Managing Noncontiguous Resources
Managing Noncontiguous Resources For better or worse In 1955, if a man started working as a carpenter for Ford Motor Company he could count on retiring forty-five years later. The biggest change he would face was the annual model change. Even model changes did not affect him. Someone who graduated Computer Technical School in 1975 may not be so lucky. Now changes are happening without rhyme or reason, in various areas concurrently. This pattern is referred to as ‘noncontiguous’ in this report because there are many things occurring in unrelated areas affecting a single individual or group simultaneously. Some of the likely causes of this phenomenon are external sources such as the economy and technology. Whatever the cause the effect is a workforce subjected to constant noncontiguous forces. This noncontiguous environment affects both the management and the employees. For the employees there is no longer a reasonable expectati...
