Title :
Overcoming the human barrier in technology-adoption in technology-driven organizations
Author :
Boake, I. ; Pretorius, L. ; Pretorius, JHC
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Rand Afrikaans Univ., Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
In conducting a survey in the mining industry to enhance the existing Electrical Load Management (ELM) strategies applied in this industry, it was discovered that there are significant human obstacles to the adoption of ELM technologies. These human barriers are presented as well as a proposed solution.
Keywords :
human factors; human resource management; load management; mining industry; technology management; technology transfer; electrical load management; human barrier; mining industry; significant human obstacles; survey; technology adoption; technology driven organizations; Africa; Costs; Engineering management; Gold; Humans; Load management; Mining industry; Platinum; Resource management; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Management Conference, 2003. IEMC '03. Managing Technologically Driven Organizations: The Human Side of Innovation and Change
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8150-5
DOI :
10.1109/IEMC.2003.1252262
