The effect of self-regulating technology on workplace efficiency

Abstract

Self-regulation technologies are applications or equipment that allow end users to govern and manage their own technology use. The research indicates that distractions in the workplace are one of the primary contributors to reduced productivity, lower task completion, and lower task success rates. Self-regulation technologies are applications or equipment that allow employees to limit distractions from technological devices and maintain a focus on job-related activities throughout the workday. According to research, electronic devices commonly used in the workplace have increased employee distractions during daily work routines. This study analyzed how self-regulating technologies can promote workplace efficiency. The study employed a mono-method approach and compared the findings obtained from seventeen employees. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The results enabled an understanding whether self-regulating technologies can promote workplace efficiency. The study emphasized automated technology use and its influence on workplace efficiency. The research aims to provide an understanding of automated technology and how individuals in organizations can use the technologies available to them to ensure focus and attention on their job requirements. The study established that self-regulating technologies can help employees become more efficient and less stressed and distracted in their working environment while improving their work-life balance. Future research could expand the multitude of participants to include individuals from diverse working environments to obtain more information on the various types of self-regulating technologies being employed, whether the participants of the study deemed these technologies beneficial, and how easily these technologies can be incorporated into an average work routine. The importance of self- regulation technologies within the workplace is the various benefits observed including, improved overall effectiveness of employees, better work-life balance, improved job satisfaction, and reduced workplace stressors.