Information ergonomics and factors related to sociotechnical environments of work among Ghanaian HE faculty members

Abstract

Maintaining performance in ubiquitous work environment is increasingly dependent on the quality of physical, cognitive and organizational ergonomics of work. During and after the pandemic there has been significant change in higher education of working environments. More work is done in sociotechnical environments spatially dispersed and even asynchronously. Recent changes cause challenges assessed by sense of self-efficacy, sense of self-regulation and directly information ergonomics related factors. It is also about the daily flow of work and how it has effect also on personal level. The paper brings about the findings of a survey conducted in two Ghanaian universities during autumn and winter 2023. Relatively large sample (n=250) helps to shed light on the key factors of information ergonomics. The paper also presents framework to assess organizational and individual perspectives of information ergonomics when working in sociotechnical environments. There are implications to digital literacy and organizational norms too.

Keywords: information ergnomics, sociotechnical, work-life balance, higher education

DOI: 10.54941/ahfe1005316