There's no doubt that connectivity and mobile computing boost productivity but in pushing a 24x7 online work effort, companies may distort the critical work-life balance that employees are supposed to have in place. As some experts warn, fostering a 'work everywhere and anytime' culture can actually hurt productivity and may even foster employee lawsuits in the future. The growing number of technology-enhanced work environments, in which managers and staff are expected to be available both at work and away from work, might lead to addictive behavior that could bring some big legal woes.

To learn more on why increased connectivity isn't always a good thing:
- check out this article at InternetWeek