Meaning ● Cultural Automation Impact, within the context of SMBs, refers to the multifaceted effects that automation technologies have on a company’s established culture, workforce dynamics, and overall business operational approaches, particularly during periods of growth or the intentional pursuit of more optimized automated solutions. A crucial aspect is the strategic integration of these technological changes with the existing organizational values to avoid a decline in productivity. ● Furthermore, managing the cultural change that accompanies automated systems, impacts employee engagement and organizational structure, thereby having an effect on productivity. ● Therefore, SMB leaders are finding that organizational transformation is an integral part of the automation journey. ● Ignoring the impact of automation, including software and robotic process automation, can result in the implementation facing resistance from the workforce. ● Automation integration requires SMBs to examine existing values and structures for compatibility.
