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Wearable Devices: A Physiological and Self-regulatory Intervention for Increasing Attention in the Workplace

In: Information Systems and Neuroscience

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  • Monica Fallon

    (University of Mannheim)

  • Kai Spohrer

    (University of Mannheim)

  • Armin Heinzl

    (University of Mannheim)

Abstract

Despite stress associated with work overload, employees are still expected to maintain attentional focus and generate new knowledge. However, attention in the work environment is a scarce resource making completing tasks under stress increasingly difficult. There are few technological interventions used in the IS literature targeted at both decreasing stress and increasing attention. Wearable device technologies may facilitate such processes due to their ability to collect real-time physiological measures and cue individuals at moments when they should take action. Self-regulation theories consider attentional resources and cognitive processes used to consciously control performance, thoughts, and the recognition of emotions. However, stressors reduce the availability of attentional resources, where maximum attention only occurs during moderate levels of physiological arousal. We examine both cognitive and physiological paths affecting attentional processes and propose a technology-mediated intervention to study these effects.

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  • Monica Fallon & Kai Spohrer & Armin Heinzl, 2019. "Wearable Devices: A Physiological and Self-regulatory Intervention for Increasing Attention in the Workplace," Lecture Notes in Information Systems and Organization, in: Fred D. Davis & René Riedl & Jan vom Brocke & Pierre-Majorique Léger & Adriane B. Randolph (ed.), Information Systems and Neuroscience, pages 229-238, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:lnichp:978-3-030-01087-4_28
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-01087-4_28
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