In the modern world, the word “smart” is used everywhere from homes, to the schools, hospitals, market and businesses-to mention but just a few. Generally, people have come to love the word smart and want to be smart or even have smart items with them. Parents would want their children to be smart; people want to buy smart products like the Smartphone. The reality is that, you cannot avoid smart products in the modern world. You will come across smart phones, smart glasses, smart cards and even smart bacon. All these products are labeled as “smart technology”. Therefore smart technology may be defined as products that are equipped with or using items that are electronically controlled by computer system microprocessors or missiles. …show more content…
Technology has changed the way people work bringing in fun and elimination of human errors that may be caused by too much stress or a lot of work in the company. Workplace boundaries have been removed by the application of business technologies such as computer, tablets, social technologies, virtual meeting software, accounting software and customer management application. In turn managers can make quick decisions with few errors or without the errors.
In the discussion that follows, the essay will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Smart Technologies in managing people and work in modern enterprises. The paper will discuss these advantages and disadvantages of smart technology in the field of marketing and more specifically in Human Resource management. …show more content…
Integrating of computers in workplace to accomplish specific tasks creates rooms for instant corrections and reduction of human errors. The computers stores database which is used to facilitate quick decision making. Employees can access information from a single database which can be edited and stored for future use. The database can also be interconnected by networks and enable sharing of gadgets such as printers and scanners which reduces the time used by employees to move from one position to another to share technological tools (Ramey, K.