Edited version of a speech by Charles Handy exploring the changing shape of organizations and work, and the ramifications for society. Handy first argues that traditional work in manufacturing, situated in factories, is on the decline and will continue to be so. However, due to a lack of education for newly emerging sectors of the job market, he notes how new generations of employees will not be prepared to work the new jobs. Handy proceeds to discuss the new organizational forms that are advancing in society, namely, the Shamrock, Federal, and Professional Organizations, and how, in all three, the common bind is that they feature the core contracting, the periphery growing, and the pressure for skills and commitment increasing. He then remarks that the implications of these three organizations signal the emergence of the productive but divided society, alongside a refinement of the formal economy in which everyone obtains some type of job. Due to a rise in part-time workers laboring outside traditional organizations, Handy also predicts the emergence of portfolio workers who market their skills to potential employers for their hire, and, lastly, recommends a new approach to education to meet the challenges of the changing economy and workforce.
Handy, Charles B New Economics Foundation Royal Society of Arts (Great Britain) Organization theory Organizational behavior Organizational change
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Edited version of a speech by Charles Handy exploring the changing shape of organizations and work, and the ramifications for society, 1998; Charles Handy Papers; Box 15, Folder 2; 4 pages
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