Workers united: Digitally enhancing social connectedness on the shop floor

Richter, Alexander; Leyer, Michael; Steinhüser, Melanie

doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102101

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“…As a software, MS teams offers more dynamism in terms of sharing of resources, discussion session/forums beyond synchronous sessions etc, that sufficiently makes sense for regular online teaching where the instructor and the students need to interact with each other for a semester or relatively for a longer duration, whereas, when organising webinars, the learners are available with the HEIs for a short course or session, that if doesn't have a requirement for assignments or assessments, there are less chances that the other features of MS teams could get utilised. On the other hand, Zoom, has emerged as a popular online platform for conducting webinars in addition to Cisco WebEx, Google meet, Go to webinar Etc (Richter et al, 2020). Based on these results, MS teams is found to be a sufficiently good platform to conduct webinars considering the other features it has, however, if Microsoft can improve its user friendliness, the platform would become better.…”

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“…One such word is "Webinar" or web-based seminar, where HEIs in addition to their classes, were involved in utilising their online platform more efficiently by engaging the community through webinar, virtual conference, online workshop etc. HEIs are using several online platforms such as such as Hangout, skype, Zoom, Cisco Webex, Google meet, Go to webinar Et cetera for conducting webinars/ online classes or talks (Shrivastava, et al, 2021;Richter, et al, 2020). Microsoft's platform MS teams is gaining popularity among the HEIs in the middle east region specially, Oman.…”

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Empirical Examination of MS Teams in Conducting Webinar: Evidence From International Online Program Conducted in Oman

Khan¹,

Magd²

2021

JCCC

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The quick adoption of digital platforms in the education sector will always give credit to covid-19. The imposition of lock downs and closure of border as remedial measures forced educational institutes to shift to online platforms for their routine teaching and learning activities. The higher education institutes (HEIs) were found to be more dynamic, as they utilised their online presence in interacting with external members by way of other online activities predominantly webinars. The researchers suggest that online learning will remain to be a vital part of higher education and is going to stay along with other online activities like webinar as it is flexible, accessible, and convenient for the larger section of the students. This study examines the MS team’s platform from the learner’s perspective through technology acceptance model. The 320 responses were gathered from the participants of 22 countries who participated in one-week international webinar organised by two leading HEIs in Oman an online feedback form was analysed through PLS-SEM in SmartPLS 3.3.3. The study aimed to test the degree to which the participants were able to accept MS teams, a popular online learning platform in Oman, as a suitable webinar platform. The results indicate that MS teams is found to be a sufficiently good platform to conduct webinars however, it lags in terms of ease of use or user-friendliness. The study also confirms that attitude towards e-learning influences behavioural intention that subsequently influences the actual use of the platform.

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Empirical Examination of MS Teams in Conducting Webinar: Evidence From International Online Program Conducted in Oman

Khan¹,

Magd²

2021

JCCC

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“…Some recent research has indicated that the lockdown has been found to help specifically in reducing travel and pollution levels with potential positive impacts on global warming and climate change [ 15 ]. According to Richter [ 16 ]; the lockdown has allowed many employees to connect and meet in new ways; and to work more ﬂexibly establishing new forms of management and independent working styles. This has driven many employers to develop their organisational and data management frameworks by using online tools to access resources and data.…”

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“…The widely available internet infrastructure and software availability has helped organisations adapt to new working styles, which would have been much more difficult in previous decades [ 16 ]. Modern software, employee's ICT awareness and recent organisational practices have shown inherent ﬂexibility and openness, supporting a wide variety of work practices without the need for technical customisation [ 17 ].…”

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Challenges and opportunities of remotely working from home during Covid-19 pandemic

Al‐Habaibeh¹,

Watkins²,

Waried³

et al. 2021

Global Transitions

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“…[1][2][3][4][5] By building a smart and connected workplace with human-in-a-loop models, workers today are better equipped with situational awareness, field visibility, and remote supervision. [6][7][8][9] Previous review articles have summarized smart and intelligent wearables on selected topics and products related to workplace safety, health, and productivity. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] Most of the information on latest commercial products and solutions is spread across different websites, news outlets, insight articles, survey reports and social media.…”

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Trends in Workplace Wearable Technologies and Connected‐Worker Solutions for Next‐Generation Occupational Safety, Health, and Productivity

Patel

Chesmore

Legner

et al. 2021

Advanced Intelligent Systems

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The workplace influences the safety, health, and productivity of workers at multiple levels. To protect and promote total worker health, smart hardware, and software tools have emerged for the identification, elimination, substitution, and control of occupational hazards. Wearable devices enable constant monitoring of individual workers and the environment, whereas connected worker solutions provide contextual information and decision support. Here, the recent trends in commercial workplace technologies to monitor and manage occupational risks, injuries, accidents, and diseases are reviewed. Workplace safety wearables for safe lifting, ergonomics, hazard identification, sleep monitoring, fatigue management, and heat and cold stress are discussed. Examples of workplace productivity wearables for asset tracking, augmented reality, gesture and motion control, brain wave sensing, and work stress management are given. Workplace health wearables designed for work‐related musculoskeletal disorders, functional movement disorders, respiratory hazards, cardiovascular health, outdoor sun exposure, and continuous glucose monitoring are shown. Connected worker platforms are discussed with information about the architecture, system modules, intelligent operations, and industry applications. Predictive analytics provide contextual information about occupational safety risks, resource allocation, equipment failure, and predictive maintenance. Altogether, these examples highlight the ground‐level benefits of real‐time visibility about frontline workers, work environment, distributed assets, workforce efficiency, and safety compliance.

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Workers united: Digitally enhancing social connectedness on the shop floor

Cited by 17 publications

References 50 publications

Empirical Examination of MS Teams in Conducting Webinar: Evidence From International Online Program Conducted in Oman

Empirical Examination of MS Teams in Conducting Webinar: Evidence From International Online Program Conducted in Oman

Challenges and opportunities of remotely working from home during Covid-19 pandemic

Trends in Workplace Wearable Technologies and Connected‐Worker Solutions for Next‐Generation Occupational Safety, Health, and Productivity

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