The road to elsewhere: Work, family and technology

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06 March 2010The lives of knowledge economy professionals look pretty much the same, whether they live and work in New York, Sydney, London, New Delhi or Beijing. It’s a whirlpool of constantly intersecting activities in which they multi-task their way through every minute of the day, feeling ever pressed for time and on the move. Buffeted by streams of information coming via their Blackberries and laptops, this elite live with only one eye on the here and now …

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CoverageAustralia, Worldwide
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/20620
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