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Technology changes tend to have one thing in common, people. People both effect and are affected by technology. Yet many of us overlook the human aspect of technology.

What is meant by "the human factor,� and why is this important in considering the impact of technology on the workplace?

Few are immune to the impact of technology and managers are no exception. Just as the individual contributor feels change the job of the manager often changes as well.

How does emerging technology challenge managers to change their management style?

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Technology plays an important role in managing human resources/people. In several ways, it improves human resource functions.
Technological applications facilitate production, marketing, and employee handling. Filling up of inventory of raw materials, facilitating sales transactions, and maintaining and updating employee records are made easy and accurate through various technological applications.
However, human factor should also be taken into account. This requires usability and functionality testing, in order to determine what works and what do not work to people in the organization.
In computer, the hardware part is said to be the human factor while the software part is said to be the technology part.
Human factor in technology may mean:
1. The need to ensure the usability of the technology to people - the workers in the organization and ...

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