray				33
From the Lisbon Strategy to EU2020 - Illusion or Progress for European Economies? Antònio Brandao Moniz				53
Inter-firm Knowledge Management as an Integrative Mechanism Duco Bannink, Marcel Hoogenboom, Willem Trommel				81

II Empirical Evidence from Industry
Knowledge Work in the Automobile Industry - Local and Global Challenges for Engineers Mascha Will-Zocholl				109
Telemedicine - ICT-based Transformation of Knowledge-intensive Work in Health Care Paul Drews				129
Coping with Supply Chain Restructuring - the Case of French Aerospace SMEs Joachim Haas				151

III New Demands of Qualifications and Skills
About the Half-life of Work-related Knowledge - Vocational Education and Training in a Knowledge-based Society Martin Fischer				177
Research Activities on Vocational Education and Training - Bridging the Gap between Trained and Retained Social Groups Fernando Marhuenda, Almudena Navas				205
The Increasing Diversification of Occupational Trajectories of Knowledge Workers Gérard Valenduc				223
The Increasing Diversification of Occupational Trajectories of Knowledge Workers Gérard Valenduc				223
IV Gender Dynamics in Knowledge-based Societies
Knowledge Creation, Call Centres and Gender - A Critical Perspective Susan Durbin				241
Progress or Regress? Changes in Gender Relations across Different Occupations in a Globalised Knowledge Economy Linda Nierling				261
Women, the Knowledge Society and ICT Access in the Reindeer Grazing Areas Maria Udén				285
The Changing Gender Bias of Technology Malcolm Brynin				315

Authors				337

Brain Drain or Brain Gain? Changes of work in knowledge-based societies

I Changes in the Knowledge Structure in Modern Societies

II Empirical Evidence from Industry

III New Demands of Qualifications and Skills

IV Gender Dynamics in Knowledge-based Societies

Brain Drain or Brain Gain?
Changes of work in knowledge-based societies