Wearable Technology: A Stimulant for Employee Engagement in a Hybrid Work model
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Wearable technology, Wearables, Wearable devices, Employee engagement, Hybrid model, Digital work place, IoT.Abstract
Wearable technology is an innovative concept that has been widely developed across the world. It is often referred as “Wearable devices” or “Wearables” which can be worn by the individuals in their body with a motive to assist the day-to-day activities, thus providing sophisticated digital experience to the users. The objective of the study is to showcase the role of wearable technology in inducing employee engagement specifically in a Hybrid work environment. The reason for attempting the study in Hybrid work environment is that the new transition of work model to Hybrid confronts significantly more challenges in engaging the workforce. Therefore, the study promises to find out the various wearable devices used in the workplace to foster employee engagement and its relative consequences. The study is conceptual in nature that emphasizes and exposes the theoretical background and related concepts of wearable technology and hybrid work employee engagement. The previous researches have explored the concept of wearable technology and its applications in traditional work setup. Whereas, this study extends its novelty by examining the role of wearable technology in Hybrid work model in enhancing employee engagement. The study findings reveal various conceivable wearables that can be assimilated in the workplace. From the study it has been suggested that the organization should introduce wearable technology to their workforce to potentially increase workers engagement and performance in both on-premise and off-premise work environment.
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