Adapting to New Technology: Academic Research, Issues & Planning

This assignment is centered around academic research on the business issue of adapting to new technology. The report discusses the importance of technology adoption for competitive advantage and operational improvement, while also addressing challenges such as limited knowledge, data security, and inadequate training. It emphasizes the need for organizations to invest in research and development, provide employee training, and foster a culture of learning. The reflective writing section details the student's learning experience, highlighting the benefits and issues associated with technology adoption and its impact on future career development. The personal development plan outlines areas for skill improvement, including critical thinking, communication, and problem-solving, with specific goals and strategies for enhancement. The assignment concludes by underscoring the significance of understanding both the advantages and challenges of new technology to ensure successful implementation and positive outcomes for businesses and employees. Desklib provides access to this and other academic resources for student learning.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
PART 1- REPORT...........................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................4
PART 2- REFLECTIVE WRITING................................................................................................5
PART 3- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN...........................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The project is based on academic research in which there are varieties of current business
issues are given. For this report, the chosen business issue is Adapting to new technology.
Organisation generally adapts new technology in order to gain competitive advantage and
prevent from potential financial loss. The latest technology trends helps in making job easier and
also attract maximum number of customers towards the brand. Through implementing latest
technology, customers can know that business is modern and evolving in competitive
environment (Krotov, 2017). It is important for the organisation to adapt latest and right
technology that gives better experience and enhance the profitability of business. The new
technology is developed so that business can drive growth and improve their operational
activities (Jabbour and et. al., 2019). Companies generally get rely on technology as it enhances
business communication, focus on inventory management, maintain financial record and
optimise production.
PART 1- REPORT
Adapting new technology also brings various challenges for organisation as limited
knowledge, data privacy and security, adopting technology just because it is new, failing to win
staff over to the new technology, no training employees adequately in the utilization of new
technology and not monitoring the data in effective manner (Den Hertog and Bilderbeek, 2019).
These challenges create a great impact on the performance and efficiency of business. It is
important for company to overcome the challenges and implement the right technology that
helps in increasing the growth and meeting the expectation of customers. Organisation generally
implements new technology just because it is new and trendy without knowing the benefits and
usage of technology (White, 2017). Some new technologies are useful whereas some are
designed for the sell purpose. It is necessary for company to implement the right technology and
ensure that the new technology must be integrated into current business process to utilise the full
potential. The other issue which may be faced by business while adopting latest technology is,
not focusing on providing training opportunity to their staff adequately. It is the responsibility of
firm to provide training and development opportunity to employees so that they can learn about
the new technology and their usage. Every new technology which is adopted by business
requires proper training so that their staff can use in effective and efficient manner (Schall Jr,

Sesek and Cavuoto, 2018). While implementing the new technology, it is necessary to have the
knowledge of technology so that company can implement the latest technology in effective way
(Santoro and et. al., 2018).
In order to overcome the challenges companies are investing their time and money on
research and development department. They focus on conducting research in order to gain
knowledge about the latest and trendy technology that can improve the performance and growth
of business (Holland Cooper and Hecker, 2016). Through conducting research analysis,
organisation can get to know about the right technology which must be implemented in business
in order to increase the profitability and sale of business. The other way through which
organisation can overcome their technological issues are providing proper training and
development opportunity to their staff so that they can learn about the latest technology and gain
various benefits (Changchit and Chuchuen, 2018). It is important for company to work with HR
teams in order to create better digital experiences with their staff through the technology.
Manager must focus on encouraging and inspiring staff through change management process so
that they can adopt the change and achieve the target in appropriate manner. In order to adopt
new technology, it is important for organisation to investigate new technology that helps in
solving the problems of company. They must also focus on assembling the implementation team
that helps in adopting new technology. For solving the issues related to implementation of new
technology, it is essential for firm to provide training to their staff so that they can use the new
tool (Breunig, 2016). It is the responsibility of manager to create culture of learning and change
and ensure that their team must understand the new tools that optimize communication,
performance and workflow.
CONCLUSION
From the above information it is being concluded that while adopting new technology there
are various issues and advantages which are gained by organisation and employees. It is
important for company to ascertain the challenges and benefits before implementing technology
so that they can overcome the problems and adopt it in successful manner. Through
implementing technology, organisation can also solve the problems and gain competitive
advantage over its competitors. In order to overcome the negative issues, it is necessary to
engage and train their employees so that they can use the tool in successful manner and give
productive result. The business can solve the issues by gathering and analysing the data of

