Employees’ challenges and needs for reskilling when working with software robots
Venermo, K., Lampi, A., Salo, M., & Pirkkalainen, H. (2022). Employees’ challenges and needs for reskilling when working with software robots. In MCIS 2022 : Proceedings of the 14th Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems (Article 24). Association for Information Systems. https://aisel.aisnet.org/mcis2022/24/
Päivämäärä
2022Oppiaine
Value Creation for Cyber-Physical Systems and ServicesTietojärjestelmätiedeHyvinvoinnin tutkimuksen yhteisöTyön ja johtamisen muuttuminen digitaalisessa ajassaValue Creation for Cyber-Physical Systems and ServicesInformation Systems ScienceSchool of WellbeingEmergent work in the digital eraTekijänoikeudet
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Software robots are becoming increasingly adopted in different industries. The growing rate of automatization will affect more and more people and will result in changes in businesses of all sizes. Impacts can be observed at both the organizational and individual employee levels. A growing number of studies of software robots’ advantages and disadvantages on an organizational or industry-specific level have been carried out. However, there is limited knowledge about the employees’ perceptions of challenges and new skills needed when working with software robots. This study addresses this gap by using open-ended questionnaire responses from employees who have worked with software robots. This study aims to contribute to prior knowledge by identifying comprehensive sets of subcategories for employees’ perceptions of (1) the challenges as well as (2) the new skills needed when working with software robots. As practical implications, our findings can help organizations and individual workers prepare for the implementation and use of software robots by identifying potential challenges, planning for overcoming such challenges via suitable skills, and providing training for employees. According to our findings, many respondents mentioned learning new technical skills as a challenge, and because they have had to work with software robots, they have acquired additional knowledge, such as basic programming skills. Challenges related to reskilling constitute an interesting topic for further research.
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Julkaisija
Association for Information SystemsEmojulkaisun ISBN
978-88-87173-05-5Konferenssi
Mediterranean Conference on Information SystemsKuuluu julkaisuun
MCIS 2022 : Proceedings of the 14th Mediterranean Conference on Information SystemsAsiasanat
Alkuperäislähde
https://aisel.aisnet.org/mcis2022/24/Julkaisu tutkimustietojärjestelmässä
https://converis.jyu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/164789166
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Suomen Akatemia; Emil Aaltosen Säätiö srRahoitusohjelmat(t)
Akatemiatutkija, SALisätietoja rahoituksesta
This research has been funded by the Emil Aaltonen Foundation and the Academy of Finland (341359).Lisenssi
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