BMO6506: Critical Analysis Reflective Paper on Future Employment

This critical analysis reflective paper examines the changing workplace, particularly concerning the advancement of artificial intelligence and robotics, and their impact on productivity and management. It reviews issues such as shifting productivity levels and increased dependency on AI, while also critiquing the strains, dilemmas, and contradictions faced by management, including worker selection and time limitations. The paper concludes by evaluating necessary elements for thriving in an uncertain future, such as clear task specialization between humans and robots and recognizing the need for human oversight of AI systems. The author emphasizes the importance of developing effective strategies to navigate these changes for better workplace outcomes.

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Introduction
The workplace has been changing over the recent years and the advancement in
technology has brought about various fluctuations in how the same is managed. The
development of artificial intelligence, as well as robotics, have defined a new structure of
assigning various tasks to workers as well as limited the operations of humans on the same.
According to Robbins, and Judge, (2016, p.28), the arising issues within the workplace have had
detrimental as well as positive effects on the overall productivity in the workplace. The purpose
of this report is to evaluate the various important issues regarding the workplace especially due
to advancement in artificial intelligence technologies, examine the changing workplace, strains,
dilemmas and contradictions that the management faces and evaluate the various elements that
are required for succeeding in the uncertain employment future.
Review of the Important Issues
Changing Levels of Productivity
Productivity is one of the issues that have changed due to the development of artificial
intelligence and robotics. According to Robbins, and Judge, (2016, p.48), the more advanced
robotics have the ability to tackle tasks much faster and more efficiently compared to the human
beings, thereby eliminating the need for humans as workers due to their reduced productivity. I
think that the shifting production levels cause issues in the workplace as more of the humans are
not employed and thus the changing nature of the employment.
Increased Dependency
I believe that dependency on the robots and artificially intelligent androids in the
production process as employees is one of the issues persisting in the changing workforce

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environment. According to Robbins, and Judge, (2016, p.73), more companies are increasingly
becoming dependent on the robots to ensure that they undertake most of the tasks due to their
high productivity and accuracy. However, studies show that the robots are becoming more and
more intelligent and this is an issue as humans have become highly dependent on them in
production to a point where humans cannot handle some of the tasks that these gadgets can.
Critique of the Case on Changing Workplace
The changing nature of the workplace is faced with various issues and challenges that
may affect the overall operations of a company. Ramaswamy, (2018, p.25) purport that these
challenges bring about reduced performance and they limit the overall operations of the workers.
It, therefore, becomes apparent to understand the strains, contradictions, and dilemmas that the
management faces when these changes in the workplace occur (Bissell, and Del Casino, 2017,
p.453).
Strains, Dilemmas and Contradictions Facing Management
Among the dilemmas that the management faces are selecting the most appropriate
worker for a given job, especially if they are all humans and not robots. According to
Ransbotham, et al., (2017 , p.22), the limitation of workers forces all the employees to seek the
most jobs in a given firm, thus resulting in challenges of establishing proper grounds through
which an employee should be assigned a task. I think that these dilemmas may cause a strain in
the management such that they become unable to make informed decisions. According to
(Brougham, and Haar, 2018, p.240), the management has to make decisions regarding an
organization and integrating the issue of proper management of these employees to ensure that
they are well managed. As a result, these managers may strain in conducting these checks, which
is not ideal for proper development.

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According to Arntz, Gregory, and Zierahn, (2016, p.1), other contradictions that affect
the management are also inclusive of the limited timeline they have for working and maintaining
the needs of an organization. The time limitation, as well as increased number of contradictions
in the workplace, thus affect the operations of the management.
Evaluative Conclusions on necessary elements to strive and thrive in the uncertain future
It is apparent that the management ensures to devise strategies that can aid in eliminating
the challenges they face for better outcomes in the changing workplace. One of these strategies
will involve developing a clear line between work to be done by humans and the type of work
that the robots should be completing. Through the separation and specialization of tasks, De
Masellis, et al., (2018, p.2) notes that the management will not face many challenges in
managing the workforce. Also, it is recommended that the management remember that the
development of robots that are artificially intelligent does not necessarily mean that there is no
need for human input. As the robots are devices, it is paramount that they will need assistance
and control from normal human beings, which is essential to ensure the future is appreciated.
Conclusion
I have come to understand that workplace is continually changing and there is need to
develop competencies and strategies that are effective in ensuring that these changes will not
result in detrimental outcomes in future. As a result, therefore, the recommended changes should
be implemented for better outcomes in the workplace.

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