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The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency
Dissertation (MCom (Informatics))--University of Pretoria, 2023.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/94460 The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency Hattingh, Maria J. (Marie) vanzylarno@yahoo.com Van Zyl, Petrus Arnoldus UCTD Self-Regulating Technology Job Efficiency Employee Productivity Workplace Efficiency Dissertation (MCom (Informatics))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Self-regulation technologies are applications or equipment that allow end users to govern and manage their own technology use. The research indicates that distractions in the workplace are one of the primary contributors to reduced productivity, lower task completion, and lower task success rates. Self-regulation technologies are applications or equipment that allow employees to limit distractions from technological devices and maintain a focus on job-related activities throughout the workday. According to research, electronic devices commonly used in the workplace have increased employee distractions during daily work routines. This study analyzed how self-regulating technologies can promote workplace efficiency. The study employed a mono-method approach and compared the findings obtained from seventeen employees. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The results enabled an understanding whether self-regulating technologies can promote workplace efficiency. The study emphasized automated technology use and its influence on workplace efficiency. The research aims to provide an understanding of automated technology and how individuals in organizations can use the technologies available to them to ensure focus and attention on their job requirements. The study established that self-regulating technologies can help employees become more efficient and less stressed and distracted in their working environment while improving their work-life balance. Future research could expand the multitude of participants to include individuals from diverse working environments to obtain more information on the various types of self-regulating technologies being employed, whether the participants of the study deemed these technologies beneficial, and how easily these technologies can be incorporated into an average work routine. The importance of self- regulation technologies within the workplace is the various benefits observed including, improved overall effectiveness of employees, better work-life balance, improved job satisfaction, and reduced workplace stressors. Informatics MCom (Informatics) Unrestricted Faculty of Economic And Management Sciences 2024-02-12T08:17:21Z 2024-02-12T08:17:21Z 2024-04-15 2023-11-15 Dissertation * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94460 10.25403/UPresearchdata.25054292 en_US © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Self-Regulating Technology Job Efficiency Employee Productivity Workplace Efficiency The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| title | The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| title_full | The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| title_fullStr | The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| title_short | The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| title_sort | effect of self regulating technology on workplace efficiency |
| topic | UCTD Self-Regulating Technology Job Efficiency Employee Productivity Workplace Efficiency |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/94460 |