WORKPLACE CHANGE

Workplace Change

Abstract

In this study we try to explore the concept of “Workplace Change” in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on “Workplace Change” and its relation with “employee empowerment”. The research also analyzes many aspects of “Workplace Change” and tries to gauge its effect on “changing the environment of the organization”. Finally the research describes various factors which are responsible for “Workplace Change” and tries to describe the overall effect of “Workplace Change” on “effectiveness of the organization”

Workplace Change

Diversity

Workplace change can be defined as the differences between people in the organization. These differences include gender, race, tenure, background, Personality, age, education, ethnic group and more. It ranges from person to person. Through diversity a perception is made about people who differentiate them from others. These perceptions affect the individuals. In order to be successful, the organization needs to mange work force diversity. In order to function effectively the organization must focus on managing workforce diversity issues such as adaptability, communication and change as it is increasing at a faster rate (Özbilgin, 2008). As far as my organization is concerned work force diversity is managed here by considering the different factors such as a culture should be developed which should be infused in the organization. Most of the employees resist change in the organization so they should be motivated enough to face the change. Leaders and manages must also incorporate policies regarding workforce diversity. In order to achieve this management should cooperate with the employees working there. Employee satisfaction survey should be carried out in the organization so that the best practices of work force diversity can be extracted. It creates a sense of consideration and ownership for the employees. Similarly, by this organization's policies are well communicated between the employees (Özbilgin, 2008). With time the economy is becoming global, similarly the workforce diversity is increasingly becoming diverse. In order to be competitive and successful organizations must manage it effectively by developing successful policies for the future.

In today's world HR compliance is necessary for the business to run in this competitive environment. Hr generalist must have a thorough knowledge regarding all the areas of human resource functions as the laws formed are also affecting the employees. Since, laws are formed for HR practices to be followed it is necessary that a change in these policies can also be compensated according to it. Strong laws and HR policies developed helps in maintaining the competitiveness and profitability of the organization. These laws can be used according to the following methods (Stewart, 2005). These laws should be used in the diversity and training as they help in improving the organization process. The organization should follow these laws for training the employees. The laws should also be used while hiring and training employees

Affirmative Action

Effective human resource policies can effectively contribute to a firm's competitive advantage. It can play an integral role in determining the organizational flexibility that is influenced by strategic human resource ...