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Digital disruption: konsekvenser för företagande, individer och samhälle

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Digitaliseringen stöper om vårt samhälle och våra livsvillkor. Nya marknader skapas, andra försvinner. Nya kompetenser efterfrågas, andra blir mindre värda. Allt går i en rasande takt, i en globalt allt mer sammankopplad värld. Företagens värdeskapande är den drivande kraften i denna utveckling, men även individer och samhälle påverkas.

Med utgångspunkt i forskning vid Ratio – Näringslivets forskningsinstitut beskriver och förklarar Christian Sandström och Nils Karlson digitaliseringens konsekvenser och möjligheter. Hur påverkas företagandet, arbetsmarknaden, jobben, kompetensbehoven och politiken? Hur kan digitaliseringens möjligheter tillvaratas?

Sandström, C. & Karlson, N. (2017). Digital disruption: konsekvenser för företagande, individer och samhälle. Stockholm: Ratio.

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Author: Sandström, C. & Karlson, N.
Publication year: 2016
Published in: Digital disruption: konsekvenser för företagande, individer och samhälle

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