HR and Business Leadership Blockchain Technology Discussion
Discuss the following: 1. How might blockchain technology impact labor relations and employee safety? You are required to cite this week’s assigned readings in your paper. You may also cite prior week's reading assignments and external sources if you wish.
Use the following headings to organize your paper: Introduction, Question 1, Conclusion, References.
Submit your paper as a Word attachment in the discussion forum. I provide feedback within the paper and will not grade your post unless you submit it as an attachment. Your response to the discussion prompt should contain a minimum of 500 words and it should be submitted no later than Wednesday 3 P.M EST. Your response should be formatted in APA style and reference this week's readings.
Also, two peer replies should contain a minimum of 150 words each and should be submitted no later than saturday before 11:59 pm EST. The initial post is worth 20 points and the peer replies are worth 2 points each (4 points).
Reading Assignments
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1. Morkunas, V. J., Paschen, J., & Boon, E. (2019). How Blockchain technologies impact your business model. Business Horizons, 62, 295-306.
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2. Whitehouse, E. (2018, July/August). We can change the way you work. People Management, 30-34.
Second post :-
Discussion Question: You've read several articles on Information System Success and Satisfaction. How do you believe an organization should measure information system success and satisfaction in the enterprise?
For references to second question:-
Article - Doll, W., & Torkzadeh, G. (1988). The Measurement of End-User Computing Satisfaction
Attached Files:
dolltorkzedah.pdf (639.838 KB)
Doll, W., & Torkzadeh, G. (1988). The Measurement of End-User Computing Satisfaction. MIS Quarterly, 12(2), 259–274. https://doi.org/10.2307/248851
Article 2 - Davis, F. (1989). Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology
Attached Files:
Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology_1989.pdf (2.472 MB)
Davis, F. (1989). Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology. MIS Quarterly,13(3), 319-340. doi:10.2307/249008
Article 3 - Davis, F. (1993). User acceptance of information technology: system characteristics, user perceptions and behavioral impacts
Attached Files:
DAVIS_TAM.pdf (460.194 KB)
Davis, F. (1993). User acceptance of information technology: system characteristics, user perceptions and behavioral impacts. International journal of man-machine studies, 38(3), 475-487. doi:10.1006/imms.1993.1022
Article 4 - DeLone, W. H., & McLean, E. R. (1992). Information systems success: The quest for the dependent variable.
Attached Files:
DelONe_McLean_ISS_basearticle.pdf (10.785 MB)
DeLone, W. H., & McLean, E. R. (1992). Information systems success: The quest for the dependent variable. Information systems research, 3(1), 60-95.
Question 2
first post
Information System Achievement
An information system can be defined as the software used by organizations to make the analysis and organization of the data. As such, information systems within an organization turn all the raw data into useful information that is used in the critical decision-making process. The success of every organization depends on the triumph of the information system. To this extent, this discussion seeks to explore and discuss the parameters used to define the achievement of an information system within an organization (DeLone & McLean, 2016).
The first parameter that measures the achievement of the information systems within an organization is user satisfaction and acceptance. Ideally, user acceptance merely determines the failure or success of the information systems. It happens that when the information system doesn't fulfill all the needs of the users, they end up rejecting for unsatisfactory purposes. For the users to accept any information system, they must be contented with the reports, support services, and the websites, among others (Freeze, Alshare, Lane & Wen, 2019).
The victory of any information system should also be measured through the use of the quality of the system. A few desirable characteristics that define any system are the flexibility of the system, reliability of the system, ease of use and learning, and also on insightfulness. Outwardly, a good system should be reliable enough that the customers can easily access it at any time for convenience. It should be flexible enough to allow users to interact freely with it.
Information system success can also be measured using the net benefits that it serves the organization or the enterprise. This tells us how information system is contributing to the overall achievement of teams, employees, and the organization in general. An efficient information system should result in improved profits, reduction of costs, increased sales, job creation, and growth of the economy (Vel, Park & Liu, 2018).
Service quality can also be used to define the achievement of any information system. This relates to the value of support from the system that the users get, especially in the Information System department and the workforces at the Information Technology support. The system should be accurate, competent, and highly responsive (Wang & Song, 2017).
