13th November 2008, 10:28 PM
Another related point is what the unit landscape will look like (and thus the employment market?) after this down turn?
Are the larger existing units the ones that are better suited to get through and will they consequently dominate the market afterwards (with new smaller units emerging as the situation improves)? Or are the smaller units more suited to survive ?
Surely larger units will also want to be as economical as possible and may have to shrink in size?
Who will be in the best position to take on jobs when things pick up again? Where will skills be best preserved during the dry times?
What will this do to commercial archaeology in the future?
Will we only have super-units or will the current mosaic of units remain?
Will units that are charitable companies survive better than privately owned ones?
Are the larger existing units the ones that are better suited to get through and will they consequently dominate the market afterwards (with new smaller units emerging as the situation improves)? Or are the smaller units more suited to survive ?
Surely larger units will also want to be as economical as possible and may have to shrink in size?
Who will be in the best position to take on jobs when things pick up again? Where will skills be best preserved during the dry times?
What will this do to commercial archaeology in the future?
Will we only have super-units or will the current mosaic of units remain?
Will units that are charitable companies survive better than privately owned ones?