scholarly journals Digital Transformation Towards a New Context of Labour

2019 ◽  
pp. 26-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Organizational Life ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Almost All

Information Systems are the core of every business and cut across almost all aspects of organizational life. The adoption of technology enablers, by itself, does not guarantee such an organizational transformation. The new technology enablers allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, and they also allow the improvement of organizational processes, requiring the updating of the supporting IS. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of digital transformation requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate their usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents and IS improvements in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by the DT of organizations, which we term Enterprise 4.0 and which we propose to be implemented through the m_CSDIT framework, so as to improve the organizational well-being considering the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

Critical Management Studies and Paradox

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koen van Bommel ◽  
André Spicer
Keyword(s):  
Queer Theory ◽  
Research Agenda ◽  
Organizational Life ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Critical Management ◽  
Progressive Force ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Theoretical Pluralism ◽  
Critical Management Studies

This chapter examines the role of Critical Management Studies (CMS) in the exploration of paradoxes in organizations. CMS focuses on the study of paradoxes in organizational life and aims to address these paradoxes in order to reveal and question structures of oppression and contribute to a progressive force for emancipatory change. The paradoxical aspects of CMS are discussed and various paradoxes addressed by its scholars are explained. These paradoxes are examined from diverse theoretical traditions such as feminism, queer theory, colonialism, and the work of Marx, Weber, and Foucault. Notwithstanding this theoretical pluralism, CMS’ aim is to uncover the often unseen dynamics that shape almost all core organizational processes. The value of considering paradoxes from a CMS perspective is also discussed. Finally, suggestions about how to locate and examine hidden paradoxes are offered and a research agenda around CMS and paradox is presented.

scholarly journals Enterprise 4.0

2019 ◽  
pp. 98-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Organizational Adoption ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
The Creation ◽  
And Behavior

Enterprise 4.0 is already referred to as the next stage of the evolution of global business and the global economy. This wave is achieved by technology enablers often referred as digital transformation (DT). Social media represent a subset of these technologies which contribute to organizational transformation. However, the adoption of social media does not imply such a transformation; changes in the organization's culture and behavior are also needed. While the technology enablers allow the production, sharing, and management of information and knowledge within the organization they also require the updating of the supporting information systems (IS). Thus, using technologies in organizations requires an exercise in understanding how to demonstrate their usefulness in relation to the creation, access, and sharing of contents and IS improvements in a safe way. To this end, this chapter envisages a new context of labor faced within DT of organizations, largely boosted by the organizational adoption of social media, and which the authors propose to be implemented through the m_CSDIT framework.

scholarly journals A Traditional Organization Towards a New Dimension of Labour

2014 ◽  
pp. 181-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Organization

Organizations have suffered a large (r)evolution at the social, economic and technological levels. A change of paradigm in the information systems and technologies (IST) used in the day-to-day life of every citizen cannot sustain such a transformation by itself; a change of culture and behaviour is therefore necessary. The use of IST in an appropriate and integrated way with the organization's processes will depend on an individual and collective effort. The younger generation, accustomed to sharing personal information on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms,often through mobile devices, enters the job market looking for similar tools. These new “social tools” allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, eliminating the barriers of communication and sharing. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of Social Business, in particular nomadic workers, requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate its usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by traditional organizations (i.e. social business supported by mobile IST – m_CSDT) in order to improve the well-being of these organizations through the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

Social Business

2019 ◽  
pp. 1576-1602
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
New Models ◽  
And Training

Information systems and technologies (IST) are the essence of up-to date organizations, and changes in this field are occurring at an uncontrollable pace, interrupting traditional business models and forcing organisations to implement new models of business. Social media represent a subset of these technologies which contribute to organizational transformation. However, by itself, the adoption of social media does not imply such a transformation; changes in the organization's culture and behaviour are also needed. The use of IST in an appropriate and integrated way with the organization's processes will depend on an individual and collective effort. For organizations to take advantages of these technologies within the context of Social Business, a comprehension exercise is required in how to demonstrate their usefulness. To this end, this paper will provide a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by traditional organizations i.e. social business supported by mobile IST – mobile_Create, Share, Document and Training (m_CSDT) – in order to improve the well-being of these organizations through the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

A Traditional Organization Towards a New Dimension of Labour

2015 ◽  
pp. 2077-2101
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Comprehensive View ◽  
Production Sharing ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Organization

Organizations have suffered a large (r)evolution at the social, economic and technological levels. A change of paradigm in the information systems and technologies (IST) used in the day-to-day life of every citizen cannot sustain such a transformation by itself; a change of culture and behaviour is therefore necessary. The use of IST in an appropriate and integrated way with the organization's processes will depend on an individual and collective effort. The younger generation, accustomed to sharing personal information on Facebook, Twitter, and other platforms,often through mobile devices, enters the job market looking for similar tools. These new “social tools” allow the production, sharing and management of information and knowledge within the organization between peers and other stakeholders, eliminating the barriers of communication and sharing. Taking advantage of these technologies for organizations within the context of Social Business, in particular nomadic workers, requires a comprehension exercise in how to demonstrate its usefulness with regard to the creation, access and sharing of contents in a safe way. To this end, this chapter provides a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by traditional organizations (i.e. social business supported by mobile IST – m_CSDT) in order to improve the well-being of these organizations through the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

Social Business

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 57-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria João Ferreira ◽  
Fernando Moreira ◽  
Isabel Seruca
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Collective Intelligence ◽  
Organizational Transformation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Business ◽  
Collective Effort ◽  
New Models ◽  
And Training

