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I M A G E B Y G E R A LT ( P I X A B AY )

H E L P I N G O R H U R T I N G P R O D U C T I V I T Y I N A C O R P O R AT E S E T T I N G

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I M A G E B Y O P E N C L I P S ( P I X A B AY )

I M A G E B Y K R O P E K K _ P L ( P I X A B AY )

W I T H M I L L I O N S O F A P P S AVA I L A B L E

T H E Q U E S T I O N I S …I M A G E B Y K Z I M ( F L I C K R ) , M O D I F I E D F R O M O R I G I N A L

D O M O B I L E A P P S H E L P O R H U R T P R O D U C T I V I T Y ?

I M A G E B Y W E S L E Y F LY E R ( F L I C K R )

I M A G E B Y M C A B I L I T Y ( P I X A B AY )

M A N Y C O M PA N I E S D E V E L O P M O B I L E A P P S F O R T H E I R E M P L O Y E E S I N H O P E S

O F I N C R E A S I N G P R O D U C T I V I T Y

H O W E V E R I N 2 0 1 3 , 3 0 % O F C A N A D I A N S A D M I T T E D T O P L AY I N G M O B I L E G A M E S

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I M A G E B Y 彭家杰 ( W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S )

5 8 % O F E M P L O Y E E S R E F U S E T O U S E C O M PA N Y D E S I G N E D M O B I L E A P P S

S AY I N G T H E Y A C T U A L LY D E C R E A S E P R O D U C T I V I T Y

R E S E A R C H N O W 2 0 1 3 I M A G E B Y U N S P L A S H ( P I X A B AY )

A L M O S T T H E S A M E P E R C E N TA G E O F R E S P O N D E N T S B E L I E V E D E M P L O Y E R S D O N ’ T G E T B U S I N E S S A P P S

A C C O R D I N G T O A 2 0 1 4 B R I T I S H B A S E D S U R V E Y, 6 I N 1 0 W O R K E R S U S E M O B I L E A P P S E V E RY D AY I N T H E I R J O B S .

I M A G E B Y T H E K E G - S H I N E ( F L I C K R )S A L E F O R C E

T H I S I S L E A D I N G T O A B R I N G Y O U R O W N A P P A P P R O A C H ( B Y O A )

W I T H A P P S F R O M P U B L I C A P P S T O R E SI M A G E B Y P H O T O AT E L I E R ( F L I C K R )

1 / 3 O F B Y O A U S E R S A R E D O I N G S O W I T H O U T T H E K N O W L E D G E O F T H E I R I . T.

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I M A G E B Y T H E N AT I O N A L A R C H I V E ( U K )

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T H E F T

I M A G E B Y T H E B R I A N K AT T ( W I K I M E D I A C O M M O N S )

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I M A G E B Y T P S D AV E ( P I X A B AY )

W I T H T H E R I S K S A S I D E , T H E A P P R E V O L U T I O N I S B R I N G I N G E M P L O Y E E S T O N E W H E I G H T S

I M A G E B Y C E G O H ( P I X A B AY )

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U S E R S O F M O B I L E

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G R O W I N G S O C I A L LY

I M A G E B Y G E R A LT ( P I X A B AY )

A N D A R E F E E L I N G M O R E C O N N E C T E D T O T H E I R W O R K

I M A G E B Y O P E N C L I P S ( P I X A B AY )

– M I G U E L M I L A N O , P R E S I D E N T O F

S A L E S F O R C E . C O M E M E A

“Apps give employees real-time access to business-critical information no matter where they are, making

them more productive and

effective."

I M A G E B Y G E R A LT ( P I X A B AY )

T H E A P P R E V O L U T I O N

I S U LT I M AT E LY I N C R E A S I N G

P R O D U C T I V I T Y

I M A G E B Y P U B L I C D O M A I N P I C T U R E S ( P I X A B AY )

M A K I N G O N C E D I F F I C U LT TA S K S T H AT M U C H E A S I E R

I M A G E B Y B O H E D ( P I X A B AY )

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