The Negative Effects of Information Technology on Employees' Mental Health and Their Solutions

With the arrival of the information age, information technology becomes more widespread and integrated into more aspects of our life. In the enterprise, information technology has made significant changes on production design, management control, decision-making and organizational design. At the same time, there is a need for specialized staff support, training for managers and employees, and a redefinition of jobs. However, not all information system should be accessible to all employees, which deeply affecting employees’ work and life. It has also made employees work under greater mental pressure and sense of anxiety and pessimism. Managers need to consider the effects of various new problems aroused by information technology, including overcoming resistance to the use of computers, empolyees’ mental pressure and security of information. Empolyees’ mental health is the key to success of enterprise, this paper characterizes and presents the reasons behind mental health problems in this new environment. The author suggests some countermeasures to be applied to the problem. The contributions and practical implications regarding what actions managers can take to reduce the negative effects of information technology are discussed.