An organisational impact would be that the organisation has the option of globalisation (advertising/web pages) this would make their product available to a much more global market, therefore resulting in more profit (excluding costs of web pages, advertisements etc). Another organisational impact would be that communication with suppliers/distributors/advertisement agencies etc would be much quicker by the use of the Internet and e-mail. This saves time and money (assuming the system was efficient).
3: During the last few years more and more people have begun to work from home. These people are called teleworkers.
The advantages to individuals are that they can work flexible hours, meaning they can arrange their working hours as is suitable for their needs. Some people may be able to concentrate more efficiently in a quiet area rather than surrounded by distractions. Working from home means that time and money is saved from not having to travel.
The disadvantages to the individual would be that it could prove difficult to work in teams or get help etc. Employees may feel isolated and miss his/her colleagues. Also, some teleworkers could find work overshadowing their social time and children could prove to be very distracting.
The advantages to organisations that have teleworkers are that people can be employed from a much wider area. Employers need less office space, therefore saving money on heating and lighting. Employees could work in a team from different locations. Also the organisations are able to take on staff that cannot work standard office hours.
The disadvantages to the organisation are that management may have difficulties controlling a workforce that are not in the office. Also there is a problem ensuring that remote staff understand goals and remain loyal to the organisation.
The advantages to society are workers don’t commute so congestion and traffic is greatly reduced.
4: Three other necessary qualities, apart from technical skills, needed to progress in the ICT profession are communication, management and problem-solving skills.
Communication skills are needed because ICT is dependent on communication; this is one of the main uses of ICT.
Management skills are needed because people need to be organised, efficient and independent when working with ICT.
Problem-solving skills are necessary because with ICT systems, problems are bound to occur so having these skills is necessary to progress professionally in ICT.
