Working with service robots in the dining room: Employees’ perspectives and realities
Cynthia Mejia,
Hannah A. Crandell,
Emily Broker
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
The purpose of this study was to investigate restaurant and foodservice workers’ perceptions of working with a service robot and the extent to which the workers’ well-being was impacted by a mandated service robot adoption.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used a qualitative methodology where 42 US restaurant and foodservice workers from two organizations were interviewed. The data analyzed generated 1,302 coded segments that clustered into six overarching themes.
Findings
The findings from thi… Show more
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