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Managing employees when implementing automation in procurement : A qualitative study
Schouwink, Maik (2025) Managing employees when implementing automation in procurement : A qualitative study.
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| Abstract: | In today’s society, innovation is important. Businesses use new technologies to automate many of their business practices. Implementing new technologies can have many benefits for organisations. Though, these new technologies also have their own challenges when it comes to their implementations. This study investigates the challenges that come with implementing new technologies. Next to this, it is investigated which skills are important to manage the new systems. The study followed a qualitative research approach, combining the interviews that were held with six purchasing professionals to identify the most important new technologies, their respective challenges and the skills that have become more or less relevant as a result of the new innovations. The study has shown that several technologies are highly important to organisations, and these all have their respective advantages and challenges |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 85 business administration, organizational science |
| Programme: | International Business Administration BSc (50952) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/106805 |
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