Global Trends Regarding Changes

Global Trends Regarding Changes

1. Global change of work systems

   • Service Economy
   • Growth of small-sized and informal business
   • Manufacturing based economics

2. Cultural DIversity

   • Diverse set of humans consume the same products and services around the world

3. Ageing

   • Demographic change. System may not be suitable for elderly people

4. Information and communication technology

   • Focus on teamwork
   • Rise of virtual organizations
   • Working from home
   • Fading borders between occupational and private life
   • Increased complexity of networks

5. Enhanced competitiveness and the need for innovation

   • Competitiveness is facing companies to develop new business strategies
   • Need: Efficient production processes High quality products Positive user experiences

6. Sustainability and corporate social responsability

   • Meeting the needs of the present, without compromising the needs of the future
   • HFE develops actions to combine social responsabillity and people's well-being