Article Abstract

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Summary:
Technological advancement has been at a steady incline in recent years. In relation to business communication, technology has allowed businesses to communicate more efficiently and at quicker rates. Technological developments have even changed the way consumers communicate with businesses; they now make purchases online, voice complaints or praises online, and are able to compare different prices online.

Evaluation:
I agree with the article's findings that technological advances in Information Technology and computers have caused several changes within business communication and management strategies. Research can be done more efficiently online, data is easy to access, certain computer programs have been created to identify problems within the company, and this data can be processed with time efficiency.

Strengths:
The article uses direct examples and several references to specific companies which facilitate technological advances in communication techniques, which strengthens the article's legitimacy. For instance, one specific example used in the article to exemplify how I.T. can handle multiple currencies with efficiency was, "A web page system from SAP has data from seven Asian countries and converts the currencies into dollars in seconds." Furthermore, terms are defined and explained, and the topic remains clear throughout the entire article.

Weaknesses:
The only major weakness throughout the article was that when listing things, each item was on a seperate line and used the "#" sign in a confusing manner, which made it somewhat difficult to follow.
           Ex.) "###= Paper resources and paper###= Electronic Resources and ###posting###Internet Posting"

Summary of Review:
Overall, this article was useful in highlighting the usefulness of technologicial advancements in the business world. Through its use of specific examples as well as definitions of terms, the article was very thorough and specific in exemplifying and clarifying its overall message. I would recommend this article to others.


"Information Technology - Changing Management Landscape." Pakistan & Gulf Economist 10 Sept. 2011. General One File. Web. 10 Sep. 2011.