New Technology Acceptance and Its Impact on Workers Motivation and Well-Being

Dear Colleagues,

The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, is already underway. Rapid advances in technology, digitalization, smart technologies, automation, robotization, and the industrial internet have enabled and characterized its progression, with important economic, political and social implications. The Industry 4.0 revolution entails several changes for industries and societies and is contributing to the current perception of the world being a place characterized by Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity (a VUCA world).

New technology implementation often fails because of employee resistance and because of the inadequate management of its effects on other organizational elements. Workers’ opposition may arise because of distrust, the feeling of being controlled and fear of job loss. Moreover, the lack of technical and digital skills and the need for adequate training is one of the most significant obstacles among those reported in the literature.

In light of the great attention paid to the concept of human-centricity in the factories of the future, this Special Issue is particularly interested in manuscripts that offer insights into the relationship between technology acceptance and workers motivation and well-being. We invite submissions that examine how new technology introduction impacts on workers (final users and their colleagues) and how organizations manage the change process.

Dr. Monica Molino
Prof. Dr. Claudio Giovanni Cortese
Prof. Dr. Chiara Ghislieri
Guest Editors

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