Section Twoautomatic successes. Corning Glass and Merck encountered
high costs and resentment from employees who did not need
such services.^108
TRENDS IN THE UTILIZATION OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
The Internet, e-mail, fax machines, cable modems, digital
subscriber lines, personal computers, other forms of
telecommunications, and express mail make up a set of forces
that have allowed many workers to work off-site by
telecommuting. Some also have been able to relocate
geographically while continuing to perform the same work for
their employers via telecommunications technology. Workers
are relocating in the United States in patterns that are very
different from past migration flows.^109