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18 - 1McGraw-Hill/Irwin© 2005 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights
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Module 20WManaging Technology
Activity
Technology, Information Technology, and Human Behavior: An Exploratory Investigation
Learning Objectives
1. Describe the roles of technology and its affects on behavior in organizations.
2. Describe the various kinds of technologies used by organizations.
3. Understand the effect of technology on individual and group behavior.
4. Understand the effect of computer-based technologies on the organization.
5. Gain an insight into the Computer-based technology issues of the 21st century.
Technology
The Role of Technology
INPUT TRANSFORM OUTPUT
TECHNOLOGY
A Tool to Transform Work
Raw MaterialsSemi-Finished GoodsPeople…..
MachinesComputersPeople….
Finished GoodsServicesPeople…..
Issues--- Concerning Competition
S1 S2 S3
Co 1 Co 2 Co 3
C1 C2 C3
Supplier(s)
Company
Customer(s)
?WHOWHATWHERE WHYWHEN
Process Levels
Service Levels
NEW CHOICES TRADITIONAL CHOICES
MassProduction
Small batchFlexible
ManufacturingMass
Customization
ContinuousProcess
Relationship of Flexible Manufacturing Technology to Traditional Technologies
BATCH SIZESmall Unlimited
Customized
Standardized
PR
OD
UC
T F
LEX
IBIL
ITY
Woodward’s stiff
Lean ThinkingTechnologyInnovations
Enablers
Operations Management
• Customer Relations Management [CRM]• Enterprise Resource Planning [ERP]• Supply Chain Management [SCM]• Business Intelligence [BI]• Extranet Technologies• Learning Environment• Social Networks
ERP Related to the Business Systems
Knowledge Center From An Information System Perspective
Document DatabaseDocument
Database
Web-Based Search
Individuals
Individuals Teams
Communities of Practice
Support InfrastructureSearch Engines
Browsers
Cataloging
Indexing
Collaborative Computer-based Team Support
Knowledge Center
Data Warehouse Subsystem
Teams
Teams Individuals
Document Database
The Effects of Technology on Organizational Behavior
Organizational Level Organization design Planning, control, and
reward systems Organizational strategy
and competitiveness Organizational flexibility HRM practices
RecruitingSelectionTraining
Departmental/Unit Level Management processes,
roles, and style Relationship between
subunits Physical layout Quality and patterns of
interacting Communication Socialization
Individual Level Productivity Work design Motivation and
self-perception Expectation and
psychological contract
Commitment
Information Technologies for the Future
Managerial Issues and Concerns for Technology into the Future
The most important issue facing businesses is to integrate IT capabilities and perspective with their business operations and management.
Technology is capable of generating enormous amounts of information. The key is to transform that information into knowledge and wisdom.
Steps to improved productivity:1. Decentralizing old corporation hierarchies and
Empowering employees who are making and selling products
2. Providing them with the right kinds of technology
3. Aligning the organization with these new technologies