The New Generation of Workers
Multidimensional organizations are an answer to the new generation of workers. The new form caters especially to the hacker generation and the gamer generation. However, the older generation of workers, especially those trained and selected to work in the multi-unit organization, may experience severe difficulties with this new organization form.
The multidimensional organization was discussed as early as the 1970s. It required the combination of the fall of costs of information, the development of dynamic multidimensional markets, and a new generation of workers and managers, to create this paradigm shift in organization forms.
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