implementing new technology and also ascertaining about the benefits and issues they might
faced while implementing latest technology in organisation. It is necessary for company to create
culture of learning so that employees can learn the use of technology and also identify the
benefits of adopting. Organisation must ask feedbacks to their employees related to technology
in order to identify if they are satisfy with the new technology or not.
PART 2- REFLECTIVE WRITING
From the above module I have learnt about the importance of implementing new
technology, its issues and ways to overcome the problem associated by adopting new
technology. I have analyses that there are various benefits which business can gain while
adopting new technology in its operational activities as it helps in increasing the profitability and
productivity of organisation. It helps in making easier, faster and more effective communication
due to which there is no imperfect communication between employees and superiors. I have also
analysed that technology helps in developing new and innovative approaches due to which
company can gain competitive advantage over its competitors. It brings more innovation in
workplace and also increases the customer satisfaction rate due to which more and more people
get attracted with the brand. But there are various problems which are associated with adopting
new technology which must be overcome in order to enhance the growth and performance of
business. The few issues which I have learnt are aligning people and process with technology,
complexity, inability to understand advantages of technology and data security issues.
The learning is important as it helps in improving the knowledge and skills due to which an
individual can achieve its career objectives and goals. The module helps in learning about the
implementation of the new technology with its various benefits and issues. It helps me to learn
about the new technology and its consequences while implementing it. Through learning about
this module, I acquire necessary skills and also get prepared for the issue which arises while
adopting new technology. By acquiring new skills, I grabbed the new opportunities and also able
to find innovative solutions to the issues. I have achieved knowledge and ways to overcome the
issues related to adopting new technology which will help mw during workplace. I can
contribute my productive outcomes when I will be the part of organisation in future by
determining the negative and positive impact of implementing new technology in workplace.
The above module helps me in developing my future studies and development plans by
providing me enough knowledge about the adoption of new technology. Through learning about

the new concept of technology I can become more open to change and also focus on developing
growth mindset due to which I can easily adapt the change in profession and workplace in future.
By learning I can also give my productive outcomes in organisation and share my opinions and
thoughts related to implementation of new technology. In future, it helps me to gain higher
income, grab more opportunities and tend to be healthier. My skills and knowledge also get
enhanced by knowing more about the benefits and problems which are linked with adopting new
technology in workplace due to which I can share my perspective in organisation.
PART 3- PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Analyse Personal Skill Audit
Skills Self assessed Score from others Outcome
Leadership skills 6 9 -2
Critical thinking skills 8 7 1
Technological skills 8 9 -1
Problem solving skills 8 6 2
Communication skills 7 6 1
From the above personal skill audit it is been found that there are positive and negative
results shown in analyse of personal skill audit. It is important for me to focus on improving my
skills which are weak in order to gain better result.
Strength
 My leadership skill is good due to
which I have an ability to lead the team
in effective manner and also encourage
them to participate in business activities
by contributing their productive
outcomes.
 I have good knowledge of technology
due to which I can share their negative
and positive aspects while using it.
Weaknesses
 I have to focus on improving my
critical thinking skills so that I can
think out of box and think differently
from others.
 I have to work on improving my
communication skills as I face
problems while explaining my
perspective and opinions to others.

 I also face difficulty to sort out of my
problems and take effective decision.
Requirements Personal
audit
(rating
scale: 0-
10)
GAP Remedial
action/strategy
Goals
Personal/Pr
ofessional
Developmen
t Plan
Activity
(use
SMART
target)
Critical thinking skills
8 Focus on
improving my
critical thinking
skills in order to
draw the
conclusion in
effective manner.
In order to
improve my
critical thinking
skills I have to
pinpoint the issue,
collect
information,
decide what is
relevant, self
evaluate and
explain the
conclusion.
3 months
Communication skills
Have to focus on By reading high

7 improving my
communication
skills in order to
explain my
thoughts and
perceptive in clear
and effective
manner.
quality books and
articles,
simplifying and
staying on
message and
developing
listening skills.
4 month
Problem solving skills 8 I have to focus on
improving my
problem solving
skills so that in
workplace I can
solve the
problems and deal
with effective
manner.
By defining the
problem,
identifying the
alternative
solutions and
implementing the
solution in
efficient way.
6 year

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