Do Machines Dream of Electric Workers?: Understanding the Impact of Digital Technologies on Organizations and Innovation

Introduction: Do Machines Dream of Electric Workers? New Frontiers in the Debate on Technology, Structure, and Strategy
Contents
About the Editors
Organizing for Industry 4.0
	1 Introduction
	2 The Research Methodology
	3 Antinomies and Paradoxes of New Organizational Forms
	4 What is Industry 4.0 and What are its Pros and Cons
	5 Organizing for Industry 4.0
		5.1 Emerging Approaches
		5.2 Organizing for Industry 4.0: Convergent Tendencies
	6 Discussion, Suggestions for Future Research and Open Conclusions
	References
Consequences in the Workplace After Industry 4.0 Adoption: A Multiple Case Study of Italian Manufacturing Organisations
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Background
		2.1 Industry 4.0
		2.2 Consequences of Industry 4.0 in the Workplace
	3 Research Design
	4 Case Study
	5 Findings
	6 Discussion
		6.1 Implications for Researchers
		6.2 Implications for Managers
	7 Conclusion
	References
Remote Locations Are not All the Same: Determinants of Work Well-Being Among Home-Based and Mobile e-Workers
	1 Introduction
	2 Background Literature and Hypotheses Development
	3 Method
		3.1 Data and Sample
		3.2 Measures
		3.3 Analytic Approach
	4 Results
	5 Discussion, Implications and Future Research Directions
	References
Work Datafication and Digital Work Behavior Analysis as a Source of HRM Insights
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Framework
	3 Data and Methods
		3.1 Data Collection
		3.2 Data Analysis
	4 Findings
	5 Discussion and Conclusion
		5.1 Limitations and Future Directions
	References
Shaping the Future of Work
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Framework
		2.1 The T-shaped Professionals
		2.2 Hybrid Jobs and Work Design
		2.3 Technological Change and Work Design
	3 Research Methods
		3.1 Research Setting and Sample
		3.2 Variables
		3.3 Data Analysis
	4 Findings
	5 Discussions and Conclusions
	References
Blue Ocean or Dry Desert? Blockchain and Bitcoin Impact on Tourism Industry
	1 Introduction
	2 Theoretical Background
		2.1 Virtual Currency Definition
		2.2 Blockchain Definition
		2.3 Technology Perception and the Adoption of Emerging Technologies
		2.4 The Level of Technology Diffusion: A Network-Based Approach
	3 Research Approach and Methods
	4 Main Findings
	5 Discussion and Conclusions
	References
Ecosystems in Blockchain Competence Certification: An Explorative Multi-Perspective Analysis
	1 Purpose of the Research
	2 Theoretical Framework and Theories Applied
	3 The Neo-Institutional Perspective
		3.1 The Socio-Technical Perspective and the Digital Ecosystems Theories
	4 Research Methods
	5 Main and Expected Findings
		5.1 A Neo-Institutional Interpretation
		5.2 A Socio-Technical Interpretation: Digital Ecosystems Analysis
	6 Conclusions
	References
Building the Digital Public Administration: The Impact of Social Media in the Public Sector. The Perception of Public Employees in Italian Local Context
	1 Introduction
	2 The Social Media Impact in Public Sector
	3 Research Setting and Design
		3.1 Research Context
		3.2 Questionnaire and Sample
	4 Results
	5 Discussion and Conclusions
	References
Museums Driving Innovation by Technology, People and Organisation
	1 Introduction
	2 Methodological Section
	3 Museums as Memory Institutions, Information-Driven, Knowledge- and Learning-Oriented Organisations
	4 Museums Driving Innovation for Creating Value by Technology
	5 How Technology Enables Museums to Drive Innovation for Creating Value
		5.1 Toward a ‘Shared’ Authority on Cultural Heritage Contents Driving Innovation by Strengthening User Participation from Virtual Museums to Learning and Education Opportunities
		5.2 Museums Professionals as Users-Centered Mediators and Information Sources Enablers Within Museums as Information Environments
	6 Discussion
	7 Conclusions
	References
Measuring Healthcare Performance in Digitalization Era an Empirical Analysis
	1 Purpose of Research
	2 Theoretical Framework and Applied Theories
		2.1 Digitalization in Healthcare
		2.2 Measuring Performance in Health Care
	3 Research Methods
	4 Case Study
	5 First Consideration
	6 Conclusion
	References
Practice Enterprise and MOOCs in Higher Education Real and Perceived Performances
	1 From Simulimpresa to PE
	2 New Didactical Technologies and the Evolution of Learning Approach
	3 MOOCs and Connective Didactics
	4 Roles in PE Quality Assurance
	5 The Evaluation of Performances of PE and MOOCs Projects
	6 Conclusions
	References
Organizational Followership: How Social Media Communication Affects Employees’ Behavior
	1 Introduction
	2 Method
	3 Results
		3.1 The Social Media Experiment
		3.2 The Qualitative Approach
	4 Discussion
	5 Conclusion
	References
Reducing Cognitive Biases Through Digitally Enabled Training. A Conceptual Framework
	1 Introduction
	2 Including the Human Side in Operations Management
		2.1 Toward a Behavioral View of Operations Management
		2.2 The Role of Cognitive Bias in Operations Management
	3 What Training for Developing Operation Management Skills
	4 How Industry 4.0 Technologies May Attenuate Cognitive Biases
	5 How Training and Advance Technologies Help to Offset Cognitive Biases. A Conceptual Model
	References