If this is multiplied throughout commercial industries we shall see the emergence of a very rich class and a very poor one. It may take a few years, and assuming that no government or anybody intervenes with socialistic concerns, we shall experience a revolution on the part of the poorer class. But these trends may be a last-ditch stand on the part of the narcissists who hold power in organisations. The major change that we, as citizens, are undergoing in society is that we have moved from Industrial Society to the Information, or Thinking, Society. This trend is leading to a questioning of authority in organisations and of the executive, particularly in America.
Executives are less sure of their absolute power.
Through the Internet people are working across the boundary of the organisation developing, for instance, marketing strategies that connect more closely with the customer. The organisation follows after the event. At the same time, we can also see that through the internet people, of the retired middle class in particular, are co-operating to demonstrate against agriculture policies and capitalism. The GATT conference is a case in point. The monolithic, structures of government are finding themselves accountable in new ways.