into Work Situations: The Intentions of SME Managers in the Digital Transformation of their Companies
9.1. Transformations in work situations seen through the prism of technocentric solutions
9.2. Models of leadership activity to understand change management processes
9.3. Methodology for data collection and analysis
9.4. Managers' desires in the face of reality: an encounter that helped to shape their intentions
9.5. The reality, a messenger from the past, in a modernization project
9.6. References
10 The Role and Function of Technological Artifacts in Entrepreneurial Activity
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Theoretical foundations
10.3. Methodology
10.4. Results
10.5. Discussion and conclusion
10.6. References
7 PART 3: Psychosocial and Socio-organizational Impacts of the Diffusion of Technology 11 The New Physical Territories of Digital Activity 11.1. Introduction 11.2. Transformation of spaces and transformation of work and employment: “spatialized work” 11.3. From “spatialized work” to the division between space and work 11.4. Flexible work environments: from work to “activity” 11.5. What theoretical models for considering space and its transformations? 11.6. Conclusion 11.7. References 12 Digital Work, Disposable Work? When Opportunities to Explore Threaten the Meaning of the Activity 12.1. Introduction 12.2. The division of complex digital work 12.3. Chronic indeterminacy of the product 12.4. When the contingencies regime threatens work commitment 12.5. Conclusion 12.6. References 13 Is the Obsolescence of the Skills of Older Employees an Inevitable Consequence of Digitalization? 13.1. Introduction 13.2. Aging, work, technologies and skills obsolescence: theoretical elements 13.3. Question and methodology 13.4. Main results 13.5. Discussion and conclusion 13.6. References 14 Are Work Collectives and Digital Exposure Compatible? 14.1. Collective activity: major developments 14.2. Engineering: a highly digitized environment 14.3. Problem of the study 14.4. The methodology used 14.5. Main results: virtually hyper-instrumented collective work for invisible work collectives 14.6. Discussion 14.7. Conclusion 14.8. References
8 PART 4: Approaches and Methods for Conducting Digital Transformations 15 Prospective Ergonomics in Service of Technological Innovation 15.1. Introduction 15.2. A new form of intervention focused on creation and innovation 15.3. The context and challenges of prospective ergonomics 15.4. Foundations in several disciplines and fields of study 15.5. Prospective ergonomics intervention approach 15.6. Two cases of intervention 15.7. Conclusion 15.8. References 16 Simulating Digital Activity in the Making: Elements of Methodology 16.1. Introduction 16.2. Digital activity 16.3. Simulating digital activity 16.4. Two illustrations of digital activity simulation 16.5. Conclusion 16.6. References 17 Managing Technological Change 17.1. Introduction 17.2. Digital transformations, sources of threats and opportunities 17.3. Social and responsible management of new technologies 17.4. A model for responsible leadership of technological change within organizations 17.5. Conclusion
