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Your Future and Information Technology
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§ Explain why it is important to have an individual strategy to be a "winner" in the information age.
§ Describe how technologyis changing the natureof competition.
§ Discuss four ways people mayreact to new technology.
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§ Describe how you can stay current with your career.
§ Describe different careers in information technology.
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§ This final chapter is not about the far future, it’s about today and the near future§ It’s about how organizations adapt to
technological change§ It’s about you and what you can do to keep your
computer competency up to date
§ Recognize the impact of technological change and use it to your advantage
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§ Most organizations make formal plans to keep track of technology and implement it in their competitive strategies§ Consider direct banking using smartphones, online
banking, and Internet-only banking operations
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§ New products§ New enterprises § New customer
and supplier relationships
New technology helps FedEx maintain customer loyalty
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§ Cynicism - believe that learning how to use the computer and the technology takes too much time
§ Naiveté - believe that the computer should be able to solve ALL the problems
§ Frustration § Proactivity
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§ Stay current§ Maintain computer
competency§ Develop professional
contacts § Develop specialties§ Be alert for
organizational change§ Look for innovative
opportunities
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§ Did you know that you can use the Internet to find a job?
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§ Maintaining Computer Competency and Becoming Proactive§ Concentrate on goals§ Use computers to your
advantage§ Gain control over
technology§ Keep an eye on the
future and move toward success