Future Work Environment – evaluation of an office change project

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Kämpf-Dern
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Future Work

Multitasking

2011 ◽  
pp. 76-95
Author(s):  
Alice Robbin
Keyword(s):  
Job Performance ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Quality Of Work Life ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Private Lives ◽  
Future Work

Gunilla Bradley has been an intellectual force for more than forty years. The evolution of her thinking led to a theoretical model that posits the convergence of computer, information, and media technologies and how our work and private lives have been transformed by computerization. This essay examines recent research on this convergence in the context of multitasking, including communicative practices in social and interpersonal interactions at work, effects on the quality of work life and job performance, and the dissolving of the boundaries of work and private lives. Convergence has had both positive and negative effects. It has the potential for improving the quality of social and interpersonal relationships and productivity in the workplace, but, at the same time, substantial evidence shows that multitasking has contributed, sometimes significantly, to increases in stress and cognitive load that have impeded job performance. These effects of computerization were identified very early in Bradley’s research investigations, confirming the continued relevance of her research agenda for future work that she proposed more than 20 years ago in her book Computers and the Psychosocial Work Environment.

scholarly journals Post-Pandemic Office Work: Perceived Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Work Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 294
Author(s):  
Maral Babapour Chafi ◽  
Annemarie Hultberg ◽  
Nina Bozic Yams
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Individual Performance ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Office Work ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
New Ways Of Working ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Future Work

The widespread adoption of remote and hybrid work due to COVID-19 calls for studies that explore the ramifications of these scenarios for office workers from an occupational health and wellbeing perspective. This paper aims to identify the needs and challenges in remote and hybrid work and the potential for a sustainable future work environment. Data collection involved two qualitative studies with a total of 53 participants, who represented employees, staff managers, and service/facility providers at three Swedish public service organisations (primarily healthcare and infrastructure administration). The results describe opportunities and challenges with the adoption of remote and hybrid work from individual, group, and leadership perspectives. The main benefits of remote work were increased flexibility, autonomy, work-life balance and individual performance, while major challenges were social aspects such as lost comradery and isolation. Hybrid work was perceived to provide the best of both worlds of remote and office work, given that employees and managers develop new skills and competencies to adjust to new ways of working. To achieve the expected individual and organisational benefits of hybrid work, employers are expected to provide support and flexibility and re-design the physical and digital workplaces to fit the new and diverse needs of employees.

scholarly journals Communication and role clarity inform TeleICU use: a qualitative analysis of opportunities and barriers in an established program using AACN framework

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Krupp ◽  
Michael Di Martino ◽  
Wesley Chung ◽  
Krisda Chaiyachati ◽  
Anish K. Agarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Role Clarity ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Future Work

Abstract Background Understanding the use of tele-intensive care unit (ICU) services is an essential component in evaluating current practice and informing future use as the adoption and application of teleICU services expands. We sought to explore if novel ways to utilize teleICU services can emerge within an established, consulting-style teleICU model considering the program’s flexible, provider-driven operation. Methods This was a qualitative study of one teleICU/hospital dyad using semi-structured interviews from a convenience sample of ICU (n = 19) and teleICU (n = 13) nurses. Interviews were analyzed using directed content analysis to identify themes that describe their experiences with teleICU using a deductive codebook developed from an expert consensus (American Association of Critical Care Nurses) AACN statement on teleICU nursing. Results Three themes were identified through the qualitative content analysis: [1] nurses described unique teleICU knowledge, including systems thinking and technological skills, [2] the teleICU partnership supported quality improvement initiatives, and [3] elements of the work environment influenced perceptions of teleICU and its use. When elements of the work environment, such as effective communication and role clarity, were not present, teleICU use was variable. Conclusions Flexible, provider-driven approaches for integrating teleICU services into daily practice may help define the future use of the teleICU model’s applicability. Future work should focus on the importance of effective communication and role clarity in integrating the emerging teleICU services into teleICU/ICU practice.

scholarly journals Creating Our Future Work Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-128
Author(s):  
Amy J. Barton
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Future Work

Future of Work

2021 ◽  
pp. 217-231
Author(s):  
Ethel Ndidiamaka Abe ◽  
Isaac Idowu Abe ◽  
Olalekan Adisa
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Future Of Work ◽  
Work Arrangements ◽  
Skill Gaps ◽  
Gig Economy ◽  
The Future ◽  
Changing Patterns ◽  
Work Skill ◽  
Future Work

Work as we know it has changed with the emergence of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Prior to the advent of the 41R, skill gaps have been widening. Though the 4IR comes with bright projections, it also will predict the way things are done and the requisite skills to have. Clearly, not everyone will be up to date with the needed skills in the future work environment. Intricate underlying factors about the future of work have fuelled debates bothering on the issues of digitization on work and professions, artificial intelligence (AI), and the uncertainty of work and careers left after automation. The changing patterns of work and work arrangements, the gig economy, as well as fissured jobs (involving employment as outsourced services) are of great concern. Also rife are matters around work-skill misalignment expected in the 4IR as the presentation skills that employees have may not be relevant in the new world of work. Therefore, skill obsolescence and the need to reskill and/or upskill is expected.

scholarly journals Extending the Use of Full-Scale Lean Production Simulators: Their Role as Innovation Testbeds

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo J. De Vin ◽  
Emma Junghage ◽  
JanErik Odhe ◽  
Lasse Jacobsson
Keyword(s):  
Work Environment ◽  
Lean Production ◽  
Training Transfer ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Common View ◽  
Future Production ◽  
Pdca Cycle ◽  
Production Solutions ◽  
Future Work ◽  
A Company

This paper describes the use of a flexible full-scale simulation environment for Lean Production training and education called “KLF Karlstad Lean Factory®”. Instead of using the PDCA cycle as model for improvement cycles, the authors have developed a model that is more descriptive; it supports training transfer to the work environment in a more intuitive way. Recently, the authors have started to use the simulator as a testbed for innovative production solutions. Together with a company, the simulator is configured so as to emulate their envisaged future production solution. This participatory modelling & simulation process consists of three main stages: (i) creating a common view on aim and scope, (ii) configuration modelling, and (iii) simulations. After the simulations, participants tend to continue seeking improvements, which illustrates the effectiveness of the approach. Future work will include developing a model for measuring lean production maturity in SMEs.

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

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