CHAPTER 4: THE ENVIRONMENT AND BUSINESS: TECHNOLOGY AND LABOUR
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Technology is the key determinant of the structure and processes of a business.
Technology is much more important than size in its influence over the structure and processes of a business.
The influence of technology in most organizations is complex and dynamic and is affected by the processes of management decision making.
Electronic commerce has completely revolutionised the way businesses operate.
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Technology is about machinery and manufacturing processes.
Technology is about computers and their increasing use in organizations.
Technology is about the application of science to work.
Technology is about the application of available knowledge and skills to create and use products.
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Changes in technology have had a greater impact on manufacturing than on the service sector.
Changes in technology have resulted, in many cases, in improvements in productivity, quality and cost reduction.
Changes in technology have led to the wholesale replacement of large scale assembly line work with smaller more flexible operations.
Changes in technology have created more complex jobs for the majority of workers.
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There is much greater scope in manufacturing industry than in the services sector to use technology as a source of competitive advantage.
Using technology as a means of competitive advantage is limited because technologies can be copied by competitors.
The creation of new products and processes has resulted in market domination by some firms.
In most cases technical changes produces competitive advantage through a reduction in costs.
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Automation and the introduction of robotics in manufacturing industry have been the most far-reaching technological changes in business so far.
Information and communications technology has had its greatest impact in the service and public sectors of the economy.
The major contribution of information and communications technology to business has been the introduction of the email.
Developments in information and communications technology have increased managerial control over work.
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Information and communications technology has changed the way we work through the convergence of a number of related technologies.
The increased carrying capacity of wire-based systems is the major development in Information and communications technology.
Developments in Information and communications technology have been driven mainly by global competition.
The development of the personal computer by IBM has revolutionized work and organizations.
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E-commerce and e-business are the same.
The key component of an e-commerce and e-business system is the organization web site.
E-commerce and e-business can reduce transaction costs.
E-commerce and e-business are dominated by consumers buying goods and services on-line.
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The introduction of new technology is invariably deskilling.
Job losses in manufacturing are a result of introducing new technology amongst the more highly skilled workers.
The impact of new technology varies considerably according to the type of organization, the nature of work and the skill level of the worker.
The introduction of computerised processes in offices has led to increased boredom amongst office workers.
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The impact of technological change on jobs is far more significant than its impact on organizations.
Technology change in the service sector has resulted in the centralization of many operations.
The virtual organization is now a reality for most companies.
Technology change has created jobs in middle management.
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Deskilling makes work easier to do.
Deskilling gives people more free time at work.
Deskilling increases management control of work.
Deskilling frees people to obtain more interesting jobs.
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The skills content has increased more in manufacturing than service industries.
The skills content has increased more in service than manufacturing industries.
Men have experienced more deskilling than women.
More men than women have lost their jobs as a result of technical change.
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In all developed countries labour markets have become more flexible in terms of hours worked and the nature of the employment contract.
The fall of employment in manufacturing in the UK is part of a global trend and has been no greater than that in other countries.
Women have a far greater chance of career progression in the public sector than in the private sector.
Globalization has resulted in significant increases in cross border labour market mobility.
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As a result of globalization, a key trend has been the growth of manufacturing industry.
The service sector now accounts for around 70% of all jobs in the USA and Europe.
The growth of early retirement in the UK is a government backed policy.
Early retirement is a necessity in most advanced economies to make way for large numbers of young workers.
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By 1960 in most advanced economies the percentage of people employed in agriculture was less than 15% of the working population.
In Japan, more people are employed in manufacturing than in the service sector.
In terms of the global workforce, more people are employed in agriculture than in industry.
In most countries youth unemployment has declined since 2000.
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The proportion of women in the USA and UK labour markets is about the same as it was 30 years ago.
There are more men than women in part-time work in the UK and USA
Women form the majority of the labour force and occupy most senior management roles in the public sector in the UK.
The reduction in opportunities in low skilled work has led to a rise in female unemployment in many advanced economies.
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Trade union membership has traditionally been highest in Scandinavian countries such as Sweden.
The social market system in Germany supports a higher trade union membership than in the Anglo-Saxon system of the UK.
Low trade union membership in the USA is the product of government legislation.
Japanese trade unions are traditionally more active than those in South Korea.
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In the UK, the largest number of trade union members comes from industries such as car manufacturing, chemicals, shipbuilding and coal mining.
In the UK, trade union membership in the public and private sectors has declined at about the same rate.
In the UK, while trade union membership has declined, the number of trade unions remains much the same.
In the UK, trade union power has weakened as a result of global competition and the introduction of restrictive legislation.