Financial pressures are not new to the business world. Most organisations have at some time been hit by economic trends across the globe. Now more than ever these pressures can strike home with alarming speed. Such is the influence of these trends that leading military nations see economic war as a more potent threat than 'hot war'. The virtual organisation can move more readily to react to such trends and leave behind an aftermath of 'fiscal market surfing'.
As the global market develops and inhibitions subside there will be a progressive move towards flexible sourcing. This may be the future economic model but the implications are difficult to evaluate at present.
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