Tracing the contextual factors that shape the use of workplace wearables
Diana Girle · Queensland University of Technology · 2023
This thesis investigates the contextual factors that shape the management of wearable devices used to monitor work-related activity. Relevant contextual factors include: the socio-political and legislative imperatives impacting employer decision-making; the use of cloud-based infrastructures, and evolving digital business models. The thesis employed a narrative and visualisation tracing methodology to explore the dynamic interrelationship of contextual factors across three case studies: a smart cap used in mining sites and Fitbits in two corporate settings. The thesis concluded that different workplace wearable uses were influenced by contextual factor application that interacted and changed over time.