Technological Influences in Business

Year 11 Business Studies | AS 90844

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🎯 WALT & Success Criteria

We Are Learning To (WALT):

✅ Identify technological influences that impact businesses.
✅ Explain positive and negative impacts of technology on different stakeholders.
✅ Analyse advantages and disadvantages of technological change in NZ businesses.

I know I am successful when I can:

⭐ List at least two key technological influences affecting businesses today.
⭐ Explain two positive and two negative impacts on stakeholders (owners, employees, customers, community).
⭐ Describe advantages and disadvantages of technological change using NZ examples.

📚 Part 1: Key Concepts — Multiple Choice

Circle the best answer for each question.

1. Which of the following is an example of automation in a New Zealand business?

A manager writing a weekly report by hand

A supermarket using self-checkout machines instead of cashiers

A customer paying with cash at a dairy

An employee attending a staff meeting

2. E-commerce allows businesses to:

Only sell products in a physical store

Sell products and services online to customers anywhere in the world

Reduce the number of products they sell

Avoid paying taxes on sales

3. Which of the following is a negative impact of technology on employees?

Faster communication with colleagues

Access to online training and upskilling

Job displacement due to automation

Ability to work from home

4. Select ALL technological influences that affect businesses today:

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Data analytics

Digital platforms (e.g., social media)

Handwritten letters

Cloud computing

✏️ Part 2: Short Answer — Stakeholder Impacts

Use full sentences where possible. Sentence starters are provided to help you.

5. Name two technological influences that affect businesses in New Zealand today.

1. _____________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________

6. Explain one positive and one negative impact of technology on employees.

Sentence starter: "One positive impact of technology on employees is..."

7. How might a NZ business owner benefit from using data analytics? Give one example.

Sentence starter: "A business owner could use data analytics to..."

8. 📋 Scenario: Countdown supermarkets in New Zealand introduce self-service checkouts and an AI-powered inventory system. Complete the table below.

Stakeholder: Customers
Positive impact: ___________________________________________
Negative impact: ___________________________________________

Stakeholder: Employees
Positive impact: ___________________________________________
Negative impact: ___________________________________________

Stakeholder: Business Owner
Positive impact: ___________________________________________
Negative impact: ___________________________________________

🧠 Part 3: Critical Thinking

9. "Technology always benefits businesses." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Explain your answer using at least two stakeholders and one NZ business example.

Sentence starter: "I (agree/disagree) with this statement because..."

🌟 Extension: Research a recent technological innovation in a NZ industry (e.g., agriculture, retail, or tourism). Briefly describe how it affects different stakeholders and identify one ethical concern it raises.