Re: a comment re: Comparison of Salaries in Telecom Industry from telecom.

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

> Date: Sun, 29 Aug 93 17:29:30 EDT
> From: mtam () gradient cis upenn edu (Ivan Ming Chit Tam)
> Posted-Date: Sun, 29 Aug 93 17:29:30 EDT
> To: farber () central cis upenn edu
> Subject: Re:  a comment re: Comparison of Salaries in Telecom Industry from
> telecom.
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> Well, Yordon compared the Software industry with Detriot in earlier 80's.
> US car industries did make it back albeit the environment is much more 
> competitive now than the 60s. 
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> While I think improving qualities is certainly very very important,
> it may not be necessary to compete directly. In a sense, I think that 
> developed countries have lead in advance technologies and that might be 
> a path to pursue, to develop new and useful (not useless ones) 
> technologies, to license them. This will hopefully keep these countries a 
> few years ahead all the time. These calls for two things, that one must not 
> simply give up good research even though global competition demands 
> focus on slim and efficient organization. Also education seems to be 
> very very important from now on. While I think it is hard and I don't know 
> how much job it can keep, it is much better to compete with one's strong
> point. 
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> Actually, this is a very difficult situation. I hope there is some
> way out so that there will be harmony. 
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>                                                        -Ivan