SI 110 - 3/22/07
globalization
India
succeeding in doing outsourced coding
Korea
learn auto industry
compete directly with others
Mexico
cheap labor
cheaper labor in China
knowledge can move globally
labor is not very mobile
families
homes
US pays for college education, other countries do not
hollow corporations
do no manufacturing
just relabel and resell
Liz Claybourn
sew on labels in US
"made in america"
what does it mean?
buy an American brand that is mostly made elsewhere
buy a Honda that is mostly made here
Silicon Valley
NDAs
people talking to employees from other companies
are there second acts for firms and cities
Michigan
Detroit
Portland, Oregon from lumber to IT
auto industry
need to have a second act
need to be the mobility industry
University of Michigan
economics
need to raise tuition to make up for loss of state budget amount
faster, cheaper, better
incentives for poor quality
business curiculum
stuff you can learn from motivational speakers
engineers
not trained to see the social effects of technology
knowledge work today
lots of breadth
speed
not much depth
capitalism
supply and demand
corporate managers working to please wallstreet
attention
one major comodity in short supply
masterbation vs love
telecomuting
out of sight, out of mind
not thought of for promotion
middle management
"groupware"
get people to work together
middleman
data backups
when disasters hit, you don't loose your data
|
| |