Bank office technical innovations as a determinant of the administrative professions working conditions
Abstract
The office, and not only the banking one, underwent a number of changes at the end of the 19th century, but especially in the 20th century. These were related to the development of the economy, infrastructure, new legislation and growing administration.
Also, banking institutions became more powerful not only visually, but also as a result of the increase in the volume of banking operations. This entailed the need to specialize, organizationally innovate and standardize work in banks.
Banking institutions had to accept a number of technical innovations that were able to save time and costs for handling the banking agenda. Keeping up with the times and especially with the competition has also forced financial institutions to mechanize their operations.
The paper analyzies the consequences of the mechanization of administration in the banks and focuses mainly on the sound side of the given changes. The subject of the research is the transformation of working conditions and the associated reception of new perceptions, among which sound perceptions (air conditioning, administrative machinery, etc.) also took their place.
The reception of modern sounds is examined from a point of view of employers and employees, as well as the professional public (ergonomics, architecture and technology etc.).