Optimising the future of technology in organisations: A human factors perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-467
Author(s):  
Mark W Wiggins ◽  
Jaime Auton ◽  
Piers Bayl-Smith ◽  
Ann Carrigan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Training Assessment ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
The Future ◽  
Future Work ◽  
The Relationship

New technologies are critical for sustained economic growth in contemporary organisations. However, the success of new technologies is dependent upon the relationship with users. Using a human factors framework, this article examines contemporary approaches to the assessment of human–technology interactions, highlighting the lack of integration and the need for a comprehensive approach that considers user contributions, including skills, capabilities and dispositions; technological contributions, including dependencies, reliability, complexity, and accuracy; and organisational contributions through training assessment, organisational climate and culture, and leadership. The successful integration of new technologies in the workplace is likely to lead to a more productive and enjoyable interaction for employees and customers, together with systems that are more resilient to the complexities and threats that are likely to emerge in the future work environment. JEL Classification: J28, L15, D23, D24

Things to Come

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Marks
Keyword(s):  
Operating System ◽  
Medical Treatment ◽  
Environmental Stress ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Space Station ◽  
Political Control ◽  
The Future ◽  
To Come ◽  
Near Future ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter deals with of recent novels and films that project forward into the near future, suggesting where surveillance might be heading. In Kim Stanley Robinson’s 2312, surveillance is figured into a future world of interplanetary environmentalism, in protecting planets and helping to monitor the ‘rewilding’ of an environmentally devastated Earth. Neill Blomkamp’s film Elysium fashions another Earth under environmental stress, patrolled by stringent surveillance operatives and systems that also screen the put-upon inhabitants from the eponymous eutopian space station literally and metaphorically above them. The film concentrates on the utopian urges of that population in their endeavour to overcome oppressive monitoring and receive medical treatment reserved for those on Elysium. Dave Eggers conjures up an apparently eutopian hi-tech company, The Circle, in his novel of the same name, representing how new technologies manipulate data and images for economic, social and political control. Spike Jonze’s film Her explores the relationship between surveillance and intimacy through the interaction between a human and an operating system. As with Eggers’ The Circle, Her investigates how data confuses definitions of identities as it allows for the fusion of surveillance and intimacy. These novels and films suggest some of the ways in which new forms of surveillance promise or threaten to fashion the worlds of the future. As with all such texts, they suggest options and present narratives and characters that enable readers and viewers to think and act so that the future approximates the eutopian rather than the dystopian.

Stepping back to move forward: Centering capital in discussions of technology and the future of work

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 129-133
Author(s):  
Benjamin Shestakofsky
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Robotic Systems ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
Technological Unemployment ◽  
The Future ◽  
Constructivist Approaches ◽  
The Relationship

Some researchers have warned that advances in artificial intelligence will increasingly allow employers to substitute human workers with software and robotic systems, heralding an impending wave of technological unemployment. By attending to the particular contexts in which new technologies are developed and implemented, others have revealed that there is nothing inevitable about the future of work, and that there is instead the potential for a diversity of models for organizing the relationship between work and artificial intelligence. Although these social constructivist approaches allow researchers to identify sources of contingency in technological outcomes, they are less useful in explaining how aims and outcomes can converge across diverse settings. In this essay, I make the case that researchers of work and technology should endeavor to link the outcomes of artificial intelligence systems not only to their immediate environments but also to less visible—but nevertheless deeply influential—structural features of societies. I demonstrate the utility of this approach by elaborating on how finance capital structures technology choices in the workplace. I argue that investigating how the structure of ownership influences a firm’s technology choices can open our eyes to alternative models and politics of technological development, improving our understanding of how to make innovation work for everyone instead of allowing the benefits generated by technological change to be hoarded by a select few.

scholarly journals The relationship between organisational climate and employee satisfaction in a South African information and technology organisation

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monia L. Castro ◽  
Nico Martins
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
South African ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Line Managers ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Organisational Climate ◽  
Exploratory Factor Analyses ◽  
The Relationship

