Workplace
changes have been brought about many pressures. Employees need to keep their
training and skills up-to-date. Computerization and organizational changes may
mean that jobs become redundant and people need to look for new employment.
This can be very stressful on both personal and business live.
Factor involved in change
Factor which are bringing about
changes in the workplace include technological developments, new legislation,
shifts in people’s work patterns and attitudes, new approaches to management
and local and global economic variations.
Technology
The increase in computerization and
other forms of automation has led to more specialization in the jobs that are
available. It has also brought about a decline in the number of staff required
in some areas.
The methods for carrying out work in
both industry and offices have changes and continue to change. An example of
this is computerized accounting procedures that have done away with many of the
basic clerical tasks. One large company using electronic data transfer has
reduced that size of its accounting department from 15 to 3 members of staff.
Training needs have changed a work
becomes more highly skilled. New methods are quickly overtaken by newer ones.
The rate of change is rapid, as new software is developed and hardware capacity
continues to increase.
The World Wide Web has transformed
communication patterns on a global scale and is changing the way people buy and
sell goods and services. Digital imaging allows improved pictures to be shown
on computer screens, which means more effective advertising of products on the
Internet. People on opposite sides of the globe can “chat” on the Internet for
the cost of a local phone call, removing many of the limitation previously
dictated by time and space.
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