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Social Impacts of IT
Organizations, Individuals,Organizations, Individuals,
and Societyand Society
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What is Information technology?
• IT (information technology)
is a term that encompasses
all forms of technology
used to create, store,
exchange, and use
information in its various
forms (business data, voice
conversations, still images,
motion pictures, multimedia
presentations, and other
forms, including those not
yet conceived).
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Ethical Issues
• Transfer of data across borders
• Privacy codes
• Privacy policy - a sample
• Protecting intellectual property
• Internal aspects
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Impacts on Organizations
Structure, Authority, Power, and Job
Content
• Flatter organizational hierarchies
• Staff-to-line ratio
• Centralization of authority
• Power and status
• Job content
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• Role ambiguity and conflict
• Personnel issues
• Employee career ladders
• Changes in supervision
• Manager’s job
Information Technology at Business
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• Job satisfaction
• Dehumanization and psychological
• Health and safety
– Job stress
– Repetitive strain injuries
• Lessening the impact on health and safety
Uses Of Information Technology In
Goverment