Orientation: Organisational climate and job satisfaction are distinct but related constructs, and both appear to influence employees’ understanding of the work environment and their level of job satisfaction.Research purpose: The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between organisational climate and job satisfaction to determine whether employees’ perceptions of the work environment influence their level of job satisfaction.Motivation for the study: Organisations are facing more challenges than ever before. These challenges are not unique to any specific organisation or industry, but affect all organisations.Organisational climate in particular is constantly challenged by changes impacting organisations today.Research design, approach and method: An organisational climate questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 696 employees from a population of 1453 employees working in three regions in which the organisation was operational. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were used to investigate the structure of the climate model.Main findings: The revised 12-factor model (after the confirmatory factor analysis) fitted the data best and the researchers therefore decided to proceed with the revised 12-factor model (11 dimensions) for further analysis. A stepwise regression was conducted and nine dimensions of organisational climate were found to predict job satisfaction. The results indicated a strong positive correlation (r = 0.813, p< 0.01) between organisational climate and the dependent variable of job satisfaction.Practical implications: This study provided support for the view that line managers and human resource practitioners should be aware that different biographical groups have different needs that can influence their job satisfaction levels and different perceptions of the climate within the organisation and that this impacts on their behaviour.Contribution: The findings of this study indicated a positive relationship between organisational climate scores and job satisfaction scores and thus, regardless of how the dimensions are perceived, organisational climate has an influence on job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Causality of Economic Growth and Openness in ASEAN-5

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 01-09
Author(s):  
Yarlina Yacoub ◽  
Nindya Lestari
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Granger Causality ◽  
Random Effect ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Global Market ◽  
Panel Regression ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
The Relationship

Objective - This study aims to determine the relationship between FDI and trade and its effect on economic growth in ASEAN-5 countries using the Engel-Granger causality method. Methodology/Technique - The study uses OLS panel regression analysis to identify the relationship between the variables in each country. The results of the Engel-Granger causality test indicate that there is a two-way relationship between economic growth and FDI, and economic growth and international trade. Findings - When tested together through panel regression, it is concluded that the best model is a random effect method (REM) in which FDI and international trade significantly influence economic growth in the same direction. However, the relationship between FDI and international trade and its effect on economic growth in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand was negative, whilst in Malaysia and Singapore the relationship has a directional trend. Novelty - To reinforce the FDI inflows, authorities should continue the progressive reduction of barriers, and increase the sophistication of quality exports to compete in the global market. This paper is the first of its kind to analyze the role of both FDI and exports in the ASEAN5 economies using panel analysis. Type of Paper: Empirical. Keywords: Economic Growth; FDI; Openness; Engle-Granger Causality. JEL Classification: F02, F10, F41. DOI: https://doi.org/10.35609/jber.2019.4.1(1)

scholarly journals The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction in the Relationship between Compensation and Work Environment on Performance

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-116
Author(s):  
Ilzar Daud ◽  
Nur Afifah
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Census Techniques ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Relationship

Objective - The purpose of this study is to identify the relationship between compensation and work environment on performance through job satisfaction. Methodology/Technique - The population in this study is 150 employees from a State-Owned Bank. The sampling method uses census techniques so that the number of samples used is 150 employees. The research data was collected using a questionnaire, which is then analyzed using a path analysis technique (SPSS software) to examine the relationships among the constructs, which are: compensation, work environment, job satisfaction and performance. Findings –The results of this study indicate that compensation has a significant relationship between job satisfaction, and the work environment has a significant relationship on job satisfaction. The results also prove that compensation has no relationship on performance, work environment has a significant relationship on performance, and job satisfaction has a significant relationship on performance. The results of this study also indicate that as an indirect effect, compensation has a significant relationship on performance through job satisfaction and the work environment has a significant relationship on performance through job satisfaction. Novelty - Previous studies have been carried out in many western countries, raising doubts about generalizations in the same research results in developing countries such as Indonesia. Therefore, the novelty in this study is carried out in the context of developing countries, especially in State-Owned Banks in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Type of Paper: Empirical. JEL Classification: L22, M12, M19. Keywords: Compensation; Work Environment; Job Satisfaction; Performance Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Daud, I; Afifah, N. (2021). The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction in the Relationship between Compensation and Work Environment on Performance, Journal of Management and Marketing Review, 6(2) 110 – 116. https://doi.org/10.35609/jmmr.2021.6.2(2)

Assessing the Impact of Income Inequality on Economic Growth

2017 ◽  
Vol 65 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 1-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Income Inequality ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Negative Influence ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Simon Kuznets ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Modern Perspective

The nature of the relationship between income inequality and economic growth, first formalised by Simon Kuznets in 1950, has come under much debate of late. At present, one understanding of this relationship is that given by what Oded Galor called the ‘modern perspective’, which, pointing the direction of causation from income inequality to economic growth asserts that the former imposes a significantly negative influence on the latter. To investigate the same in the context of India, subsequently, this study adopts the typical cross-country approach taken by other studies in this area and estimates the nature of the aforementioned relationship across a cross-section of Indian states. The results, however, disappointingly contrary to the ‘modern perspective’, show a strong significant positive impact of the existence of inequality on growth rates of Indian states, which, if anything, statistically asserts the existence of a trade-off between the two. JEL Classification: D63, O10, O40, O47

