Influence Of Gender on Employees Knowledge of Attitude Towards, and Perception of Smart Technology in The Workplace

Abstract

This paper examined the influence of gender on employees’ attitude towards and perception of smart technology in the workplace. Data was collected using structured copies of questionnaire and the data were analyzed using descriptive statistic and inferential statistics. T-test was the statistical tools used for data analysis and the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 was used. Results revealed that gender did not significantly influence knowledge of attitude towards and perception of smart technology; {t (277) = 1.596, P> .05),{t (277) = 0.327, P> .05), {t (277)=0.682, P> .05) respectively. It was concluded that gender did not significantly influence employee’s knowledge of attitude towards and perception of smart technology in the workplace. Therefore, it was recommended that the organization should train and re-train their employees especially the female gender so as to integrate them into the digital era and equip them adequately for effective use of smart technology.