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This piece focuses on the implications of automation in the workplace through the scope of workplace activities rather than job-loss. There is a strong focus on the potential benefits of automation, arguing this freeing-up of time will allow for more pertinent and/or high-value work to be done. It is also acknowledged that governments and businesses will need to consider their organizations’ structure insofar as job loss and economic inequality, among other things, which the rise in automated work tasks.
Cummins, P. A., Yamashita, T., Millar, R. J., & Sahoo, S. (2019). Problem-Solving Skills of the U.S. Workforce and Preparedness for Job Automation. Adult Learning, 30(3), 111–120. https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.wwu.edu/10.1177/1045159518818407
This article talks about how to be prepared for workforce automation. Automation is spreading around the world, and this compares the United States to other countries around the world. This also talks about problem solving skills and how each country does it differently. In this article it also talks about how the United States can change their learning practices in order to improve all of their skills.
Faragher J (2019), AI the enemy of diversity? Each week seems to bring a new horror story about biased algorithms at work. But the evidence suggests automation isn’t always a bad idea,people management,p44-48, retrieved from http://web.a.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=12&sid=9b199a83-d5e0-4613-9b2f-843c26576b5e%40sdc-v-sessmgr03&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#AN=137322090&db=bth
This Article details some ways in which AI can affect diversity while at the same time does bring some benefits to the table.This Article is very relevant to our topic because our topic is how automation and AI can affect diversity.
Gomez, J. G., & al, E. (n.d.). “Four Success Factors for Workforce Automation.” McKinsey & Company, May 2019, www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/operations/our-insights/four-success-factors-for-workforce-automation. Retrieved January 30, 2020
It has great data that can show both sides of our topics. It has important facts and estimations from multiple sources. This article poses hypothetical questions important topics relating to automation. Within this article, the cultural differences are brought up momentarily showing the difference in automation in Europe vs. USA.
McCracken, H. (2019, February). Google’s 100% Solution.
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This article has a lot of data that is relevant to our topic, and also manages to keep the vast majority of its scope based on organizational behavior.The article highlights Google’s suggestion that employees devote 20% of their time to side projects that may benefit the company in some way. Google has always had a bottom-up approach for innovation, not ignoring any body in the command chain while searching for profitable ideas. It is this approach from Google that allows it to be one of the most innovative and successful firms in the world, and an automated workplace would be a detriment to the philosophy that has allowed Google so much success.
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