Digitization-An Impact on the Employment

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Digitization-An Impact on the Employment
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Executive Summary
The following research proposal has been developed to set the direction for the execution of the
actual study. For that reason, the two important project objectives i.e. the analysis of the
influence of digitization on different business sectors and identification of the research gap. The
scope of the project has also been set to find the impact of digital technology on the employment
process of different companies. In order to fulfill these objectives and scope, the past literature
has briefly reviewed in the proposal. Accordingly, the primary and secondary research questions
have been designed for the future direction of the study. Furthermore, the qualitative, as well as
quantitative methodologies have been selected for the collection and analysis of market data. In
reference to this, the interviews of HR managers of manufacturing companies have been planned
to conduct. Similarly, the questionnaire survey of employees of manufacturing companies has
also been intended to perform. Only eight months duration has been set due to the limitation of
time and budget. 
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................ 2
1.1 Introduction............................................................................................................................... 4
1.2 Project Objectives..................................................................................................................... 5
1.3 Project Scope ............................................................................................................................ 5
1.4 Literature Review...................................................................................................................... 5
1.5 Research Questions................................................................................................................... 6
1.6 Research Design and Methodology .......................................................................................... 7
Qualitative Research ................................................................................................................... 7
Quantitative Research ................................................................................................................. 7
1.7 Research Limitations ................................................................................................................ 8
1.8 Time Schedule .......................................................................................................................... 8
1.9 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................ 9
1.10 References............................................................................................................................. 10
1.11 Appendices............................................................................................................................ 11
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1.1 Introduction
It has observed from the current performances of the industries that the organization has
drastically changed in the last few years. The firms have become more efficient and productive
in their daily activities. Even the speed of the organization operations has also been increased
effectively. The actual fact behind all these developments is the emergence of digital technology
in the global market. The acceptance of these technologies in the business sector has improved
the conditions of traditional functions like manufacturing, recruitment, workforce management,
marketing and so on (Westerman, Bonnet and McAfee, 2014). The analyses have identified that
more than 50% improvement recorded in the internal and external functions of the organization.
The implication of online systems and data management software has helped to bring
consistency in the organization performance. Now, businesses can keep a proper record of their
activities for long-term under limited costs (Mithas, Tafti, and Mitchell, 2013).
The major impact of digital technology has occurred in the employment of the companies. This
is one of the detailed functions of any organization due to multiple steps and measurements.
However, the use of the digital system has created ease in the recruitment and selection of new
employees. The firms are nor capable of making proper comparison between different applicants
in order to hire right person (Brynjolfsson and McAfee, 2012). The study has shown that human
capabilities and skills of the organization have enhanced after the revolution of organization
operations into the digital system. The productivity of employees has been increased by 30% to
40% in the last few years. The need of new skills and talent