How Technology Enhances Communication. A Perspective about the Future Network Enterprises

• Author: Calin, A. - Moldovan, A.
• Position: MSc Student In IT and Business Process Managemet at University of Liechtenstein, Liecthenstein, MA student in Human Resource Management, Transylvania University of Brasov
• Pages: 277-286

Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov

Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 6 (55) No. 2 - 2013

HOW TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES

COMMUNICATION.

A PERSPECTIVE ABOUT

THE FUTURE NETWORK

ENTERPRISES

A.CLIN1 A. MOLDOVAN

1

Abstract: The network enterprises have appeared after the industrial

revolution, and they have been studied indeed as a revolution in doing business.

With the rise of the new informational platforms, a new type of network

enterprise has appeared: a more collaborative, efficient and fast moving one;

and thus, network society was born. Since then, there have been recorded

changes in the human society, from the human behaviour with regards to

technology, to the business models, with regards to efficiency. This paper aims to

reflect a model of the new network society, from a collaboration and

communication point of view, as well as to emphasise the importance of adapting

to the new network society requirements. After an overview of the conceptual

terminology and the theoretical approach of both the network society and the

network enterprise, the paper identifies five dimensions of the network enterprise

that will be used to describe the enterprise of the present as it is now, as well as

to suggesting improvements for the one of the future.

Key words: network enterprise, network society, collaboration,

communication.

1 MSc Student In IT and Business Process Managemet at University of Liechtenstein, Liecthenstein, MA

student in Human Resource Management, Transylvania University of Brasov.

1. Introduction

The 21st century is defined by Jan van Dijk

„the age of networks” (van Djik, 2005, p. 2).

As also Castells suggest, the society is

evolving into a collection of nods, defined as

networks, which leads to a revolution in the

society, basically a reconfiguration of human

activities with the help of the Information

Technology. The evolution of the internet as

the environment, and of the hardware

technologies, as devices, enabled a major

shift in the society, from human behaviour,

employment and entertainment, to the speed

of information processing and ITC

capabilities that were hard to imagine in the

past. The impact of IT on the new society is

tremendous as it improves the way people

relate to work, leisure and socializing, and

everything is strongly correlated with the

way communication has been redefined.

As the society evolves, there have been

studied both improvements and impediments

in human interaction. On the one hand,

redefining time and space facilitates

improvement in socializing and opens new