Impact of automation on human resource mangement

INTRODUCTION

The second half of 20'~ century seems to go down in the history as the age of

technology. There have been more technological knowledge gained in the last 50 years

than in all previous history and the growth is accelerating. Time has been telescoped by

technology.'

Technology comes from great advancements in the physical, mathematical, chemical, and electrical sciences as well as from the exploitation of these ac'./ancements by the various

engineering disciplines. Science is knowledge systemized to discover great truths.

Technology is a science applied to industrial art. Science is concerned with

understanding, while the technology is concerned with practical uses.