TY - CHAP
T1 - Technology
AU - Coovert, Michael D.
AU - Foster Thompson, Lori
AU - Craiger, J. Philip
AU - Craiger, Philip
N1 - Questions about the causes or sources of work stress have been the subject of considerable research, as well as public fascination, for several decades. Earl
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - Technology is nearly ubiquitous in the workplace. Broadly defined as advancements in software, hardware, and associated services, “computer support” has transformed the world of work, and this trend shows no sign of abating (Coovert & Thompson, 2001; Wilson, 1991). According to recent surveys, many innovations in changing the workplace with computers have occurred during the last decade alone, primarily within white-collar occupations (Andries, Smulders, & Dhondt, 2002). Jobs and employees are affected by both new innovations and increasing access to more familiar technologies. For example, dramatic work transformations will likely result from late breaking advances in wearable computers that extend human capabilities by allowing people to do things like see what is behind them while facing forward (Negroponte & Gershenfeld, 1995). Meanwhile, work is also changing because more familiar technologies (cell phones, laptops, wireless connections, etc.) have become smaller, faster, cheaper, and generally more available than ever before, providing access even to small businesses and small-budget operations.
AB - Technology is nearly ubiquitous in the workplace. Broadly defined as advancements in software, hardware, and associated services, “computer support” has transformed the world of work, and this trend shows no sign of abating (Coovert & Thompson, 2001; Wilson, 1991). According to recent surveys, many innovations in changing the workplace with computers have occurred during the last decade alone, primarily within white-collar occupations (Andries, Smulders, & Dhondt, 2002). Jobs and employees are affected by both new innovations and increasing access to more familiar technologies. For example, dramatic work transformations will likely result from late breaking advances in wearable computers that extend human capabilities by allowing people to do things like see what is behind them while facing forward (Negroponte & Gershenfeld, 1995). Meanwhile, work is also changing because more familiar technologies (cell phones, laptops, wireless connections, etc.) have become smaller, faster, cheaper, and generally more available than ever before, providing access even to small businesses and small-budget operations.
KW - workplace stress
KW - stress from technology
KW - rapid technological advancements
UR - http://sk.sagepub.com/reference/hdbk_workstress/n12.xml
U2 - 10.4135/9781412975995.n12
DO - 10.4135/9781412975995.n12
M3 - Chapter
BT - Handbook of Work Stress
ER -