Poor tech choices by companies are damaging productivity and reducing profits, according to a new survey.
BT questioned 100 IT decision-makers at mid-sized UK businesses and found that only 10 per cent believed their employees had the correct equipment.
And 10 per cent of those questioned flagged this as a HR issue, given that it could cause staff to leave or put off prospective employees from joining the company.
Twenty-three per cent believed giving employees the wrong equipment would harm business.
Jamie Ford, managing director of digital, product and strategy at BT 老九品茶 and Public Sector, said: 鈥淗aving the latest device isn鈥檛 a case of keeping up with the Joneses – it鈥檚 all about having the best tool for the job.
鈥淭he impact of not having the right technology 鈥� particularly devices 鈥� in place can be far reaching and have a significant impact on businesses.鈥�
Almost half 鈥� 44 per cent 鈥� cited cost as the main reason for not properly equipping staff while 27 per cent blamed integration challenges.
Digital Culture Clash, a separate study by Cisco and the Institute of Cultural Capital, found that a majority of people do not have access to appropriate tech at work.
It asked 3,000 UK workers about digital technologies in the workplace and found that 52 per cent 鈥渄o not have access to鈥� or 鈥渉old negative views of鈥� digital technologies.
It also found that 64 per cent were not consulted about the deployment of new technologies while only a quarter had confidence in the digital vision of senior management.
A recent survey by Progress Software聽found that a majority of business leaders are worried that their companies are in denial about the need for digital transformation.