The Effects of Word Processing and Automated Data Entry Technology on the Quantity and Quality of Users' Jobs
The Effects of Word Processing and Automated Data Entry Technology on the Quantity and Quality of Users' Jobs

Author: Jeannine McNeil

Publisher: Laval, Quebec : Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre, Organizational Research Directorate

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 70

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To shed more light on the effect of computer technology on jobs in Québec, research was conducted in 2 hospitals, 2 private companies in the financial sector and 2 government agencies. The study measured the severity of certain socio-economic effects, and determined whether there is a link between them and management variables or individual characteristics of the workers, all of whom are women. The study analyzed the workers' perceptions of the positive or negative effects of data entry and word processing computer technology on the characteristics and conditions of their jobs. The data were gathered from 229 women working as data entry operators and 187 working as word processor operators. Social factors measured included variety of tasks and number of jobs, complexity of tasks, autonomy, job mobility, monitoring and supervision, health problems, physical environment, social interactions, attitude toward computer technology, and satisfaction with computer technology and working conditions.

Transforming Human Resource Functions With Automation
Transforming Human Resource Functions With Automation

Author: Pathak, Anchal

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2020-12-18

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1799841812

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Technology is used in various forms within today’s modern market. Businesses and companies, specifically, are beginning to manage their effectiveness and performance using intelligent systems and other modes of digitization. The rise of artificial intelligence and automation has caused organizations to re-examine how they utilize their personnel and how to train employees for new skillsets using these technologies. These responsibilities fall on the shoulders of human resources, creating a need for further understanding of autonomous systems and their capabilities within organizational progression. Transforming Human Resource Functions With Automation is a collection of innovative research on the methods and applications of artificial intelligence and autonomous systems within human resource management and modern alterations that are occurring. While highlighting topics including cloud-based systems, robotics, and social media, this book is ideally designed for managers, practitioners, researchers, executives, policymakers, strategists, academicians, and students seeking current research on advancements within human resource strategies through the implementation of information technology and automation.

Work, Work, Work
Work, Work, Work

Author: Susan Clark

Publisher: Laval, Que. : Canadian Workplace Automation Research Center, Organizational Research Directorate

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 38

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This report presents information on general perspectives on technological change, work attitudes, technological change and health, work processes and procedures, and user acceptance.

The Effects of Computers on Workplace Stress, Job Security and Work Interest in Canada
The Effects of Computers on Workplace Stress, Job Security and Work Interest in Canada

Author: Zhengxi Lin

Publisher: [Hull, Quebec] : Applied Research Branch, Human Resources Development Canada

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 54

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This paper uses data from the 2000 Statistics Canada General Social Survey to empirically investigate the effects of computers on several measures of job quality. After an introduction on previous studies of this issue, section 2 briefly describes the data & model used for the analysis. Subsequent sections present & discuss results regarding the following effects of computers & automated technology: on stress in the workplace; on work being affected; on changes in job security; and on changes in work interest.

The Impact of Office Automation on Organizations and Jobs
The Impact of Office Automation on Organizations and Jobs

Author: Jo Katambwe

Publisher: Laval, Quebec : Canadian Workplace Automation Research Centre, Organizational Research Directorate

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 60

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The purpose of this review of the literature is to formulate an overview of theoretical projections and the results of empirical research in the area of evaluating the impact of new technologies on work and its organization.

Reinventing Jobs
Reinventing Jobs

Author: Ravin Jesuthasan

Publisher: Harvard Business Press

Published: 2018-09-18

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1633694089

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How to Optimize Human-Machine Work Combinations Your organization has made the decision to adopt automation and artificial intelligence technologies. Now, you face difficult and stubborn questions about how to implement that decision: How, when, and where should we apply automation in our organization? Is it a stark choice between humans versus machines? How do we stay on top of these technological trends as work and automation continue to evolve? Work and human capital experts Ravin Jesuthasan and John Boudreau present leaders with a new set of tools to answer these daunting questions. Transcending the endless debate about humans being replaced by machines, Jesuthasan and Boudreau show how smart leaders instead are optimizing human-automation combinations that are not only more efficient but also generate higher returns on improved performance. Based on groundbreaking primary research, Reinventing Jobs provides an original, structured approach of four distinct steps--deconstruct, optimize, automate, and reconfigure--to help leaders reinvent how work gets bundled into jobs and create optimal human-machine combinations. Jesuthasan and Boudreau show leaders how to continuously reexamine what a job really is, and they provide the tools for identifying the pivotal performance value of tasks within jobs and how these tasks should be reconstructed into new, more optimal combinations. With numerous examples and practical advice for applying the four-step process, Reinventing Jobs gives leaders a more precise, planful, and actionable way to decide how, when, and where to apply and optimize work automation.

Human Aspects in Office Automation
Human Aspects in Office Automation

Author: Barbara G. F. Cohen

Publisher: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier

Published: 1984

Total Pages: 358

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Collection of studies on mental stress among office workers, caused by office automation, in the USA - covers occupational health in relation to the work environment, work organization factors, ergonomics, physiological and psychological aspects of office work, work attitudes and behaviour, and strategies for coping with stress; deals, in particular, with work on visual display units, sexual harassment, and the woman worker. Graphs, illustrations, photographs and references.