"The definitive impact of technology in today’s business world 1 Table of Contents1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................. 32. Literature Review........................................................................................................................ 32.1 Impact of technology in current business environment ............................................................ 32.2 Ethical issues of including technology for business ................................................................. 42.3 Pitfalls of improper utilization technology in logistics business .............................................. 52.4 Analysis of the future scope of technology in logistics business.............................................. 63. Research Questions ..................................................................................................................... 74. Method ........................................................................................................................................ 85. Access and Ethics ..................................................................................................................... 10Reference List ............................................................................................................................... 11Appendices .................................................................................................................................... 13 2 1. IntroductionOperating successfully in a business atmosphere requires daft knowledge about the surroundingand most importantly, it is necessary to adapt and utilize technology in today’s fast pacedcorporate world. The current assignment will deal in bringing out the problems that logisticsbusiness houses of today face while incorporating and implementing technology for dailyoperations.The recent growth of need for automation and cloud systems in business will also bediscussed along with its pros and cons. The literature review will carefully highlight the needsand issues of implementing technology and executing their work effectively. Few researchquestions will be discussed in the study to give clarity and focus on the subject. The study willuse a mix of quantitative and Qualitative research approach and interview 3 managers and 15employees of a logistics company in UK. Ethical implications will also be kept in mind beforeconducting this research in detail.2. Literature Review2.1 Impact of technology in current business environmentAccording to Bryman and Bell (2015), computers have deeply impacted the way in whichbusiness is generally conducted in today’s environment. The reliance on technology to do mostof our manual labor has made life simpler. It has in a way helped small businesses to developtheir potential so as to compete with larger organizations. Technological advancements in recentyears has given rise to the need for upgrading the systems and personnel so that effectivebusiness operations can be undertaken. Ross (2016) argued that technology has led to automationof services and this has been a tremendous boon for industries to rationalize their planningprocesses and operations.The earlier book keeping methods included manual input of data and lots of paperwork that wereboth cumbersome and involved lot of files. Automation has effectively eradicated the need tomanually record keep or conduct accounting tasks. The communication aspect has also seentremendous boost in terms of the ease with which interaction can be conducted. Johnston andMarshall (2016) argued that the development of email, texting and websites have opened up vastarrays of information that can be easily gathered for business purposes. It is now extremely easyto conduct surveys and gather important feedback from the audience. Technology has helped insaving time and delivering quicker results.3 "