LEADERSHIP'S ABUSE OF MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Leadership's Abuse of Mobile Technology

Leadership's Abuse of Mobile Technology

Introduction

In today's age of technology, the role of innovation and advancements in the business and its related affairs is vital. Increased brainstorming, sophisticated education and rising living standards has led the businesses to come up with advanced solutions to meet the shifting needs of consumers. This is achieved through developed production methods and new service strategies which have given significance to the increased usage of technological devices.

Internet, wireless, tele working, e-economy, information systems and other terms are familiar to many of us. Information Technology and Communication Technology (ICT) are already part of our private and public life. In the workplaces, they are being introduced in most of the socio-economic sectors, both in production services as well as in virtually all functional areas of an organization. They are not only used for the professional purposes but are also deployed for the domestic uses.

One such technology includes the extended use of mobile phones in domestic and professional uses. It is, indeed, a very useful development ever in the world of technology as it assists the organizations to take long strides towards success. However, the misuse of this technology also exists in the same proportion in which its uses are. This essay will discuss to elaborate upon the abuses of mobiles in business and its direct and indirect effects on the employees. It will also discuss the symptoms and situations that the employees go through, in different contexts, as the outcome of misuse of mobile technology.

Mobile Technology Abuse in Businesses and Leadership

Almost all the businesses have employed the mobile technology in their functional and management departments. This advancement in the form of cellular technology has also put adverse effects on the functions of businesses and its human resource. Though, mobile phones also carry large advantages with respect to the business organizations but their harms exist too.

The messaging volume has increased along with the growth in subscribers. There is an unlimited array of unwanted promotional messages from businesses which can really disturb the subscribers of cell phones. Those messages can be the spam messages, frauds or even harassing the consumers of other services by the competitor businesses. Unwanted advertisements, encouraging subscribers to make premium rate calls or any other offensive content constitutes the spam messages spread by businesses.

The businesses also misuse the mobile technology by spreading fraudulent schemes and campaigns amongst the general public. They fraudulently submit SMS spoof messages at the cost of innocent subscriber and do not mind delivering fake messages at the expense of an innocent network. Besides this, other bypass techniques also occur in businesses which can refuse the mobile operator the chance to make profits.

Another mobile abuse by businesses includes the advance hacking techniques. Some Over-the-air (OTA) messages allowing reprogram handsets to use top rate numbers and viruses affecting smart phones also constitute the category of hacking methods.

Furthermore, the disturbing elements of mobile marketing and promotion campaigns through messages can be very ...