Question

The challenges of Managing Access Cultures in the future

Write an essay including examples for this 2 topics

*Pros&Cons of ICT in the changing business environment

*Pressure of natural environment

Answer 1

1. Pros are:

Technology has helped a organization streamline its processes. That allows businesses to move faster, leading to lower costs. An example of a streamlined process is the use of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tool that helps a sales team clearly see when and what topics they've been talking to a prospect about. When a prospect is a customer, it automates future communications and notes. Once the prospect is a customer, notifications are sent to fulfillment centers and the customer is able to track completion until delivery. This saves energy and frustration every time trying to find an order which might be stuck in a mail hub.

Technology has built a mobile workforce bigger than ever imagined. Wireless internet access and cloud storage allow mobile workers to access programs, resources and information from anywhere in the company. Many employees work with a smartphone and a few downloaded apps, which help protect business information and streamline many processes as well. Technology is benefiting even the non-mobile staff. Clients can access information from the Internet; can communicate quickly via email and can also submit large signature files using e-signature technology. This is a time saver, and globalizes many operations as well.

Cons are:

Although bad guys will threaten businesses whether technology exists or not, online networks tend to be an invitation to attack hackers. Owners of small companies continue to use obsolete applications, without upgrading the latest version or patch to combat hackers. When this happens, the business is vulnerable to malware, ransomware or viruses that could hijack online operations, hold data hostage and even funnel sales transactions to an overseas account. Even with the most updated protections, such as firewalls and suitable software, a business still faces potential data loss.

It's easy to get distracted by this with so much technology available. Business leaders need to establish policies to prevent employees from using the technology at work. Many workers are permitted to "bring your own laptop" for business use, but the personal emails, games and social media will annoy them. Having internet access can lead to the same time-wasting habits on company computers. An employee might conduct research legitimately as part of his job, but then he may become distracted and find himself wasting an hour on unnecessary "research."

2. Technological developments in recent decades have helped to reduce numerous environmental pressures caused by economic activity amid a significant increase in production and consumption. The most optimistic view is that, thanks mainly to technological advances, economic growth can continue without major environmental costs. But there are also fears that ecosystem collapse could be caused by growth in consumption and production.

Technological progress has not only reduced the adverse environmental impacts of economic activity but also enabled more efficient harvesting of natural resources. Trends in the size of fish stocks in Norwegian waters demonstrate how technological changes have increased the demand on certain natural resources, in this case in the form of more effective fishing vessels and fishing methods. However, it is important to be aware that the size of fish stocks presents considerable natural fluctuations. These can be caused by interactions between species, water temperature changes etc.

Emissions projections up to 2030 indicate that, if today's environmental policy is maintained, emissions from most local or regional pollutants will level down or fall despite continued economic growth. Environmental policy, technological developments and the relative size of the manufacturing sectors will all contribute to emission limitations. However, the forecasts indicate that greenhouse gas CO 2 emissions will increase dramatically in the period up to 2030.

Giving a clear overall picture about the state of the environment is difficult. This means that assessment of the overall situation is largely left to different stakeholders. Their conclusions may depend on the weight they offer to different aspects of the environmental state, although it is obvious that some are more common than others. The concept of sustainable development is even more difficult to give real substance to. In order to make an overall assessment of whether development is sustainable, it is necessary to have access to key information on those areas which are most important for the long-term quality of people's lives and their welfare.