Also, the accomplishment of the information system within an organization can be dignified using the quality of the information. It entails the desirable features of the information system outputs such as web pages and the management reports. The information from the system should be accurate, timely, understandable, complete, and relevant.
Lastly, the information system satisfaction in the enterprise is also determined by the system use. It relates to the degree at which the customers and other staff members within an organization utilize the capabilities of the system. For instance, the regularity of usage, the amount of use, the nature of use, and the purpose of the usage are very critical in defining the achievement of the information structure (Ibrahim, Auliaputra, Yusoff, Maarop, Zainuddin & Bahari, 2016).
In conclusion, therefore, the achievement of the information systems within organizations can be determined using various parameters such as excellence of the system, the information excellence, the user satisfaction and acceptability, and the overall net benefits of the system. The system should be reliable, easy to comprehend, and supportive. The overall benefits should outdo the overall challenges related to the system. To this end, a good information system should portray the desirable features aforementioned above.
References
DeLone, W. H., & McLean, E. R. (2016). Information systems success measurement.
Foundations and Trends® in Information Systems, 2(1), 1-116.
Freeze, R. D., Alshare, K. A., Lane, P. L., & Wen, H. J. (2019). IS success model in e-learningcontext based on students' perceptions.Journal of Information systems education, 21(2), 4.
Ibrahim, R., Auliaputra, B., Yusoff, R. C., Maarop, N., Zainuddin, N. M., & Bahari, R. (2016). Measuring the success of healthcare information systems in Malaysia: a case study. IOSR Journal of Business Management (IOSR-JBM,), 18(4), 100-106.
Vel, V., Park, I., & Liu, J. (2018). The effect of enterprise crowdsourcing systems on employees’ innovative behavior and job performance.
Wang, G., & Song, J. (2017). The relation of perceived benefits and organizational supports to user satisfaction with building information model (BIM). Computers in Human Behavior, 68, 493-500.
Question 2 post second
To allow for a more comprehensive comparison of present and future trends, this report analyzes how each subfield of IT performs across the country and by profession. We also have data from a unique survey of current and former IT workers, which revealed that approximately one-third of IT employees across the country, are impacted by technology-related job displacement (Teng, (2017).
There is currently an emerging issue in the industry that IT professionals can ill-afford to be dismissed. As technology shifts continue to become more prevalent, top talent especially those with engineering backgrounds will become harder to find and the need to evolve is strong (Teng, (2017).
The survey was developed as a complement to my company's employee satisfaction study. During the following years, it was a particularly important component of our annual review for further improvement. About 35 percent of the company's general managers and some 50 percent of its senior leaders agreed to participate in the questionnaire. Based on a survey of nearly 900 employees, HR managers' implementation of the WEBATQUE survey resulted in a major increase in managers' satisfaction and improved the organization's information system performance compared to prior years. A typical half-dozen employees in the IT department were surveyed about IT systems and the response rate in the first year was around 26%. The implementation of the program was not straightforward and concerned the staff in the Human Resources (HR) department. That department is not part of the JEE (Teng, (2017).
To facilitate the improvement of IT systems, IT companies were expected to have registered their IT products with the Ministry of Power. This was probably the most hard-to-implement element of the project. Only one company registered a product; it got a contract. A small number of IT companies got paid the PES. This was an improvement. Only two IT companies were awarded contracts for the implementation of the program (Teng, (2017).
No small business can operate with a flat-out the same strategic plan for its information systems as their larger competition, which is less likely to have the time and resources to do a truly top-to-bottom study. Instead, small businesses should use information technology metrics to understand whether their strategies are working to support their business objectives, both now and over the long term. Based on how well their information systems are functioning today, we can learn a lot about where the business is headed next, including whom the competition is, their strategies, their goals, and other metrics (Teng, (2017).
