Response

The increased penetration of IT into our lives has led to changes in many ways in our lives. IT has changed the way people communicate, travel among many others uses of IT. The impacts of IT have transformed cultures and created a whole new culture of people defined by the age of IT they grew up. Thus, it is likely to hear people being described as old simply because they were born before the computer became famous in people’s homes and offices. The young generation boasts of understanding IT more than the older generation. Interaction among the younger generation is different from the interaction that the earlier generations had. Therefore, it begs the question as to whether the younger generation might perform their work differently than the earlier generation (Robert, 2009).

This is true when it comes to IT. While the earlier generations could not rely heavily on the little advances in IT that were present, the younger generations have perfected the overreliance on IT in their works. This might see them doing things differently as compared to their elderly counterparts. For example, while transactions in an organization followed the traditional ways of completing transactions, it has made it possible to use the gadgets such as phones and internet to conduct transactions. This has increased efficiency in the organizations.

Although developments in IT are usually beneficial to economies, organizations, and individuals, the difference in doing work can bring difficulties in the place of work. The difference is likely to create confusions due to the lack of information on IT for the earlier generations. They maintain their ways of doing things while the younger generation has adopted IT. An opportunity that might arise from the difference is the improvement in efficiency of doing things, hence high quality.  

References

Robert, D. R. (2009). Adventures of an IT Leader. Boston: Havard Business Press.