This book examines technological innovation and workplace restructuring carried out by News Corporation in its newspaper holdings in Britain, the United States and Australia. Timothy Marjoribanks finds that while some outcomes at various local sites were similar, many were dramatically different. His study reveals that existing social relations in a particular location have a major impact on workplace reforms. Significantly, it emphasizes the importance of analyzing the connections between events occurring locally, nationally and globally if we are to understand the growing influence of corporate actors such as News Corporation.

本书考察了新闻集团在英国、美国和澳大利亚的报纸控股公司中进行的技术创新和工作场所重组。蒂莫西·马约里班克斯发现，虽然不同地方的一些结果相似，但许多结果却截然不同。他的研究表明，特定地区现有的社会关系对工作场所改革有重大影响。重要的是，它强调了如果我们要了解新闻集团等公司行为者日益增长的影响力，就必须分析当地、全国和全球发生的事件之间的联系。