Employees' acceptance of the healthcare Internet of Things: a source of innovation in corporate human resource policies

Patricia Baudier (), Chantal Ammi () and Anneliese Lecouteux
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Patricia Baudier: Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School
Chantal Ammi: LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], IMT-BS - MMS - Département Management, Marketing et Stratégie - TEM - Télécom Ecole de Management - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris]
Anneliese Lecouteux: PULV - Pôle Universitaire Léonard de Vinci

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Abstract: The IoT is pervading our daily personal and professional lives. This article attempts to fill a gap in the field of IoT by investigating the use of wearable devices as a source of innovation in corporate HR policies. Are employees likely to adopt wearable devices to practice self-tracking of their Health or Wellbeing in the workplace? To conduct this research, a survey was administered on LinkedIn, built on the Technology Acceptance Model, the Self-Tracking and Trusting Beliefs variables. Results suggest that several factors may influence the decision of self-trackers to use this new technology in their working environment, highlighting the key role of Self-Entertainment and Self-Design on users' motivations. We argue that a better understanding of employees' motivations contributes to improving the adoption rate of these technologies. We suggest that by introducing IoT in the workplace as part of their HR strategy, companies may derive a competitive advantage from their workforce.

Keywords: Trusting Beliefs; HR Innovation; Wellness; Health; TAM; Internet of Things; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-07
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Published in Journal of Innovation Economics & Management, 2019, 30, pp.89 - 111. ⟨10.3917/jie.pr1.051⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/jie.pr1.051

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