The adoption of more flexible working practices in many countries should also help to improve productivity.
Employment rules and trade-union pressure frustrate efforts to change working practices or cut costs.
Not only is Hollywood influencing the use of new technology, but working practices are changing too.
The last one who tried to change their working practices was Kenneth Clarke in 1993.
It accused the union of constantly resisting the introduction of new technology and more efficient working practices.
Mr Low said other changes, such as introducing family friendly working practices, could also improve the situation.
Gdansk had failed to reform working practices, and its productivity lagged behind that of other Polish yards.
All of which means someone is going to have to pay unless companies radically alter their working practices.
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Pork Farms said the losses were a result of the current economic climate and changes in working practices.
The strike centres on the introduction 10 weeks ago of new working practices involving new methods of processing mail.
However, she added that good working practices between the two bodies already existed.
Change is disruptive: workers and businesses must adjust to new incentives and working practices before the benefits show through.
The changes in working practices that the airline hopes to introduce with the move are sure to arouse union ire.
Under UK government plans, the Gambling Commission is to vet sites, giving official approval to those with the best working practices.
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Icahn's purchases are often motivated by a mission-like ambition to revamp what the investor sees as inadequate management or working practices.
The report said while the situation could improve as the economy recovered, there was concern that some working practices would become permanent.
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This agreement would not have been possible had it not been for Nissan's negotiation of new working practices with Spanish trade unions.
Royal Mail said there had been changes to working practices but the adverse weather conditions were largely to blame for the delays.
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Firefighters must be prepared to modernise working practices in return for pay increases, according to the Bain review into the fire service.
Start-ups in growth industries such as biotechnology have adopted flexible working practices.
This appointment suggests that Mr Livingstone's defence of public ownership will not extend to a defence of the working practices of public-sector unions.
The unofficial dispute, which involved about 1, 000 Royal Mail employees, was over the introduction of new working practices involving different schedules for processing mail.
But it said not all midwives complied with working practices and as a result some mothers and babies could have been put at risk.
But if it wants to improve the performance of Britain's police forces, the first thing that it needs to charge is their working practices.
Strike papers are being sent to cabin crew today to assess their views of new working practices that have frozen pay and reduced allowances.
So, while this revolution in working practices is likely to give us more freedom, it does seem to come with its own set of stresses.
The EOC urged employers to promote more family friendly working practices.
For that to happen, working practices and attitudes need to change.
It has emphasised that it is trying to get to grips with a budget deficit and working practices which were created when Labour was in power.
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