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Implementing Workplace Technologies: A Motivation-Oriented Approach

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Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies (IHIET 2019)

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The accelerating evolution of workplace technologies and employees’ changing demands pose an increasing challenge for management to implement technologies and improve the motivation potential of jobs. In this paper, we examine technological opportunities in workplace design based on the Job Characteristics Model. For a holistic understanding, we chose a qualitative approach with interviews and case studies. Our results show various effects of technology application based on employees’ perception. Especially the characteristics skill variety and autonomy can be affected by technology selection and workplace design.

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    Part of this data collection was conducted by Elisabeth Sauer and Helen Holland in the context of their respective master thesis at the Department of Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Regensburg.

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    A frowny is a sad-faced emoticon. In this context, it is used to express negative emotions (in contrast to a smiley).

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Acknowledgments

We wish to thank various people for their contribution to this project; Elisabeth Sauer, Helen Holland, and Marija Durkovic, for their valuable support on collecting and interpreting data for this project. Special thanks should be given to Prof. Dr. Michael Dowling and Prof. Dr. Roland Helm, our research project supervisors for their professional guidance and valuable support and to Suzanne Weinberger for her useful and constructive recommendations on this project.

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  2. Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, GRESPI, Reims, France

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  3. Laboratoire Motricité Humaine, Expertise, Sport, Santé, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice Cedex 3, France

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Schmid, Y., Auburger, J. (2020). Implementing Workplace Technologies: A Motivation-Oriented Approach. In: Ahram, T., Taiar, R., Colson, S., Choplin, A. (eds) Human Interaction and Emerging Technologies. IHIET 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1018. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-25629-6_9

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