They move around. Today, worker insecurity is on the rise, despite the tight labor market. Sustained growth requires a balance of empowerment and support in navigating the many transitions of life. Our TIC has picked up the pace in recent years. In the current economy, where shareholder value matters most, corporate managers are the consummate entrepreneurs, scrambling for innovation efficiency.
Boundaries blur between organizations and nations.
Public research institutions try to keep pace with industry without compromising their missions. Governments worry their innovation subsidies to local industry will be lost to other nations through mergers and acquisitions. Today, having only partially adjusted to the end of the Cold War, we must rethink our technology industrial complex in light of the New Economy. There are no simple solutions. Some specific recommendations are summarized in Table 1 .