The advantages and disadvantages of having electronic communications in the workplace?

Communication technology is advancing day by day. Advanced and effective communication tools have increasingly been adopted in the workplace to facilitate the flow of information that in return accelerates the rate of decision making in any organization. Many business owners and organizations are resorting to virtual meetings because they save time and money. More and more companies have adopted web-conferencing tools to ensure effective and efficient communications with their employees, customers and business partners.

Communication technology facilitates the creation of a shared information environment in an organization. Technology tools, such as electronic mail, enable employees to communicate with their managers without the need of having a dedicated time for meeting. Employees in an organization can easily consult each other and analyze information in a short period by using electronic mail and text messaging systems. For example, Mail Pilot allows only one single login to access all email accounts. And Skype, the best virtual meeting technology, which supports group video conferencing is widely used by businesses, professionals and organizations. During meetings, employees can collaborate at the same time and share screens with each other. Therefore, advanced communication technologies can improve on how information flows in any organization, especially those having multiple departments, without affecting daily organizational activities.

Communication technology increases all employees’ participation in organizational decision-making processes. Face-to-face communications tend to be difficult to some people, especially to those who are shy to ask for advice and help. However, they can approach other co-workers by using tools like electronic mail or text messaging services. The introvert can also use these tools to participate in decision making process to voice out their concerns. Additionally, many organization have used the web page to create organizational forums to support open discussions, where every employee of the organization can discuss about various issues and voice out their opinions.

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