Future Implications of Changing Nature of Workplace Case Study 2022

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Critical review............................................................................................................................3
Future implications of changing nature of workplace................................................................4
Self-reflection.............................................................................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

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1. Introduction
Workplace skills can be defined as basic employability skills that is required by a
person to achieve success in a particular workplace. Management education institutions
thereby offers its students with core skills and knowledge that can allow them to comprehend
workplace instruction, develop problem-solving attitude and adapt workplace changes. As
past few decades have realised many significant changes in workplace systems and workforce
composition, coping with complex workplace setting and fast promotions have become very
difficult for employees as well as managers (Harris, 2015, p. 424). Though few
management education learning systems have become more digitised and modern, they need
to evolve on a constant basis to keep up with changing nature of the workplace.
2. Critical review
Smart working, agile working, flexible working and activity-based working have taken
over traditional work composition and offices are been used merely to convey messages
between employees, customers and business clients. According to Raziq & Maulabakhsh,
(2015), “In the modern era, organizations are facing several challenges due to the dynamic
nature of the environment (p. 717). Mobile devices and digitalised communication system
have dropped glass ceilings and have converted workplace designs into lighter and simpler
form to allow employees work in casual and remote way. However, such changes bring
additional issues also like inconvenience for some employees due to changing work schedule
and risk of being overloaded to save time (Titopoulou, et al., 2017).
Lucia-Casademunt, Cuéllar-Molina & García-Cabrera (2018) claims that, “Change may
affect employees’ attitudes and impact on their well-being” (p. 176). Indeed, workplace
changes can lead skilled-employees face challenges related to well-being and health that