Meaningful Work in a Post-Covid Age
The Impact of New Technologies
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The Covid-19 pandemic triggered an unprecedented shift to remote work, made possible by a vast array of technologies. While the frequency of remote work has decreased post-pandemic, many workers and organizations are now embracing remote and hybrid work options. Technologies that proved beneficial during the pandemic continue to be used, and the explosion of AI across industries has left many wondering about the future of work and society.
Meaningful Work in a Post-Covid Age: The Impact of New Technologies presents examples of how technology can enhance efficiency and effectiveness in education, industry, and healthcare when used to support organizational stakeholders. However, it also cautions that we must consider the long-term impact of technology on human well-being. The widespread use of new technologies has resulted in lasting shifts in organizational and worker mindsets about what is considered normal, appropriate, and desirable in how and where work is performed. These changes have also impacted how meaningful work is experienced.
The book addresses the underlying concern about whether the pervasive use of technology will result in net benefits or losses to society. Technology that focuses primarily on efficiency at the expense of relational and creative needs can detract from the meaningfulness of life and work, leading to worker unrest and alienation, and potentially impacting the physical and mental health of the global population.
Meaningful Work in a Post-Covid Age presents models and tools to help leaders, decision-makers, and workers navigate their organizations and careers to find meaningful work amidst the accelerating growth of new technologies.
Chapter 1. Meaningful Work and Technology: Opportunities and Challenges; Sharlene Buszka
- Chapter 2. A Conceptual Framework for Meaningful Work: The Quest for Purpose in a Rapidly Evolving Technological Landscape; Michael P. Lillis
- Chapter 3. Personal Narratives of Meaning Within the Grand Narrative of Technology; Timothy Ewest
- Chapter 4.Remote Work and the Loneliness Epidemic: Is There a Connection?; Sharlene Buszka
- Chapter 5. Using Technology to Meet the Needs of K-12 Students, Parents, and Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond; Ashlee Hover and Tiffany Wilson
- Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence in Education: Transforming Learning and Teaching in the Post-Covid Era; Brian Graham
- Chapter 7. Faculty Perceptions of AI: A Case Study in Higher Education; Hella R.Jacob, Devon Cozad ,and Kelly Castle
- Chapter 8. Technology Use Enhances Meaningful Work; Carol Bartlo
- Chapter 9. Hope for Higher Education on the Edge: A Case Study in Lean Transformation Through the Change Kaleidoscope; Joshua D. Reichard
- Chapter 10. The Impact of Covid-19 on Technology, Interprofessional Collaboration, and Operations within Home Health Care; Michael Seils and Thao Nguyen
- Chapter 11. Increased Use of Remote Work Technologies: Towards Greater Control of Employees? A Case Study on Cameras; Caroline Diard, Nicolas Dufour, and Aaron Joyal
- Chapter 12. Finding Balance in the Digital Age: Employee Strategies for Digital Well-Being; Alice Verlinden, Elfi Baillien ,Lore Geldof, and Marijke Verbruggen
Dr. Sharlene Buszka has a PhD in Social Research and an MBA with a Certificate in Human Resource Management. She is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). She recently retired from Daemen University, USA where she was a Professor of Business Administration specializing in Human Resource Management.
Dr Timothy Ewest has worked in higher education since 2002 teaching leadership, ethics, and corporate social responsibility. He is an Associate Professor, Department Chair and Prince-Chavanne Research Chair at Houston Christian University, USA. He also serves on the executive team at the Academy of Management as a research member at large and is a former Visiting Research Collaborator at Princeton University’s Faith and Work Initiative.