Understanding employee technophobia from a work design perspective

• Project/Area Number: 24K00284
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07080:Business administration-related
• Research Institution: Okayama University
• Principal Investigator: GONG YUANYUAN 岡山大学, グローバル人材育成院, 准教授 (70827493)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 中津 陽介 滋賀大学, 経済学部, 特任講師 (90962530)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2029-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥15,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,660,000); Fiscal Year 2028: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥5,590,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,290,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
• Keywords: employee technophobia / STAARA technology / work design / psychological well-being / employee performance

Outline of Research at the Start

This project seeks to reduce employee technophobia to improve productivity and wellbeing in workplaces characterized by the use of Smart Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Robotics, and Algorithms.