Journal Article, Connectivity and Work Dominance, Panacea or Pariah
Work-connecting technologies (WCT) have significantly changed the face of work and still have a brilliant facilitative potential. Yet, WCT more than often aggravates such tendencies as working for longer hours especially in young professionals. This connectivity provides a constant availability to work and drives the expectations that more has to be done, which results to longer working hours thus diminishing the level of flexibility. It is thus very essential to look into what is needed in the derivation of the utmost gains in WCT. Stoner, Stephens and McGowan (2009) proposes four interrelated perspective which are essential viewpoints. Questions still remain; does WCT really influence the lives of young professionals and managers? What impact has WCT had in the working environment? Who are the main beneficiaries of this technology? This paper analyses the viewpoints-Cultural dynamics, organisational practises, leadership attitudes and actions, and personal choices as depicted in the journal article: Connectivity and Work Dominance: Panacea or Pariah?
Journal Article Analysis: Connectivity and Work Dominance: Panacea or Pariah?
Work-connecting technology offers a wide range of options concerning the location of work and when it's done.
The limits between work and different types of our lives have constantly been vague especially for the upward mobile professionals and managers. Currently, managers are not only working a whole lot more than previous generations, but also overshadowing their personal and family times with the work demands. Young professionals are predominantly susceptible to and in this case most affected by the complex interactions of work dominance (Stoner, Stephens, & McGowan, 2009). They increasingly serve as team leaders in first-line administrative positions with similar technical experts. At the same time, they usually have young families and hence constantly experience higher family obligations.
[...] Although they can't fully eliminate pressures for upward mobility, when properly constructed, WCT can and will enhance effects and lives of young professionals and managers. Reference Stoner, C. R., Stephens, P. & McGowan, M. K. (2009). Connectivity and work dominance: Panacea or pariah? Business Horizons 67—78. [...]
[...] Journal Article Analysis: Connectivity and Work Dominance: Panacea or Pariah? Journal Article Analysis: Connectivity and Work Dominance: Panacea or Pariah? Introduction Work-connecting technologies (WCT) have significantly changed the face of work and still have a brilliant facilitative potential. Yet, WCT more than often aggravates such tendencies as working for longer hours especially in young professionals. This connectivity provides a constant availability to work and drives the expectations that more has to be done, which results to longer working hours thus diminishing the level of flexibility. [...]
[...] Evidence suggests increased sensitivity towards work/life concerns among the young talent force. Socially accepted and expressive values towards work/life have gradually changed. Successful professionals (under the age of 40) are turning away from a culture of work domination then placing their family higher than their work/life priorities and defining balance at their peak-rated career value. The current generation seems to be willing to opt out of career advancements because of the crushing influence that they believe it would exact to their lives. [...]
[...] Members of our younger generation has grown in the presence of connectivity and requires little training to use it keeping in mind that WCT has become omnipresent. Despite this, the use of WCT has created new concerns and challenges. How do they affect the work and lives of young professionals and managers? Does WCT help one to efficiently control the intricacies of life? Are young professionals and managers helped or hurt by the proliferations of connectivity? (Stoner, Stephens, & McGowan, 2009). [...]
[...] Subsequently, it was used to explore the relationship between the flexibility, connectivity and life balance as well as background information people participated in the post-survey focus group with no overlap of participants. A total of 146 professionals and managers participated. Results, findings and conclusions One of the first themes recognised was the organizational competitiveness, which had been noted in earlier findings. Basically, the argument opposes that cost-conscious firms have streamlined their operations to become leaner and efficient. At a micro level, the argument suggests that more workload is a function of the roles and demands that a contemporary workers faces. [...]
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