Globalization and robotics (globotics) are jointly transforming the world economy at an
explosive pace. While much of the literature has focused on rich nations, the changes are …

Increased robot use, fuelled by price declines and the increased dexterity of these
machines, is expected to affect existing/future production technologies and the organisation …

Technology and globalization are threatening manufacturing's traditional ability to deliver
both productivity and jobs at a large scale for unskilled workers. Concerns about widening …

A cover story in the February 3, 2003 issue of Business Week highlighted the impact of
global outsourcing over the past several decades on the quality and quantity of jobs in both …

In 2014, the McKinsey Global Institute proposed a new way of looking at globalization: by
measuring global flows of goods, services, finance, and people. In 2016, we returned to the …

Globalisation affects the functioning of the macroeconomy. The macroeconomy's
functioning, in turn, conditions the conduct and impact of monetary policy. This is why …

From social media to the Internet of Things, digital fabrication to robotics, virtual reality to
synthetic biology, new technologies are racing forward across the board. Together they are …

Despite unevenness in the process, it is incontrovertible that the pace of global integration
has increased remarkably over the past two decades. Many of the world's population …

Are the technologies that surround us tools that we can identify, grasp and consciously use
to improve our lives? Or are they more than that: powerful objects and enablers that …

World-renowned economist Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World
Economic Forum, explains that we have an opportunity to shape the fourth industrial …