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Monitoring and improving performance in human–computer interaction
Author(s) -
Carneiro Davide,
Pimenta André,
Gonçalves Sérgio,
Neves José,
Novais Paulo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
concurrency and computation: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1532-0634
pISSN - 1532-0626
DOI - 10.1002/cpe.3635
Subject(s) - computer science , task (project management) , context (archaeology) , work (physics) , selection (genetic algorithm) , architecture , service (business) , risk analysis (engineering) , process management , knowledge management , engineering , business , artificial intelligence , systems engineering , marketing , visual arts , biology , mechanical engineering , art , paleontology
Summary Monitoring an individual's performance in a task, especially in the workplace context, is becoming an increasingly interesting and controversial topic in a time in which workers are expected to produce more, better and faster. The tension caused by this competitiveness, together with the pressure of monitoring, may not work in favour of the organization's objectives. In this paper, we present an innovative approach on the problem of performance management. We build on the fact that computers are nowadays used as major work tools in many workplaces to devise a non‐invasive method for distributed performance monitoring based on the observation of the worker's interaction with the computer. We then look at musical selection both as a pleasant and as an effective method for improving performance in the workplace. The proposed approach will allow team coordinators to assess and manage their co‐workers' performance continuously and in real‐time, using a distributed service‐based architecture. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.