Technology and Communication in Business Essay -- Progress Technology

Technology and Communication in Business The technological advances achieved in the past few decades have brought about a revolution in the business world, affecting all aspects of a working life. People can reach each other throughout the world in a matter of seconds, without cost being increasingly negligible. Employees no longer need to be physically with their clients and co-workers; instead they can communicate effectively at home, at a distant office, across the world, and even in their car or on an airplane. Although these new technologies offer a wide variety of services and opportunities, they seem united by a single factor: increased efficiency and productivity. Indeed, companies have been quick to adopt many of these technologies, and show significant improvements in business performance. However, as the physical office loses importance and employees are encouraged to telecommute from their location of choice, these physically isolated workers will inevitably suffer a loss of face-to face interpersonal skills and a deterioration of relationships in the workplace. Although the subject of immense media hype and scrutiny in the past few years, this technological revolution in the business world has occurred slowly but surely over the past few decades, even as far back as the invention of the telegraphy in the 1850s. The invention of the telephone, fax machine, and more recent developments in wireless communications and video conferencing have offered businesses more flexibility and efficiency, and those willing to embrace these new technologies found they were more likely to survive and prosper. The result is today’s heavily technical workplace, where proficiency with complex phone systems, fax machines, and ofte... ...nges and grow with them. The demand for computer skills is greater in the workplace now, more than ever before. The workplace has already grasped the idea that computers are here to stay. BIBLIOGRAPHY Berry, Frances. "Living at the Office". San Francisco Chronicle, November 16, 1999, 25 Carson, John. " A Laptop for every student".Time Magazine, Vol.155, No.8, May 2000,45-50 Hodges, Mary. "Telework-Changing the Face of the Workplace".Advancing Women Network, Spring 1998, 47-48 Nobel, Laureate. "Technology and the Workplace". Technology Review, May/June, 34 Paul, Michon. "Is your Business Ready for the Future?". http://www.News.com Scott, Lewis. "Computers Changing our Lives". http://www.Cnet.com Terry, Tony. "High Performance Home Offices". http://www.techweb.com "Explaining Managerial Acceptance of Expert Systems" http://www.brint.com