Employee Empowerment in the Context of Domain-Specific Risks in Industry 4.0

Digmayer, Claas; Jakobs, Eva-Maria

doi:10.1109/procomm.2018.00034

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“…In the aspect of big data, Bischof and Wilfinger (2019) opined that material, financial and information risks are some of the crucial risk factors associated with this digital technology. In the study of Digmayer and Jakobs (2018), some critical risks associated with the 4IR technologies include issues relating to interconnection of systems, increase data generation, changing demands placed on employees, data security and safety, job loss, etc. Another issue relating to digitalisation is cyber insecurity as with efficient information storage and data exchange comes the risk of vulnerability to IT gurus who can access information that has been stored under a cloud network system (Rubin, 2006).…”

Section: Risk Of Digitalisation In Constructionmentioning

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Unravelling the risks of construction digitalisation in developing countries

Aghimien

Aigbavboa

Meno

et al. 2021

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Purpose This study aims to present the result of an assessment of the risk of construction digitalisation with a view to sensitising and preparing construction organisations for unforeseen issues that might arise in the course of their digital transformation. Design/methodology/approach The study took a post-positivist stance through a quantitative research approach. A survey of construction professionals actively involved in construction projects in South Africa was conducted using a structured questionnaire. The analysis of the data gathered was done using mean item scores, Kruskal–Wallis H test, exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and structural equation modelling (SEM). Findings EFA revealed five principal risk factors (human and financial, technological, legal and security, operations and socioeconomic risk factors) associated with the digitalisation of construction organisations. However, SEM revealed that four out of these risk components have significant direct relationships with some selected digitalisation outcomes. These significant risk factors are technology, legal and security issues, operations and socioeconomic issues. Originality/value This study provides practical insight into the risk inherent in construction digitalisation, and its result can help organisations seeking to be digitally transformed make informed decisions. Theoretically, the study reveals the risks associated with construction digitalisation – an aspect that has not gained significant attention in the current fourth industrial revolution discourse. Therefore, its findings can form a basis for future studies on the risk of digitalising construction organisations.

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Section: Risk Of Digitalisation In Constructionmentioning

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Unravelling the risks of construction digitalisation in developing countries

Aghimien

Aigbavboa

Meno

et al. 2021

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“…Employee participation in both work organisation and technological innovation is instrumental to facilitate and improve technological progress and stimulate efficiency gains (Fantini et al, 2018). In addition, it improves the job quality, wellbeing and safety of employees (Digmayer & Jakobs, 2018; Dregger et al, 2018). The focus of employee participation in the socio‐technical perspective is on its impact on organisational performance and employees’ job quality.…”

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Old wine in new bottles? Revisiting employee participation in Industry 4.0

Vereycken¹,

Ramioul²,

Hermans³

2021

New Technol Work Employ

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This paper aims to critically examine employee participation in Industry 4.0, with a systematic literature review. A total of 58 studies were reviewed, resulting in a categorisation of the literature into three perspectives. The ‘techno‐optimist’ and the ‘socio‐technical’ perspective dominate in the reviewed papers. They both confirm a trend that frames employee participation in a unitarist tradition, which emphasises synergies between managerial efficiency and (mostly individual) participation, leading to high innovation potential. The third perspective is rooted in critical studies. Authors writing on the latter subject predict more standardisation and centralisation, and the continued demise of collective and representative forms of participation. To better understand the role of employees in Industry 4.0, we suggest confronting the current discourse with robust empirical research. On that basis, we reject both technological and social determinism, and we acknowledge the structural ambiguities and multidimensionality of employee participation in technological transformations.

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“…For this reason, in the future workers will need to be able to coexist with technology and to successfully cooperate with it. This objective can be achieved by allowing users to become more and more aware of the transformation, and by making them feel involved [7]. Safety training will have a central role in helping people become more aware.…”

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“…Namely, changes affecting the workplace, the operating procedure, and the physical components engender new hazards concerning occupational safety and health (OSH). Therefore, workers should be fully aware of the ongoing changes to feel involved and not replaced [7] and to feel safeguarded in a context where safety becomes technology-centered. Against this background, and following the strategies identified by the European Commission, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) incorporated the impact of ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) in the list of research priorities concerning occupational safety and health.…”

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New and Emerging Hazards for Health and Safety within Digitalized Manufacturing Systems

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution is radically reshaping the procedures and the manufacturing environments through the digitalization process. The digitalization process can change according to the context and to specific solutions, and it is able to modify manufacturing systems and production areas. All the employees are directly affected by the transformation of the working environment, manufacturing tools, and working conditions and by the increasing need for new competencies. In this context, it is crucial to identify new and emerging hazards concerning the health and safety of the employees to ensure a conscious and safe digital transformation for everyone involved. In this regard, the paper presents the state of the research and defines seven areas of interest for a safe and harmless digital transformation for the employees, drawing attention to the hazards in the different technological areas. The state of the research unveils the absence of detailed analysis to identify specific hazards of 4.0 technologies. Therefore, every specific 4.0 technologies is analyzed by an extensive review to provide a comprehensive matrix of new and emerging hazards for health and safety within digitalized manufacturing systems. The results can help manufacturing organizations to perform robust risk assessments for worker when introducing specific 4.0 technologies.

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Employee Empowerment in the Context of Domain-Specific Risks in Industry 4.0

Cited by 9 publications

References 22 publications

Unravelling the risks of construction digitalisation in developing countries

Unravelling the risks of construction digitalisation in developing countries

Old wine in new bottles? Revisiting employee participation in Industry 4.0

New and Emerging Hazards for Health and Safety within Digitalized Manufacturing Systems

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