Laura is a researcher who studies technological and economic change. her work shows clearly how forces of worldwide economic competition are changing the nature of the work we do. what term do sociologists use to describe the process she studies

I believe the answer is: Globalization

globalization refers to an occurence where a certain organization or social group strat to spread their influence on international scale.
The process of globalization is accelerated alongside with the development of technology since the spread of information and communication become much easier.