Research Article
Technology Adoption and the Mobile Worker: The Case of the Field Journalist
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COLCOM.2007.4553872, author={Michael Er}, title={Technology Adoption and the Mobile Worker: The Case of the Field Journalist}, proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharin}, publisher={IEEE}, proceedings_a={COLLABORATECOM}, year={2008}, month={6}, keywords={Australia Buildings Collaborative work Databases Erbium Impedance Information resources Personal digital assistants Portable computers Technological innovation}, doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2007.4553872} }- Michael Er
Year: 2008
Technology Adoption and the Mobile Worker: The Case of the Field Journalist
COLLABORATECOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2007.4553872
Abstract
Mobile technology offers the potential to connect the mobile worker with information resources which would normally be available in an office setting. Such devices could improve the competency of these workers when making on-the-spot decisions however there are many published cases of failure to adopt such innovations. In many instances the potential which the tool possesses to improve work has been recognised by workers and yet they persist with incumbent work methods. This paper examines one such case, namely print journalists reporting from the field. Major impediments to mobile technology adoption include the potential negative effect which the device has upon the established information system and, in particular, its influence on the level of collaboration of different mobile workers.