References:
Creon, M. J., Grover, V., & Teng, J. T. (2017). Theoretical Perspectives on the Outsourcing of Information Systems. In Outsourcing and Offshoring Business Services (pp. 25-52). Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
Ismagilova, E., Hughes, L., Dwivedi, Y. K., & Raman, K. R. (2019). Smart cities: Advances in research—An information systems perspective. International Journal of Information Management, 47, 88-100.
question 1 first post
Introduction
Labor relation is the term which is used to define the relationship between employers and the employees, management, and union to make decisions in the organization. These decisions are based on the working condition, employee safety, wages, working hours, grievances, and security among others. It is important to the organization as it helps in building a beneficial relationship in the organization. The introduction of Blockchain technology to the human resource department highly increased the efficiency and effectiveness of labor relations (Morkunas, 2019). This paper will major on the discussion of how Blockchain technology has impacted labor relations as well as employee safety.
Question 1
How might Blockchain technology impact labor relations and employee safety?
Labor relations and employee safety have been impacted by Blockchain technology in several ways. First, through Blockchain, there is the introduction of Smart Contracts that facilitates the payments of the Gig workers (Fincer, 2019). The invoices of the gig and contract workers have to undergo the different verification processes under the labor relations for them to be paid. However, Blockchain has increased the efficiency and effectiveness of the labor relation through the automation of the processes for invoice verification (Whitehouse, 2018). The adoption led to the instant payment of the smart contracts due to the automation by the system hence faster decision making on wages that have positively impacted the labor relations.
Secondly, the introduction of Blockchain technology has improved the accuracy and time that was spent on the data (Whitehouse, 2018). Blockchain technology ensures that all the records under the labor relations are accurate and safe. This technology ensures that the information is being collected and attended to with a lot of accuracies (Morkunas, 2019). Besides, the system is very secure and data cannot be easily be tempered with. In addition, it has improved the way in which the data is being stored. This facilitates the tracking system under the different labor relations hence saving a lot of time (Fincer, 2019). Besides, due to its high degree of security and privacy, employee safety has also been highly improved.
Lastly, there is the transformation of the recruiting and the hiring processes that highly impact employee safety directly (Morkunas, 2019). Without the Blockchain technology, the pre-hiring verification activities were very time consuming and painful. Besides, it could also encourage inaccuracy and fraud. However, the technology all these processes were transformed as the processes were facilitated and the speed increased. In addition, it increased the protection of employee safety together with the other things that required safety. The employees dealing with a lot of sensitive information were exposing themselves to a lot of risks if the information is exploited. The Blockchain technology is decentralized and there is no vulnerability where the hackers could manage to corrupt the data due to the high authentication and authorization which is required by the system (Morkunas, 2019).
Conclusion
In conclusion, we can see that Blockchain technology has a lot of positive impacts on the labor relations and employee safety. These impacts have been seen through its ability to decentralize, authentication, and verification. Besides, it has increased the time and accuracy at which the various processes are being performed due to the automation of such processes.
References
Fincher, M. (2019).5 Ways Blockchain Technology Can Revolutionize Human Resource Management. https://www.hrtechnologist.com/articles/hr-compliance/5-ways-blockchain-technology-can-revolutionize-human-resource-management/
Morkunas, V. J., Paschen, J., & Boon, E. (2019). How Blockchain technologies impact your business model. Business Horizons, 62, 295-306.
Whitehouse, E. (2018, July/August). We can change the way you work. People Management, 30-34.
first question second post
Introduction
Blockchain technology is an accounting technology that has a potential impact on labor relations and employee safety. Its potential impact is experienced in all the processes of record keeping. The technology has dramatically increased the efficiency for the accountants. However, the safety of the employees is also kept at stake. This paper will discuss how Blockchain technology impacts labor relations and employee safety.
Question 1
How might Blockchain technology impact labor relations and employee safety?
Labor relation is referred to as the human relation in regard to work. Blockchain technology has highly impacted the labor relation in the following ways. First, we have employee data security and access to smart contracts. With the Blockchain technology, there is the enforcement of the rights and obligations for all the participants. Besides, there is more technology like the automated payments ones the task has been completed (Morkunas, 2019). This facilitates smooth income for the laborers at the organization.
