How Strategic Management Approaches Be Applied Across A Changing Business Landscape?

Robots can effect employment in a negative way,as said by the author Kelly “It may be hard to believe… 70 percent of today’s occupation will likewise be replaced by automation...even you will have your job taken away by machines”(Kelly Page.300), this quote comes to show the negative aspect of robots taking over the world in the near

He explains how automation has taken human jobs before and how it has created new jobs for us. And the same thing will happen in the future. The author also gives examples of how robots are becoming more and more available to the average human. He addresses people's concerns about robots by exploring the opportunities robots will bring and that their will still be jobs for humans that robots have not yet taken over. Kelly concludes his essay by reinforcing the idea that robots will have their place and that humans will “dream up new work that matters”(Kelly).

The article “Automation Makes Us Dumb” from Nicolas Carr, published November 21st, 2014 talks about how the advancement of technology has resulted in the automation of many jobs and processes, which in return has caused the human proficiency and creativity aspect to dwindle. Carr does recognize the importance of automation in the different job fields and uses the examples like airplane pilots’ ability to conduct manual maneuvers that are required for pilots to always know. He has found that these types of skills have slowly slipped away as pilots have relied on autopilot automation functions more. Carr starts his example with workers in a factory shortly after World War II and continues his example to even the white-collar workers today.

In “Better Than Human,” Kevin Kelly, Senior Maverick of Wired Magazine, insists that automation will allow us to become more human. When society grants automation the permission to complete the most menial tasks, it will allow individuals trapped in dead-end careers such as fastening bolts onto cars, to search for their true passions which only humans can accomplish. More people will be able to pursue jobs that robots, for now, can not complete with ease. Kelly believes that as artificial intelligence and the creators of it advance, more jobs will be created to fulfill society's growing needs. The simple tasks of assembling new machinery can be completed by the already established automation; while the job of developing software that controls

In her introduction, Barbara Garson gives the reader an idea of her personal work experience as a clerk with automation. One can see that Garson is a strong critique of automation. In order to convey how automation is affecting our society the author begins by analyzing and studying various jobs from the bottom on up (i.e. starting with the most unskilled labor).

We have already seen a decrease in jobs due to automation. Since 2000, the United States has lost 5 million factory jobs, while from 2006 to 2013, manufacturing grew by 17.6% (roughly 2.2% a year). 88% of those jobs were lost due to “productivity growth,” cites a study by Ball State University. The study also found that all sectors grew in terms of productivity by at least 32% from 1998 to 2012 when adjusted for inflation, with computer and electronic products rising 829%. In fact, the researchers found: “If 2000-levels of productivity are applied to 2010-levels of production, the U.S. would have required 20.9 million manufacturing workers instead of the 12.1 million actually employed.” In summary, due to companies’ expenditures in automation and software, the output per U.S. manufacturing worker has doubled over the past two decades. Indeed, “the real robotics revolution is ready to begin,” according to the Boston Consulting Group, who predict “the share of tasks that are performed by robots will rise from a global average of around 10% across all manufacturing industries

Increased automation is the result of a need to reduce cost, which in turn is driven by a company's need to become more competitive and grow market share -- a trend accelerated by pressures felt by the difficult economic situation.

As technology advances and robots become more vital to our everyday life, machines will ruin the human race. Although, the invention of robots has created major controversy around it, according to Kevin Kelly, writer of “Better than Human: Why Robots Will—and Must—Take Our Jobs”, it is believed that increasing automation in the workplace must occur because it will benefit our society and increase productivity. He suggest that instead of essentially competing against robots we should welcome them and work alongside them. Kelly uses convincing arguments and an authoritative matter of fact tone to successfully persuade the reader, but fails to use counter arguments to further prove his argument.

Not everyone is so receptive to this growing technology however. With changes happening too fast for many, there is a recurring argument that with this technology comes more automation and less personalization. The New Yorker’s Maria Konnikova put it best in, The Hazards of Going on Autopilot, where she compares automation to a pilot going on autopilot, “The more a procedure is automated, and the more comfortable we become with it, the less conscious attention we feel we need to pay to it.”

Introduction: Humanity has always struggled with the concepts of automation because of its lasting effects on people. While most would argue against automation in this classroom, I suggest instead that we accept it and allow it to become part of our lives. I have family members whose jobs have been replaced by automation, and I honestly think they are living a better life because of it. It will affect humans well in both the long and short term by allowing us to continue to push towards an optimistic future. I understand that this is a long way off, and I understand it will be a hard road but it is worth it.

The main concern that companies may encounter with the first issue identified, whether automation would replace jobs, would be whether machines could complete jobs as well as humans. An additional concern may surround the long-term cost analysis of machines versus having employees to complete the job. The second issue identified of working outside of the traditional workplace raises several questions: first, would employees be as productive? Next, would the costs of purchasing and maintaining separate necessary equipment per employee be worth the investment? Third, would employees be as loyal to the company if disconnected from the traditional workplace? The third question, surrounding the issue of offering more family-friendly and convenient options in traditional workplaces, may raise the issue of security within the workplace. Additionally, more facilities may pose a greater cost of maintenance and upkeep. If external vendors are brought into workplaces, this may pose a security threat to the company. Lastly, the fourth issue identified, the potential for older retirement ages, may mean that less workers have the opportunity to enjoy retirement and less time to enjoy their financial savings before they pass away.

The strategic management process is sometimes improperly perceived as a unidirectional flow of objectives, strategies and decision parameters from management to the employees. In fact, the process should be highly interactive since it is designed to stimulate input from creative, skilled and knowledgeable people working at every level of the business.

To compare with last decade, all industries or organizations have dramatic changed in today’s global market, no matter in social, political, technological and economic areas. Base on that, all industries have to make appropriate respond to these changes. However, the continuous change is no longer appropriate to the newest business model, but that rather, a range of discontinuous changes have become our new experience (Handy,1990) Today’s external environment has rapid, volatile and discontinuous change, which is the newest challenge of strategic management in an industry.

The 21st century has witnessed an age for Organisations to follow the flow of the technological pragmatic shift from manual to automation of their business processes, procedures and activities. As a result, organisations are being driven towards the technological frontier in the opportunity to acquire more new customers and attain a competitive advantage over their

During good times, management should continuously aim to improve their strategies. As technology improved, there are new boundaries for thinking, planning, evaluating and improving.