A Research Agenda for Workplace Innovation

The Challenge of Disruptive Transitions

Elgar Research Agendas

Edited by Peter R.A. Oeij, TNO, the Netherlands, Steven Dhondt, TNO, the Netherlands and KU Leuven, Belgium and Adela J. McMurray, Flinders University, Australia

This cutting-edge Research Agenda takes a hard look at workplace innovation practices that are vital for dealing with the global disruptive changes we currently face. It unpacks the ways in which organisations can become more sustainable, not only for value creation and profitability but also for sustainable employability and employee skill development.

This title contains one or more Open Access chapters.

‘Digital disruption is widespread across our economies and societies. Bringing together an array of highly qualified contributors, this timely book contains important theory, research and analysis on this challenging phenomenon. It includes valuable guidance on how to engage with digital transformation through the mutually beneficial process of workplace innovation.’
– Peter Boxall, University of Auckland, New Zealand

‘The organization of work and the workplace is under stress. COVID-19 is one example but the longstanding pressure of technological change is another as are labor supply shocks flowing from demographics. How are organizations adapting? What constitutes best practice? What are the consequences of different strategies for the organization and for the workforce? These are urgent questions and via thoughtful comparative chapters A Research Agenda for Workplace Innovation provides answers. This is a timely and much needed contribution.’
——保罗•奥斯特曼马萨诸塞州本月itute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, US

‘An insightful and fascinating book that will reshape the way you approach innovation in this challenging and disruptive era of unprecedented digital transformation. This book will provide you with tools and strategies to successfully navigate workplace innovation transition and manage the impacts of technology to support and empower your future workforce…read this book and learn from the best!’
– Al Jawhari, Innovate Inn Pty Ltd, Australia

‘As the world moves to ever greater integration of technology with economic, social, and environmental issues, this work sets the scene for transitioning the workplace through technology adoption. This is a powerful and timely edition with logically organised parts and international cases. It will prove to be a valuable resource for managers and scholars alike.’
– Allan O’Connor, University of South Australia

‘This book is timely published when digital technologies are transforming work across the globe. It is an invaluable contribution to how inclusively to combine human labour and disruptive technologies by analyzing various country experiences of workplace innovation in the context of new technologies and COVID-19.’
– Kiu Sik Bae, formerly president of Korea Labour Institute, current standing member of Korean Economic, Social and Labour Council

‘As with every previous wave of change, the information revolution and the green transition are bound to transform both consumption and work patterns. This book takes a deep look at the workplace transformation and how to go about doing it well and studying it. Important, useful, and timely for academics, managers, and workers.’
– Carlota Perez, Author of Technological Revolutions and financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages; University College London, University of Sussex, UK and TalTech, Estonia