I approach questions like this by asking what term would have been used
in the past? And then, what term might be used in the future?
I think these compound terms are being used to indicate what appears at
the time to be important or of increasing importance.
In the past we used to distinguish "skilled workers" from all the rest.
That tells me that our emphasis has shifted from skills to knowledge. And
that we perceive a shift away from physical work.
If it's "knowledge workers" today, then in the future will it be "adept
workers" or "workers who can learn"?
-- Rick
On Mon, 1 Dec 1997, Dutch Driver wrote:
> I read and hear a great deal surrounding the _knowledge worker_, yet I
> have been unable to figure out what is meant by the use of this term.
>
> Dutch Driver <ddriver@cs1.mcm.edu>
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