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INTRODUCTION
Technological Change
Advanced technologies
Better opportunities
Inherent Threat
Concerns of technological
changes among people
Employment Issues
Changes in Occupational Profiles
Education and Training
New Working Arrangements and
Managerial Attitudes
Industrial Relations
Pre-requisites for
introducing technological
1. Management Strategy/Approach
changes
-Options available
Market situation
Societal changes
Contd
Management seeks to attain the
following objectives through TC
Reduction in production cost
Reduction in labor input in work
processes
Greater efficiency of operations
through better management control
Activities undertaken
before initiating change
Information sharing
Consultation
Management commitment
Workers skills training and up-gradation
Measures to ensure workers health
and safety
Sharing the gains with employees
Trade union participation
Negotiate change
1. Appropriate training
2. Accent on teamwork
3. Supportive management practices
2.
3.
Handling redundancies
Internal reasons:
Improper/inadequate human resource
planning
Wrong selection
Inadequate training
Inadequate/improper
motivation/reward system
Substitution of labor with capital
Adjustment Strategies
VRS/Early Retirement
Scheme
Cost-benefit analysis of
VRS
Costs and benefits to the company
Relative health of the enterprise
Real cost to the company
Costs and benefits to the employees
Golden parachute
Costs and benefits to the community
Legal Aspects