晨读英语美文 Employees Needed for the E-Era

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Employees Needed for the E-Era

[00:07.00]The Internet alone does not make up the New Economy

[00:11.38]though it is an integral part of it.

[00:14.21]American President Bill Clinton has defined the New Economy 

[00:18.59]as an economy that's fuelled by technology,

[00:21.55]driven by entrepreneurship and innovations.

[00:24.39]Technology, entrepreneurship and innovations 

[00:28.27]are keywords that sum up the new era.

[00:30.73]The New Economy has also led to

[00:34.35] the mushrooming of IT or Internet-related firms

[00:38.39]as though the mere setting up of such a company

[00:41.42] is a guarantee of high profits.

[00:43.97]This means businesses must have 

[00:47.31]good human resource management practices

[00:49.67]so as not to lapse talented employees.

[00:53.28]There are two ways to do this.

[00:55.57]First, an atmosphere that encourages

[00:58.69] innovations must be created.

[01:00.72]Employees should not be penalized for new ideas that fail

[01:05.31]but must be rewarded for those that work.

[01:08.70]Besides, workers must be made to feel 

[01:12.16]that they can enjoy reasonable benefits.

[01:14.50]Technology is a tool, 

[01:17.11]and a change in mindset is required

[01:19.21]to do away with a hierarchical system.

[01:22.49]They are related to entrepreneurship and innovations.

[01:26.21]What are needed are people who can think independently.

[01:30.26]A flat organization reduces the layers of management.

[01:34.63]This is absolutely fine if every worker 

[01:38.17]is capable of thinking and working on his own.

[01:40.76]But there are many who feel insecure 

[01:44.14]when they can no longer rely on others.

[01:46.67]They will have to learn the new mode of thinking.

[01:49.95]Workers need to develop the habit of independent thinking,

[01:54.43]but this will be a gradual learning process.

[01:57.50]While many may end up as losers in the New Economy,

[02:01.33]the winners will reap increasingly huge profits.

[02:05.05]Invariably, the winners will be those 

[02:08.40]prepared to embrace technology,

[02:09.97]entrepreneurship and innovations.