STARA Awareness: Work Stressors in the Age of Industry 4.0

Abstract

STARA awareness characterizes employees' perception of the extent to which the use of emerging information technologies such as STARA (Smart Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Algorithms) in the workplace affects their personal career development in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. On the basis of combing domestic and international literature, scholars systematically organize the concept of STARA awareness, measurement scales, and elaborate the current research status of antecedent and outcome studies as well as mediating and moderating mechanisms of STARA awareness. Finally, we further prospect the future research direction of STARA awareness. Future research should further explore the specific factors that influence the emergence of STARA awareness and expand the mediating mechanisms and outcome effects of STARA awareness.