This study focuses on the consequences of the use of computerized work equipment (hereafter: computer use) on the content and quality of work. It investigates, first, the relationship between computer use and both job tasks and task discretion and, second, their medi ating role for the relationship between computer use and job satisfaction. With our German-UK compari son, we contribute to the long-standing debate on the upskilling/de-skilling nature of the use of technology and its repercussions on the quality of work.

The link between computer use and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job tasks and task discretion / Minardi, Saverio; Hornberg, Carla; Barbieri, Paolo; Solga, Heike. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. - ISSN 1467-8543. - STAMPA. - 2023:(2023). [10.1111/bjir.12738]

The link between computer use and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job tasks and task discretion

Minardi, Saverio
Primo
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Barbieri, Paolo
Penultimo
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2023-01-01

Abstract

This study focuses on the consequences of the use of computerized work equipment (hereafter: computer use) on the content and quality of work. It investigates, first, the relationship between computer use and both job tasks and task discretion and, second, their medi ating role for the relationship between computer use and job satisfaction. With our German-UK compari son, we contribute to the long-standing debate on the upskilling/de-skilling nature of the use of technology and its repercussions on the quality of work.
2023
Minardi, Saverio; Hornberg, Carla; Barbieri, Paolo; Solga, Heike
The link between computer use and job satisfaction: The mediating role of job tasks and task discretion / Minardi, Saverio; Hornberg, Carla; Barbieri, Paolo; Solga, Heike. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. - ISSN 1467-8543. - STAMPA. - 2023:(2023). [10.1111/bjir.12738]
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