Information systems and technologies (IST) are the essence of up-to date organizations, and changes in this field are occurring at an uncontrollable pace, interrupting traditional business models and forcing organisations to implement new models of business. Social media represent a subset of these technologies which contribute to organizational transformation. However, by itself, the adoption of social media does not imply such a transformation; changes in the organization's culture and behaviour are also needed. The use of IST in an appropriate and integrated way with the organization's processes will depend on an individual and collective effort. For organizations to take advantages of these technologies within the context of Social Business, a comprehension exercise is required in how to demonstrate their usefulness. To this end, this paper will provide a comprehensive view of a new context of labour faced by traditional organizations i.e. social business supported by mobile IST – mobile_Create, Share, Document and Training (m_CSDT) – in order to improve the well-being of these organizations through the collective intelligence and agility dimensions.

Dualities, Dialectics, and Paradoxes in Organizational Life

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Systems ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Organizational Studies ◽  
Organizational Life ◽  
Organizational Processes ◽  
Organization Studies ◽  
Process Studies ◽  
Convergence And Divergence ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Over Time

Organizational contradictions and process studies offer interwoven and complementary insights. Studies of dialectics, paradox, and dualities depict organizational contradictions that are oppositional as well as interrelated such that they persistently morph and shift over time. Studies of process often examine how contradictions fuel emergent, dynamic systems and stimulate novelty, adaptation, and transformation. Drawing from rich conversations at the Eighth International Symposium on Process Organization Studies, the contributors to this volume unpack these relationships in more depth. The chapters explore three main, connected themes through both conceptual and empirical studies, including (1) offering insight into how process theorizing advances understandings of organizational contradictions; (2) shedding light on how dialectics, paradoxes, and dualities fuel organizational processes that affect persistence and transformation; and (3) exploring the convergence and divergence of dialectics, paradox, and dualities lenses. Taken together, this book offers key insights in order to inform persistent, contradictory dynamics in organizations and organizational studies.

scholarly journals 3D Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage Sites as an Educational Approach. The Sanctuary of Delphi

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3635
Author(s):  
Ioannis Liritzis ◽  
Pantelis Volonakis ◽  
Spyros Vosinakis
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
3D Reconstruction ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Computer Gaming ◽  
Educational Approach ◽  
Heritage Sites ◽  
3D Environment ◽  
Almost All

In the field of cultural heritage, three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of monuments is a usual activity for many professionals. The aim in this paper focuses on the new technology educational application combining science, history, and archaeology. Being involved in almost all stages of implementation steps and assessing the level of participation, university students use tools of computer gaming platform and participate in ways of planning the virtual environment which improves their education through e-Learning. The virtual 3D environment is made with different imaging methods (helium-filled balloon, Structure for motion, 3D repository models) and a developmental plan has been designed for use in many future applications. Digital tools were used with 3D reconstructed buildings from the museum archive to Unity 3D for the design. The pilot study of Information Technology work has been employed to introduce cultural heritage and archaeology to university syllabuses. It included students with a questionnaire which has been evaluated accordingly. As a result, the university students were inspired to immerse themselves into the virtual lab, aiming to increasing the level of interaction. The results show a satisfactory learning outcome by an easy to use and real 3D environment, a step forward to fill in needs of contemporary online sustainable learning demands.

Technological Change and the International System

2021 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen V. Milner ◽  
Sondre Ulvund Solstad
Keyword(s):  
Technology Adoption ◽  
Technological Change ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Causal Effect ◽  
International System ◽  
New Technology ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Adoption Of Technology ◽  
Adoption Of New Technology

ABSTRACTDo world politics affect the adoption of new technology? States overwhelmingly rely on technology invented abroad, and their differential intensity of technology use accounts for many of their differences in economic development. Much of the literature on technology adoption focuses on domestic conditions. The authors argue instead that the structure of the international system is critical because it affects the level of competition among states, which in turn affects leaders’ willingness to enact policies that speed technology adoption. Countries adopt new technology as they seek to avoid being vulnerable to attack or coercion by other countries. By systematically examining states’ adoption of technology over the past two hundred years, the authors find that countries adopt new technologies faster when the international system is less concentrated, that changes in systemic concentration have a temporally causal effect on technology adoption, and that government policies to promote technology adoption are related to concerns about rising international competition. A competitive international system is an important incentive for technological change and may underlie global technology waves.

Adoption and Success of e-HRM in a Cloud Computing Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert-Christian Ziebell ◽  
Jose Albors-Garrigos ◽  
Klaus-Peter Schoeneberg ◽  
Maria Rosario Perello Marin
Keyword(s):  
Success Factors ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Computing Environment ◽  
Extensive Experience ◽  
Cloud Computing Environment ◽  
Software Adoption ◽  
Operational Level ◽  
Depth Analysis

This qualitative study examines the digitisation of HRM in a cloud-based environment. The influencing factors for the transformation from conventional HRM to eHRM are examined with a special focus on the success factors from a strategic to the operational level. Additionally, an in-depth analysis of the currently existing and new HR metrics which emerge during the transformation takes place. The study is based on interviews with HR experts with extensive experience in transforming and working with the new technology. Active participation of the HR department is relevant for the success of the digital transformation HRM project. HR metrics have not been applied extensively so far and are used less for controlling and optimizing HR processes. New metrics would increase the acceptance of the new technology and thus the success of the overall HR transformation. The main contribution is related to the field of HR software adoption of cloud-based solutions.

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