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Workers’ Perception and Reaction to Modern Technology: A Nigerian Study

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  • Palmer B. Johnnie

    (Palmer B. Johnnie, Senior Lecturer in IR, HRM and OB, Faculty of Management Studies, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria)

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The focus of this study is on the behaviour of the Nigerian worker in relation to modern technology at the workplace. Specifically, it examines the behaviour variables of the perception and reaction of the Nigerian worker to modern technology using various statistical tools. Our findings are consistent with the dominant view in the literature that the industrial worker has a great displeasure and an apparent tendency towards a dislike for modern technology. This view was the basis of our research hypothesis which the study has confirmed. More than half of the workers reacted, to a greater extent, negatively towards the introduction of modern technology at work. The predominant negative reaction is due to an equally predominant negative perception; though not in a perfect linear relationship.

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  • Palmer B. Johnnie, 1997. "Workers’ Perception and Reaction to Modern Technology: A Nigerian Study," Vision, , vol. 1(1), pages 29-42, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:vision:v:1:y:1997:i:1:p:29-42
    DOI: 10.1177/09722629X97001001005
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