Impact of Technostress in Enhancing Human Productivity: An Econometric Study

Abstract

Information Technology in the corporate world, effects of the continuing developments in information technology (IT) on business activities. In the enterprise, information technology has made significant changes on production design, management control, decision-making and organizational design and is becoming increasingly indispensable part of many aspects of business and everyday life. Easy worldwide communication provides instant access to a vast array of data, challenging assimilation and assessment skills. At the same time, there is a need for specialized staff support, training for managers and employees, and a redefinition of jobs. It has also made employees work under greater mental pressure and sense of anxiety and pessimism as they have to keep up with the fast advancing pace of the new ICTs, employees have to constantly renew their technical skills as well as enduring pressure from a more complex system and higher expectations for productivity. Managers need to consider the effects of various new problems aroused by information technology, including overcoming resistance to the use of computers, mental pressure and security of information. Studies have found technostress to have significant negative impact on employee productivity. The paper  concludes that results are evident which verified that there is a negatively influences of IT usability on the workforce which specifically has interacting with IT innovations regularly on productivity. This will provide a foundation for organizations to comprehend and alleviate technostress, thus improving employee performance and productivity.