The document discusses how managers are affected by the Information Age. Managers must be careful of their ethics and actions on social media as this information can impact the company's image. Additionally, new skillsets are required of managers to operate effectively, such as computer skills and knowledge of softwares. Studying other fields provides new perspectives that can enhance management, such as communications, history, and political science.

1. Managers affected by
Information Age
By Jeremy Marchand

2. How are managers affected?
• Ethics are highly considered in a managers life
• A manager must be careful of social media
• New skillsets to operate effectively
• Certain knowledge makes managers more
valuable
• New information on psychology and
interpersonal communications bring a
different perspective to management

3. Ethics
• A manager must be careful with word choice
– Information age has armed everyone with
knowledge, including on how to go against
management
• A manager must be aware of every action
– Managers represent the company
– If an immoral or unethical action is observed, it
translates to the company’s image

4. Social Media
• A manager must be careful of what is put on
social media websites, like Facebook
– Having any personal statements is one thing, but
when you have yourself listed as working
somewhere and you make personal statements, it
can give the company a bad image
– Keep judgment and bias out of the workplace, and
keep the workplace out of your judgment and
bias.

5. New skill sets required
• Knowing different softwares enhance the
efficiency of a manager
• Basic computer knowledge is required to
manage properly
• Organizational skills have always been needed,
and are continued to be needed.

6. New avenues of thought
• New avenues of thought, aka other fields of
study other than business, enhance a
managers perspective
• A communications major can communicate
effectively and appropriately
• A history major can make sure past mistakes
aren’t repeated
• A poli-sci major can understand a
governments role on a business.