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Running head: NEGATIVE AND POSITVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY 1

NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE IMPACTS OF TECHNOLOGY 4

Ways Technology Has Made Us More/Less Productive at Work

Brandon Battle

University of Phoenix

Thesis Statement: Technological development has positive impacts such as availability, automation, and in the productivity of an individual.

Automation

The rise of technology led to automation whereby individuals are able to complete their tasks in a set and forget method. For that reason, a businessperson can always give updates of his or her business development regularly without even visiting the exact site. The technology is important for people who have no time to visit social media sites to update people on the latest trends in their businesses. Services such as HootSuite and Buffer have helped people since they can upload their updates for a few days, weeks, or months and forget about social media (Di Cesare, Silveri, Sala, & Petti, 2018). Therefore, social media updates for businesses and entrepreneurs are the best examples of how people can free up their time for more productive tasks. Due to technological development, there are high-quality software and technology solutions that offer automation for business and leisure related reasons. For instance, Buffer technology, which has helped many business people in the world.

Availability

Technological development has helped many individuals to be available for their businesses no matter where they are. The presence of social media networks and internet, for instance, has enabled people to run their businesses from any part of the world. Managers can still organize their staff even if they are on a business trip to another continent. The contribution, therefore, indicates the positive impact of technological development in productivity. A few years ago, many firms were suffering losses because their key supervisors or managers were unavailable and for that reason, they could not get appropriate information on the progress of their companies. However, the emergence of WIFI connectivity and social media has boosted that since they are able to get the relevant updates of their businesses from various parts of the world. That development has improved the output of many companies since their key executives are able to organize and instruct their team on the crucial tasks they are supposed to undertake. Likewise, the development has enabled significant people in the company to be reached to prepare plans and fix issues instantly, which is a critical set in preventing problems escalating during their absence (Di Cesare, Silveri, Sala, & Petti, 2018).

Organization

Technology advance is the apt solution to organization issues in the companies. The introduction of Trello, for instance, enabled people to organize their contacts in their phones quickly (Ramanathan, Subramanian, & Parrott, 2017). In addition, there are apps in computers and Smartphones that enable people to organize their lifestyle hobbies and work files neatly, which is appropriate for the productivity purposes. That enables people to save time on doing those tasks manually and instead use that moment to perform other duties. The introduction of social media enables directors to organize their taskforce from any part of the world.

References

Di Cesare, S., Silveri, F., Sala, S., & Petti, L. (2018). Positive impacts in social life cycle assessment: state of the art and the way forward. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 23(3), 406-421.

Ramanathan, U., Subramanian, N., & Parrott, G. (2017). Role of social media in retail network operations and marketing to enhance customer satisfaction. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 37(1), 105-123.