This paper explains that the book "Change at Work" argues that the traditional relationship between employer and employee will continue to erode and have a profound impact on the lives of
workers because of the widespread
restructuring of the American firms, usually resulting in a reduction of the workforce to cut costs,
reduced security, greater effort and hours and reduced
morale. The author points out that the book states that Management Information Systems (MIS) has contributed to the restructuring of employment; spreadsheets and financial planning software have taken over tasks that in the past had been performed by accountants and managers and
computers have replaced many workers in
organizations. The paper stresses that companies, which have moved towards more flexible work organizations, have accompanied these shifts with prevailing
wages; on the theory that, when employees are given more power to determine outcomes, they should have financial stake in enterprise success.
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