Impact of change on general environment

Change is making things different.It departure from status quo.changes can be.

• Revolutionary :IT occurs rapidly with a big bangs.It requires fundamental changes in paradigm or way doing things.
• Evolutionary :It occurs over time.It requires transformational changes .IT is incremental in nature.
• Reactive :It occurs to respond to changing circumstances.
• Planned :It is orderly designed and implemented.

The impact of change on general environment can be :

a)Economic forces :The impact of change can be in terms of :

• Resource availability.
• Economics shocks,for example due to change in world oil prices.
• Liberalization,privatization,globalization.
• Health of the economy,inflection,exchange rates,incomes distribution.
• Emergence of economy groups.
• Increased diversity of work force.
• Increase outsourcing and strategic alliances.

b)Political forces:The impact of change can be in terms of :

• Changes in world politics,for example collapse of soviet union.
• Change in role of government from doer to facilitator.
• New legal framework.
• Increased activities of pressure groups.

c)Social cultural :The impact of change can be in terms of:

• Social trend,such as delayed marriage,anti-smoking attitudes.
• Cross-cultural influences.

d)Technological forces :The impact of change can be in terms of :

• Innovation and experimentation.
• Wider use of computers,information technology and commerce.
• Technological sophistication,robotics,nano technology digitization.
• Hi-tech operations.