Technological changes in industrial relations can include scientific management, changes in plant locations, shifts in product demand, changes in machinery, and automation. Rationalization involves fundamentally changing industrial structures and control, while automation allows technology to fully control operations with machine-provided data. The impact of technological changes can result in employment issues, a need for new management strategies like corporate restructuring, and trade union responses involving fears over losing jobs or comfort.

1. TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGES IN
INDUSTRIAL
RELATIONS

2. CONCEPT OF TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGE
Technology is an instrument of
development.
Affects various aspects of economic
and social life.

3. TYPES OF TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGES
Scientific Management
Change in location of plants
Shift in product demand
Change in machinery
Automation

4. RATIONALIZATION &
AUTOMATION
Rationalisation implies a basic change in
the structure and control of industrial
activities. Its techniques can be applied to
methods, material and men.
In Automation, technology itself controls
the operations. The machine provides data
from its operations and feeds it back to its
own controls which governs the
production process.

5. IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGICAL
CHANGES
• Employment issues- business alliances, E-
recruitment, Jobs become Intellectual
• Management strategy- Corporate
restructuring, Planning for change well in
advance, Participation of employees
• Trade Union response- Fear of losing jobs,
Fear of losing comfort in an organisation

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