The speed of change
Harnessing new technology is a great challenge for managers. Technological innovation is continuous and rapid and has to be assessed by managers if they want to achieve competitive advantage – or even to stand still . You may have heard about Moores Law. In 1965 Gordon Moore suggested that the power of transistors on computer processors would double every two years. This has been maintained, and still holds true today.
As processor speed increases, software developers find new home and business applications to exploit this speed. The manager is faced with a bewildering choice of new hardware, software applications and also transmission media. This module acknowledges that what is written here will swiftly date, so this module is project-based, enabling you to research current developments. It also aims to develop skills in assessing technological innovations which you can apply to new e-commerce applications which arise after this unit is written.