Eliminating future shock
The changing world of work and the organization
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9341971 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Inayatullah (0000-0003-1110-4190, Tamkang University, corresponding author), Sohail Inayatullah |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 3-14 |
| Publication date | 2006-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | foresight (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-6689 • E-ISSN: 1463-6689 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/14636680610703054 |
| OpenAlex | W2102299341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 10 |
Purpose To explore the alternative futures of work and the changing nature of the organization. Design/methodology/approach Along with a long‐term macrohistorical approach, two futures methods are used: emerging issues analysis and scenarios. Findings Four scenarios are developed: business as usual (pendulum of labour versus capital); social and innovative transformation (moving toward the triple bottom line and flatter organizations); gut‐wrenching globalization (outsourcing of everything and the end of the nation‐state); and the unknown world (dramatic changes in the nature of work and organization, particularly because of AI technologies). Originality/value Novel approach in linking macrohistory to emerging issues to scenarios. Challenges litany approaches to work and the organization and links with deeper worldviews
Business · Economics · Emerging technologies · Futures contract · Globalization · Market economy · Originality · Outsourcing · Shock (circulatory · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Value (mathematics · Work (physics · Computer Science · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Global and Cross-Cultural Management · Regional resilience and development · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |