1. management consulting forums has divided the evolution of technology’s role in business into four stages. At the first stage is the paper reliant business where technology hardly plays any role at all. Technology comes as aid in some processes at the next phase where piece-by-piece some operations are automated. Then business move towards the phase where many operations are literally paperless and technology is used across the board. At the concluding stage, one finds business that are industry leaders within their respective domains plus they are continuously growing.

Source: http://www.business2community.com/tech-gadgets/4-stages-better-technology-adoption-01495149#cf2Ih9sz7efTD3CQ.97wo