{"title":"The changing nature of work","authors":"M. McGreevy","doi":"10.1108/00197850310487322","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Changes in the environment in which organisations operate have a marked effect on how they behave, how they perform and even on their survival. Such changes force organisations to adapt by reengineering, restructuring, changing the focus or location of their production or to downsize, each of which have led to a number of significant changes in the way that work is organised. Over time it has been possible to detect a number of trends and the impact they have both on the individuals affected by those changes and the organisations themselves. The effects of breaking the \"psychological contract\" are explored in terms of individual attitudes and behaviour as are the methods employed by organisations to take account of the organisational changes they are facing and the way they manage their workforces. This is the first of two articles by the author on the issue of organisational and individual adaptation; the second on organisational transitions will appear in a future issue.","PeriodicalId":51647,"journal":{"name":"INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING","volume":"35 1","pages":"191-195"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2003-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1108/00197850310487322","citationCount":"14","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL TRAINING","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1108/00197850310487322","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MANAGEMENT","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Changes in the environment in which organisations operate have a marked effect on how they behave, how they perform and even on their survival. Such changes force organisations to adapt by reengineering, restructuring, changing the focus or location of their production or to downsize, each of which have led to a number of significant changes in the way that work is organised. Over time it has been possible to detect a number of trends and the impact they have both on the individuals affected by those changes and the organisations themselves. The effects of breaking the "psychological contract" are explored in terms of individual attitudes and behaviour as are the methods employed by organisations to take account of the organisational changes they are facing and the way they manage their workforces. This is the first of two articles by the author on the issue of organisational and individual adaptation; the second on organisational transitions will appear in a future issue.
期刊介绍:
■Action learning-principles and practice ■Applications of new technology ■Careers management and counselling ■Computer-based training and interactive video ■Continuing management education ■Learning methods, styles and processes ■Managing change ■Marketing, sales and customer services ■New training and learning methods ■Quality circles, team-working and business games ■Recruitment and selection ■Specialist training-needs and methods ■Youth employment and training ■Topicality Too much training theory takes too long to read and may not have immediate practical advantages.