DocumentCode
2388935
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
fYear
2003
fDate
2-4 Nov. 2003
Firstpage
209
Lastpage
213
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMC.2003.1252262
Filename
1252262
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