ICOM 303 PresentationWEEK 6

Eileen yang

Maeko Ishii

What makes change the workplaces? (how current society influence the nature of

work?)•Development of technology affects connectivities (internet).

•Democratic change: young people moved from west to east.

•Society has been individualized: people do not trust institutions.

•Carbon and resources: environmental issues are getting serious and be considered wolrdwide.

•Moral and ethical sense of value at educational level

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XIQkDldpmI&feature=related

What field is most likely to increase job opportunities?

Data communication and computer software

projected to grow drastically till 2016, yet the number of jobs in IT sector is expected to increase twice the overall job growth rates.

Health and educations According to connaughton, “construction of senior communities,

assisted-living facilities, nursing homes,these things are all going

to have to expand tremendously.”

What kind of people are ‘knowledge workers’?

Examples of knowledge workers programmer, web designer Web producersin the division of ‘social business’ health care workers child care workers experts of rehabilitation In the division of ‘health and educations’

The changing of the roleThe strength of woman in the workplace:Heavily engagedMotivational Extremely well suited for emergingLess hierarchical -Woman were predicted will move rapidly up the

chain of command and their emotional-intelligence skills become ever more essential.

Generation collision

A global survey show :By 2020, Finland, Italy and Japan will have

more people retired than in the workforce.Iceland, Turkey and Mexico will have the

highest ratio, where there will be 2.3 people in the workforce for every retired person.

500,000 employees across 2000 revealed an average productivity level companies of just 34% ------ It’s taking 3 people taking 1 job

Baby Boomers (Born 1945-61)Defined by post-war optimismEthos= hard work, loyaltyTime-servedStatus and job titles mattered

Generation X (Born 1962-77)End of cold-war certaintiesStrong political leadershipInvented long hours cultureDigital immigrants

Generation Y (Born 1978-98)-Natives in digital world

- Connected globally to anyone, anything, any time

This generation mostly raised as centre of the family so they don’t hesitate in questioning authority Rather than “seen and not heart” they were praised, recognized and encouraged in everyday

No other generation has arrived to work already equipped with the same or better work tools than work provides them.

They are assuming greater control and accountability over how they work and their impact on the bottom line Which estimated today’s student will have 10-14 job before their 38th birthday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3cBwK5D-tc&feature=related

Green JobBarack Obama - two big issues “our

economy and global warming” which is the same thing ------Survival

Green Job: reduce the impact of environment, good working condition and being able to earn the decent income from this jobs. (Jobs for future)

The oversea of manufacturing-“ right now there are more than 4 job

seekers for every job opening in the America, but when it comes to science and high tech fields, the opposite is true”

“Bring more jobs and manufacturing back to America” said in February 17, 2012 (Barak Obama)

The changing way of work

Two-job normsLess “off hours” worksCompetition for discretionary energyMore diverse arrangementTransparent, “adult” arrangements

Discussion Critical thinking :-If you are girl, will you apply for the

physical/ overload body work or if you are boy, will you apply for feminine services? And why?

-Which status would you prefer a government officer, a web producer or a health care worker? and Why?