Perau Victor Technology in the Business Environment

Perau Victor

Technology in the Business Environment Exam

The central tenet of Carr's perspective is that contrary to popular belief, information technology is the latest in a series of broadly adopted technologies that have reshaped industry. Furthermore, though fast-adopting companies gained advantages initially, now IT is merely a commodity input as availability increases and cost plummets much like the use of the telephone and electric power. Carr advocates a defensive posture for IT management -- spend less and focus on vulnerabilities, not opportunities. Langer addresses the same issue, however he takes a more opportunistic and ambitious perspective on IT management advocating a philosophy of adaptive organization. He argues that much like IT is a dynamic field, its management must also be flexible and ready to change. To critique Carr's perspective that IT is a fixed commodity, IT is instead as per Langer a driving force in innovation which leads to revenue generation.

Question 4:

Langer's Applied Individual Learning Wheel can be compared to Borman and Deal's leadership approach through their mutual focus on team responsibility, engagement and goal setting. Langer's learning concept is a mechanism to help staff actively engage with their surroundings via meetings, coaches, workbooks, etc. On the topic. This is in contrast with a passive reactive mode in which cognitions, behaviors and other responses unfold automatically and mindlessly. Likewise, Borman and Deal argue that leadership is a blend of four different strategies: political, structural, symbolic and human resources. By actively selecting which framework to pursue a team leader can better engage with his staff and accomplish his organizational goals. These two concepts, which seem foreign on first examination, overlap via their similar approach to managing group dynamics and the role of the team leader in shaping outcomes.

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