Impacts on indivisuals, organizations & society
Chapter 17 Impacts on Individuals, Organizations & Society I f ti T h l F M t 6 th Editi Information Technology For Management 6 th Edition Turban, Leidner, McLean, Wetherbe Lecture Slides by L. Beaubien, Providence College John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Learning Objectives Learning Objectives Describe some of the major impacts of information j p z technology on individuals, organizations, and society.
z Understand the changes that take place in the workplace
and the lives of individuals when information technology and the lives of individuals when information technology
eliminates geographical and spatial barriers.Discuss the positive and negative effects associated with z the abundance of information made available by IT. the abundance of information made available by IT z Identify the issues that arise due to uneven diffusion of information technology across countries and socioeconomic classes. i i l Learning Objectives (Continued) Learning Objectives (Continued) z
Understand the complexity of effects of p y technological progress on labor markets and individual employees. z Discuss the impacts of information technology Di h i f i f i h l on the quality of life and interpersonal relationships. relationships z
Recognize the legal, ethical, and moral issues that become particularly critical due to proliferation. Personal Issues and Technology Personal Issues and Technology
Jobs, Authority and, Power & IT Jobs, Authority and, Power & IT
Virtual Communities Virtual Communities
A virtual (Internet) community is one in which the interaction among group
members that share a common interest takes place via the Internet rather b th t h i t t t k l i th I t t th than face-to-face.Managerial Issues Managerial Issues z Offshore Outsourcing z Offshore Outsourcing z Managing and evaluating non-present workers z
Dealing with information overload z
Dealing with information overload z Providing high-quality information z Displacement of employees with information z Displacement of employees with information technology z Use of electronic surveillance z Use of electronic surveillance z
Ethical Issues
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