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A brief history of work, innovation and skills in the UK

Wazoku

Advances in mechanisation, mass production and, more recently, technology have shaped where and how we work, as well as what we produce. 1945 – Producing skilled workers to rebuild after the war At the end of the Second World War, courses were again adapted to the needs of post-war reconstruction to provide training for the building industry.

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How Apple created two giants

Matthew Griffin

There are, of course, a number of ways that organisations can divest these operations in a way that boosts their overall average margins. To understand Samsung’s rise to dominance we have to go back to the turn of the new millennium when Apple released their first generation iPod in 2001, quickly followed by the iTunes store in 2002.