Description
In the recent past, researchers have conducted investigations with different implications for the design of the future digital workplace. Several researchers advocate user autonomy regarding the selection of the workplace hardware. Other scholars advise enterprises to keep governance in terms of knowledge workers hardware selection. Because of that, companies are in a conflict: On the one hand they want to allow their knowledge workers more independence and autonomy regarding the selection and deployment of hardware. On the other hand they want to keep a minimum of governance within the hardware selection process. In our ongoing research project we are following the Design Science Research Methodology in order to develop and design a need-based configurator prototype for the selection of knowledge worker’s workplace hardware. The configurator shall serve as a solution for the conflict described above and consider the interests of employees and employers.
Recommended Citation
Zrinscak, Sebastian; Perl, Alexander; and Robra-Bissantz, Susanne, "Future Digital Workplace - Developing a Tool for the Hardware Selection of Knowledge Workers" (2017). AMCIS 2017 Proceedings. 18.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/amcis2017/OrganizationalIS/Presentations/18
Future Digital Workplace - Developing a Tool for the Hardware Selection of Knowledge Workers
In the recent past, researchers have conducted investigations with different implications for the design of the future digital workplace. Several researchers advocate user autonomy regarding the selection of the workplace hardware. Other scholars advise enterprises to keep governance in terms of knowledge workers hardware selection. Because of that, companies are in a conflict: On the one hand they want to allow their knowledge workers more independence and autonomy regarding the selection and deployment of hardware. On the other hand they want to keep a minimum of governance within the hardware selection process. In our ongoing research project we are following the Design Science Research Methodology in order to develop and design a need-based configurator prototype for the selection of knowledge worker’s workplace hardware. The configurator shall serve as a solution for the conflict described above and consider the interests of employees and employers.