Globalization and Technology

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Introduction Throughout the essay, I will be evaluating how globalisation and technology may influence future offices being paper-less and people-less and how communication is heavily influenced by technology. Globalisation is a very complex term with various definitions, in business terms, “globalization describes the increasingly global nature of markets, the tendency for transnational businesses to configure their business activities on a worldwide basis, and to co-ordinate and integrate their strategies and operations across national boundaries” (Stonehouse, Campbell, Hamill and Purdie, 2004, p. 5). Currently in the global environment, there is a strong sense of competition that must be achieved through better performance, almost all firms are competing in international markets due to the reduction in barriers for capital and tariffs. With the new changes in both communication and technology, the consequences faced are that production processes are no longer within national boundaries but spread across (Debrah & Smith, 2002). Technology in communication and organisations and how it may affect future offices Advances in technology have changed businesses dramatically, in particular the communication and information technology that are conducted in firms, which changed the appearance and pace of businesses over the past few decades. ICT in particular, has evolved a lot over the past 30 years; important information can be stored in computers rather than being in drawers enabling information to be transferred at a greater volume and speed (Guy, 2009). ICT has also expanded various forms of telecommunications and workload conducted in businesses, internet examples of this include: e-mails can be used to communicate with others... ... middle of paper ... ...ieved 20 March, 2014, from http://money.howstuffworks.com/technology-changed-business.htm Mehedi, M. (2013, 19 March). Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic Communication. [Weblog]. Retrieved from: http://docommunication.weebly.com/1/post/2013/03/advantages-anddisadvantagesof-electronic-communication.html Mohammadi, A. (1997). International Communication and Globalization. London: SAGE Publications. Redsicker, P. (2014). 5 Social Media Trends for 2014, New Research. Retrieved 25 March, 2014, from http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/social-media-trends-2014/ Shepard, B. (2013, 28 August). 10 Cool Ways Companies Use Skype!. [Weblog]. Retrieved from http://blogs.skype.com/2013/08/28/happy-10th-ten-cool-ways-companies-use-skype/ Stonehouse, G., Campbell, D., Hamill, J. & Purdie, T. (2004). Global and Transnational Business (2nd ed.). Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

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