Impact of social changes or worker attitudes

For Ford Motor Company

 

  • Reflecting back on Porter’s Five Forces:
    • Are there competitive new entries or threats of substitutes that could impact the workforce? (e.g., the rise of Uber and the demand for taxi cab drivers)?
    •  Are there shifts in competitive rivalry or power shifts with either suppliers or buyers?
  • Are their macro elements (e.g., factors from PESTEL)
    • Are there new technologies that may disrupt the industry?  What skills will be needed to meet those needs?
    • Changes in political or environmental factors that impact workforce needs (e.g., healthcare reforms, climate change concerns)?
    • Impact of social changes or worker attitudes that could impact conditions of employment (e.g., increase in freelance workers, trend of a remote workforce)?