Allocating Resources for New Technology within Entrepreneurial Firms

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Kickul ◽  
Elizabeth Belgio ◽  
Tim Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modelling ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
The Past ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
Risk Of Failure ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Relationship

This study seeks to determine the influence of the underlying factors and barriers that may inhibit the implementation of new technological investments by entrepreneurial firms. These factors and barriers may include the potential costs, risk of failure, low technological awareness, lack of an outside organization to facilitate development, lack of approachable organizations with which to form partnerships, and lack of contact with other organizations that have implemented technology successfully. Using structural equation modelling (LISREL VIII), results revealed that the value and importance that entrepreneurs placed on learning and adopting new technologies, in addition to the risk of failure, mediated the relationship between many of these barriers and the firms' technological investment during the past year, as well as their willingness to spend on new technology in the future.

scholarly journals How to coordinate the relationship between energy consumption’s structure transformation and green economic development: From the perspective of technological advancement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fangming Xie ◽  
Yali Liu ◽  
Fangyuan Guan ◽  
Ning Wang
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Production Efficiency ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Structure Transformation ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Green economic development refers to reducing pollution emissions and increasing production efficiency while promoting economic growth. Although the transformation of energy consumption’s structure is “green," it may not promote green economic development due to the constraints of existing technical conditions. Thus, the development and use of renewable energy may be detrimental to production efficiency and economic growth. Therefore, the technological advancement approach that can help coordinate the relationship between energy consumption structural transformation and green growth should be identified. In addition, we should determine whether to develop new technologies or improve existing ones. Results: This paper uses the Global-Malmquist-Luenberger approach based on Slacks-Based Measure method to measure the levels of green economic development among the 27 member states of the European Union (excluding the Republic of Malta). Moreover, this study focuses on the impact of energy consumption’s structure transformation on green economic development through the threshold regression method. Empirical results reveal (1) the inverted N-shaped relationship between energy consumption’s structure transformation and green economic development under the existing technical conditions. The degree of energy consumption’s structure transformation can merely promote green economic development in the interval of 0.67–10.87. That is, the renewable energy consumption (% of total energy consumption) is less than 0.67% or greater than 10.87%, which is not conducive to green economic development. (2) Developing new technologies can stimulate the positive effect of energy consumption’s structure transformation on green economic development. However, the improvement of existing technologies fail to exhibit an effective impact on the relationship between energy consumption’s structure transformation and green economic development. (3) Coordinating the relationship between energy consumption’s structure transformation and green economic development can also be achieved by reducing the dependence of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on fossil fuels. Conclusions: With the existing technical conditions, the blind development and use of renewable energy may not be conducive to green economic development. When the degree of energy consumption’s structure transformation exceeds an appropriate range, it will adversely affect green economic development. Therefore, in order to better coordinate the relationship between energy consumption’s structure transformation and green economic development, European Union member states, especially those with a high degree of energy consumption’s structure transformation, should paid more attention to develop new energy technologies rather than improve existing ones. In addition, to mediate the transformation of energy consumption’s structure that promotes green economic development, we must prioritize and adjust the industrial structure and rationally allocate resources to reduce the GDP’s on fossil energy prior to increasing the intensity of renewable energy consumption.

scholarly journals Foreign Portfolio Investment and Economic Growth in Malaysia

2009 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jarita Duasa ◽  
Salina H. Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Granger Causality ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Portfolio Investment ◽  
Impulse Response Functions ◽  
Causality Test ◽  
Foreign Portfolio Investment ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and Malaysia’s economic performance. In particular, the study analyses the relationship between FPI and real gross domestic product (GDP) using the widely adopted Granger causality test and the more recent Toda and Yamamoto’s (1995) non-causality test to establish the direction of causation between the two variables. Similar method is also applied on the relationship between volatility of FPI and real GDP. Additionally, the study uses an innovation accounting by simulating variance decompositions and impulse response functions for further inferences. Using quarterly data covering the period from 1991 to 2006, the study finds evidence that economic growth causes changes in the FPI and its volatility and not vice versa.. The findings suggest that economic performance is the major pull factor in attracting FPI into the country. Thus, it must be ensured that the Malaysian economy remains on a healthy and sustainable growth path so as to maintain investor confidence in the economy. JEL classification: G15, C32, C12 Keywords: Foreign Portfolio Investment, Economic Growth, Granger Causality, Toda-Yamamoto Non-causality, Variance Decomposition

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