Exam 11: Working in a Virtual World: Technology As a Way of Life

Pardeez is conducting a seminar on organizational efficiency.A manager asks about strategies to decrease information overload.Pardeez says the first step in solving a problem is understanding the cause,and points out that a primary cause of information overload is that people ________.

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E-mail is an especially poor medium for communicating messages that contain ________.

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A crime lab purchased a machine to speed up DNA analysis.The new machine works much faster than the old one,yet productivity has actually dropped since the new technology was implemented.What might be the problem?

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Sample response: Although the machine is working according to technical specs,implementation of the new technology has somehow changed the behavior of the lab technicians.Perhaps the procedure is so automatic that technicians get bored and don't concentrate on their work.Or perhaps having less direct involvement in analysis,employees have lost motivation.The lab's problem demonstrates that technology alone is often not an optimal solution.The interaction of people and technology is critical,and must be addressed when introducing new technology into the workplace.

The Second Industrial Revolution was characterized by technologies that used ________.

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What was one reason for China's failure to industrialize during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

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Question 5

Which of the following qualifies as a hybrid worker?

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Question 6

What characterized the Age of Enlightenment?

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One of the negative consequences of information overload is that people ________.

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The First Industrial Revolution was characterized by a shift from ________ labor.

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Question 9

A hybrid worker spends part of his or her time in a company office and part of the time working at home or while traveling.

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Question 10

Adam Smith felt that optimum use of society's resources required a free market to set prices for goods and services.

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Question 11

An example of cloud computing is Google Docs.

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Question 12

Sociotech theory states that when new technology is implemented,efffective performance will increase only if ________.

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Question 13

A coworker complains that she is plagued by information overload.What do you suggest that she do?

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Question 14

New technologies often fail to result in organizational success because managers fail to ________.

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Question 15

Jason states that ICTs provide an "open" form of communication that can only help to improve lives and advance social good.Do you agree with Jason? Explain.

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Question 16

You are in a hotel room attending a work teleconference via your mobile phone.What is the virtual space in this scenario?

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Question 17

According to Kurt Anderson,the ________ will focus on correcting harm done during the different phases of the Industrial Revolution.

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Question 18

Craigslist is an example of a wiki.

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Question 19

Fahd runs a shop selling exotic tropical fish.He has decided to create a web site called Tropic Friends in which visitors will contribute articles about fish health,aquarium maintenance,and similar topics.Fahd's site is likely to be categorized as a ________.

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Pardeez is conducting a seminar on organizational efficiency.A manager asks about strategies to decrease information overload.Pardeez says the first step in solving a problem is understanding the cause,and points out that a primary cause of information overload is that people ________.

E-mail is an especially poor medium for communicating messages that contain ________.

A crime lab purchased a machine to speed up DNA analysis.The new machine works much faster than the old one,yet productivity has actually dropped since the new technology was implemented.What might be the problem?

The Second Industrial Revolution was characterized by technologies that used ________.

What was one reason for China's failure to industrialize during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

Which of the following qualifies as a hybrid worker?

What characterized the Age of Enlightenment?

One of the negative consequences of information overload is that people ________.

The First Industrial Revolution was characterized by a shift from ________ labor.

A hybrid worker spends part of his or her time in a company office and part of the time working at home or while traveling.

Adam Smith felt that optimum use of society's resources required a free market to set prices for goods and services.

An example of cloud computing is Google Docs.

Sociotech theory states that when new technology is implemented,efffective performance will increase only if ________.

A coworker complains that she is plagued by information overload.What do you suggest that she do?

New technologies often fail to result in organizational success because managers fail to ________.

Jason states that ICTs provide an "open" form of communication that can only help to improve lives and advance social good.Do you agree with Jason? Explain.

You are in a hotel room attending a work teleconference via your mobile phone.What is the virtual space in this scenario?

According to Kurt Anderson,the ________ will focus on correcting harm done during the different phases of the Industrial Revolution.

Craigslist is an example of a wiki.

Fahd runs a shop selling exotic tropical fish.He has decided to create a web site called Tropic Friends in which visitors will contribute articles about fish health,aquarium maintenance,and similar topics.Fahd's site is likely to be categorized as a ________.

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