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The Way Work Gets Done in the Emerging "Project Economy"

by Jay Lash

After three long years of recession and bouncing on the bottom of economic indicators, even the Bears are looking at this year positively. As the economy recovers, many businesses are seeing sales improve without returning to the full headcount they had previously associated with such numbers. Often, they were able to become even more productive with fewer employees. So how are businesses operating with fewer people while making more money? Did we stumble upon a better way to get work done?