
Technology-Driven Productivity Improvements and the Future of Work
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Goeran Roos(Author)
Information Science Reference (Publisher)
Published on 10. February 2017
Book
Hardback
255 pages
978-1-5225-2179-2 (ISBN)
Description
While technological developments are evolving at a rapid pace, employee workplace skills are falling behind. This rate of change will continue to accelerate, and it is the responsibility of businesses to provide their employees with a solid foundation for keeping pace with the technology surrounding them. Technology-Driven Productivity Improvements and the Future of Work: Emerging Research and Opportunities provides a comprehensive discussion of the latest strategies and methods for creating harmony between the workplace population and their technological environments. Featuring coverage on relevant topics such as STEM skills, economic complexities, and social programs, this is an informative resource for all business owners, professionals, practitioners, and researchers who are interested in discovering new methods that will enable humans and technology to work together.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Hershey
United States
Publishing group
IGI Global
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
741 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5225-2179-2 (9781522521792)
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Person
Göran Roos is a member of the Economic Development Board of South Australia, the advisory board for Investment Attraction South Australia, METS Ignited Australia Limited's Research and Innovation Advisory Council, and an Invited Member of CSIRO Manufacturing Business Unit Advisory Committee. He is an Adjunct Professor at Entrepreneurship, Commercialisation and Innovation Centre, University of Adelaide; Adjunct Professor at University of Technology Sydney Business School; and Adjunct Associate Professor in the College of Business, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) and of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA).
Content
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1; Technology-Driven Productivity Improvements With a Focus on ICTEnabled Automation
- Chapter 2; What Will Happen to the Jobs?
- Chapter 3;Competencies and Work Hours
- Chapter 4; The Demand for STEM Skills: Surplus and Deficit Simultaneously
- Chapter 5; Economic Complexity as a Basis for National Prosperity and the Impact ofTechnology-Based Productivity Improvement
- Chapter 6; Emerging Shifts in the Relationships Between Providers of Labour and Users of Labour
- Chapter 7; Drivers That Are Exacerbating the Problem
- Chapter 8; How Should Society Respond to These Challenges?
- Conclusion
- Related Readings
- About the Author
- Index
- Introduction
- Chapter 1; Technology-Driven Productivity Improvements With a Focus on ICTEnabled Automation
- Chapter 2; What Will Happen to the Jobs?
- Chapter 3;Competencies and Work Hours
- Chapter 4; The Demand for STEM Skills: Surplus and Deficit Simultaneously
- Chapter 5; Economic Complexity as a Basis for National Prosperity and the Impact ofTechnology-Based Productivity Improvement
- Chapter 6; Emerging Shifts in the Relationships Between Providers of Labour and Users of Labour
- Chapter 7; Drivers That Are Exacerbating the Problem
- Chapter 8; How Should Society Respond to These Challenges?
- Conclusion
- Related Readings
- About the Author
- Index