The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency

dc.contributor.advisorHattingh, Maria J. (Marie)
dc.contributor.emailvanzylarno@yahoo.comen_US
dc.contributor.postgraduateVan Zyl, Petrus Arnoldus
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-12T08:17:21Z
dc.date.available2024-02-12T08:17:21Z
dc.date.created2024-04-15
dc.date.issued2023-11-15
dc.descriptionDissertation (MCom (Informatics))--University of Pretoria, 2023.en_US
dc.description.abstractSelf-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.en_US
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_US
dc.description.degreeMCom (Informatics)en_US
dc.description.departmentInformaticsen_US
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Economic And Management Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.citation*en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.25403/UPresearchdata.25054292en_US
dc.identifier.otherA2024en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/94460
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 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.
dc.subjectUCTDen_US
dc.subjectSelf-Regulating Technologyen_US
dc.subjectJob Efficiencyen_US
dc.subjectEmployee Productivityen_US
dc.subjectWorkplace Efficiencyen_US
dc.titleThe effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiencyen_US
dc.typeDissertationen_US

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