Secondly, there will be a payment benefit in a way that intermediaries like banks will no longer be depended upon for certain processes (Whitehouse, 2018). The immutable data that is supported by Blockchain technology is more reliable hence increased efficiency and effectiveness. There is time payment and the contingent workers for banks, payrolls, and the fiat currencies will not be required. Besides, the immutable technology increases the streamline in the compliance of the report as well as auditing in addition to other tasks that were not accomplished with the previous technology.
Lastly, there is increased workability under labor relations. Since there is no central server for the ledgers to be controlled by one individual or the organization. Most of the activities are done automatically with increased transparency along the chain. Besides, there is an increase in labor relations through the reduction of the cost of maintaining and reconciling the ledgers. Also, it has helped in gaining the clarity of the available resources in the organization besides freeing up the resource that enables more concentration on planning and evaluation rather than record-keeping as it used to be with the traditional methods (Morkunas, 2019).
Furthermore, Blockchain technology positively impacted employees’ safety through compliance and regulation. The technology used under the human resource department ensures that the employees have control over their own data. Besides, the employees can enforce these data with some entitlements like the general data protection regulation by having the encryption key deleted and which makes the personally identifiable information unrecovered (Whitehouse, 2018). Besides, it has increased the employees’ safety through easier, efficient and quicker. Counting from the employee payroll to timesheet to tax information others, these processes have been made streamline as well as more secure with the Blockchain technology (ICAEW, n.d).
Conclusion
In conclusion, we can see that the Blockchain technology has highly changed the way people work. The labor relation and employee safety have been positively impacted through the increase of their skills and knowledge as they work with the new system. Besides, there is increased efficiency and effectiveness in all the activities that are carried out as some of the intermediaries like the banks have been eliminated. However, there are some worries as the Blockchain technology will reduce the rate of employment because most of the activities are electronically performed, less manpower is needed.
References
Morkunas, V. J., Paschen, J., & Boon, E. (2019). How Blockchain technologies impact your business model. Business Horizons, 62, 295-306.
ICAEW, (n.d.). Blockchain and the future of accountancy. Retrieved from: https://www.icaew.com/technical/technology/blockch...
Whitehouse, E. (2018, July/August). We can change the way you work. People Management, 30-34.
Based on all above post you need to put responses how you feel about the post liek in 250 words for each post
This is second post for second question:
First off, I will say that coming from the legal industry (non-IT background), I was amazed by the detail and thought that goes into structuring IT from people to process. At the same time, I was not surprised because it makes sense to be disciplined and have that level of detail when creating infrastructure. I mention this because I was initially overwhelmed by the amount of research and detail when into trying to measure and understand user experience, even going back thirty years – given the amount of technological change and innovation that occurred. What was interesting was thinking about these studies (what they were trying to measure and why?) it seemed that the underlying pain points these studies were trying to get to are applicable today.
With respect to the discussion question: “How do you believe an organization should measure information system success and satisfaction in the enterprise?” I do think it is a challenging question because I assume there are differences in IT groups, at least to the effect that it is difficult for there to be a “one-size fits all” approach that works for everybody. That said, the study that I gravitated to from Fred D. Davis’s “Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology” (Davis, 1989) and the idea of “perceived usefulness” and “perceived ease of usefulness.” (Davis, 1989, page 320) While his article goes into frameworks of understanding perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, I think what I appreciate is the acknowledgment that this is a subjective process when he states “It should be emphasized that perceived usefulness and ease of use are people’s subjective appraisal of performance and effort, respectively, and do not necessarily reflect objective reality.” (Davis, 1989, page 335) Given how technical and systematized the IT/technology world and how much data, user activity, behavior, etc. is being captured to infer information about perceptions, I imagine it must be frustrated to directly measure an understand subjective concepts like “perceived usefulness” and “perceived ease of usefulness” across a large population and feel in line with one of their finding that “usefulness was significantly more strongly linked to usage that was ease of use” in the sense that it is important to understand how words are defined and understood such as what “useful”. (Davis, 1989, page 333)
I do agree that when it comes to things like understanding preferences that it is subjective relative to the individuals with different/changing levels of competency and different attitudes and levels of receptiveness to technology.
Davis, F. D. (1989). Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, and User Acceptance of Information Technology. MIS Quarterly, 13(3), 319–340. Retrieved from https://www.jstor.org/stable/249008