In the modern age, many things have changed within the work environment. Technology has become not only a part of everyday life, but an integral part of the workplace. Computer can be seen in any office space, wireless communication devices in restaurants, and even a phone in every businessperson’s hand in public. Correspondingly, technology has changed the way mankind uses, stores, and exchange information and allowed the possibility of going paperless. Paperless is a term that describes the ability to use electronics to replace paper’s function of storing text or graphic information, typically in the office environment. A review of scholarly articles and journals on the feasibility of going paperless has revealed three categories: going
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Firstly, how much time needed is important it is something that always needs management. For example: “Next, we began the huge task of scanning old paper files and moving existing electronic files into the document management system. It took almost two years to complete” (Friedman, G. H. 2005), which shows that a great deal of time is required to set up possible computer systems Next, the initial cost is an important factor to consider for, computer systems “[…] require a considerable investment in computer technology initially” (Weiss, M. J. 1994). with , “To maintain a digital document requires an infrastructure of hardware: servers, personal computers, power cables, electric sockets and software applications for word processing to name one.” Enriquez-Gibson, J. (2015) Next, “In many organizations, the introduction of a new technology is not a good experience. Employees are frequently given access to it, but they are not provided training or a succinct model to follow. This leaves them feeling lost and frustrated. Stratton, A. (2013). ”In other words due to a lack of training or education the ability for workers to adept is stunted; in addition, “a drive towards a paperless classroom or pedagogy is without much foundation when it comes to mobilizing a sustainable agenda for technology-enhanced learning.” (Enriquez-Gibson, J. 2015), …show more content…
J. 1994); as well as, “About 80% of what a firm puts in a document management solution will be scanned pages; thus, the firm must make sure it can digitize as quickly as possible.” Peterson, M. (2014). Davis, Hadley, & Davis agrees that the, Extra time to scan or convert incoming or prepared documents to proper file types for efficient and effective storage, retrieval, and additional processing. (Davis, J. T., Hadley, J., & Davis, H. 2015) lastly Friedman agrees that, we began the huge task of scanning old paper files and moving existing electronic files into the document management system. Friedman, G. H. (2005).
The benefits gained by going paperless
Studies show that there are endless benefits to be gained by going paperless in the work environment. One aspect would be “Once an image is stored in such a system, many people can access it immediately and simultaneously, even from remote locations. “(Weiss, M. J. 1994). Therefore, showing that an increase if efficiency in the workforces output. Such benefits also apply, “If a document is converted by optical character recognition (OCR) software, it 's possible to locate even misfiled material simply by conducting a computer search for key words in the document.” (Weiss, M. J.
Firstly, how much time needed is important it is something that always needs management. For example: “Next, we began the huge task of scanning old paper files and moving existing electronic files into the document management system. It took almost two years to complete” (Friedman, G. H. 2005), which shows that a great deal of time is required to set up possible computer systems Next, the initial cost is an important factor to consider for, computer systems “[…] require a considerable investment in computer technology initially” (Weiss, M. J. 1994). with , “To maintain a digital document requires an infrastructure of hardware: servers, personal computers, power cables, electric sockets and software applications for word processing to name one.” Enriquez-Gibson, J. (2015) Next, “In many organizations, the introduction of a new technology is not a good experience. Employees are frequently given access to it, but they are not provided training or a succinct model to follow. This leaves them feeling lost and frustrated. Stratton, A. (2013). ”In other words due to a lack of training or education the ability for workers to adept is stunted; in addition, “a drive towards a paperless classroom or pedagogy is without much foundation when it comes to mobilizing a sustainable agenda for technology-enhanced learning.” (Enriquez-Gibson, J. 2015), …show more content…
J. 1994); as well as, “About 80% of what a firm puts in a document management solution will be scanned pages; thus, the firm must make sure it can digitize as quickly as possible.” Peterson, M. (2014). Davis, Hadley, & Davis agrees that the, Extra time to scan or convert incoming or prepared documents to proper file types for efficient and effective storage, retrieval, and additional processing. (Davis, J. T., Hadley, J., & Davis, H. 2015) lastly Friedman agrees that, we began the huge task of scanning old paper files and moving existing electronic files into the document management system. Friedman, G. H. (2005).
The benefits gained by going paperless
Studies show that there are endless benefits to be gained by going paperless in the work environment. One aspect would be “Once an image is stored in such a system, many people can access it immediately and simultaneously, even from remote locations. “(Weiss, M. J. 1994). Therefore, showing that an increase if efficiency in the workforces output. Such benefits also apply, “If a document is converted by optical character recognition (OCR) software, it 's possible to locate even misfiled material simply by conducting a computer search for key words in the document.” (Weiss, M. J.