Advancement into “management” will be the exception, for the simple reason that there will be far fewer middle-management positions to move into.

Opportunities for specialists in an information-based business organization should be more plentiful than they are in an orchestra or hospital, let alone in the Indian civil service. But as in these organizations, they will primarily be opportunities for advancement within the specialty, and for limited advancement at that. Advancement into “management” will be the exception, for the simple reason that there will be far fewer middle-management positions to move into.

But to professional specialists—and to their management colleagues—the only meaningful ...

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