List four trends in the modern workplace and describe how each affects the business world?

Answer 1

New trends in the workplace are taking place all the time. Here are a few changes that have become "trends".

1. Many companies and Government organizations are encouraging their employees to work from "home offices". For example, the US Patent Office in Washington DC has a program for patent examiners to work from home rather than relocate to Wash DC, the Patent Office Headquarters;

2. Manager offices with doors were once commonplace in the workplace. This is now changing into having managers work in efficient cubicles;

3. The "all male" executive positions are now being filled with qualified female executives; and

4. Expatriate positions overseas are increasing, allowing for closer contact with overseas customers; and very often the "expatriate" part of a Human Resources Department is being outsourced.

The purposes of the four trends mentioned have an affect on the business world. Generally speaking the new "workplace" is designed to trim costs & excessive overhead. This can reduce the prices of products in the world of business.

Recruiting qualified female executives helps create a larger pool of executives to fill positions.

Outsourcing expatriate human resource departments can also save overhead and increase business by having closer overseas customer contact.

Creating home office positions saves relocation costs when hiring on a national basis.