Enhancing human capital in the industrial metaverse: the role of mental workload in assembly training across different levels of immersion Available to Purchase

Philippe Hervé Jacquemin is a PhD candidate at the Chair of Software and AI Business, Department of Law and Economics at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. He holds a degree in business information systems. His research focuses on artificial intelligence and the emerging socio-technical ecosystem of the metaverse and metaverse technologies in the organizational context, with a particular focus on how these technologies reshape collaboration, value creation, and business model innovation. He further examines how the metaverse and AI-driven systems influence strategic decision-making, organizational capabilities, and the configuration of digital and metaverse-driven business models, as well as how these developments transform organizational practices and value logics across teams and organizations. His methodological approach primarily involves interview studies and laboratory experiments.

Miriam Gräf is a PhD candidate at the Chair of Software and AI Business, Department of Law and Economics at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. She holds a degree in industrial engineering with a specialization in mechanical engineering. Her research focuses on the adoption and design of emerging technologies, particularly AI and metaverse technologies, in organizational contexts, and especially in high-risk environments, to examine the factors influencing the successful implementation and use of these technologies. Her methodological approach primarily involves design science research and interview studies.

Maren Felicitas Mehler is a Postdoc at the Chair of Software and AI Business, Department of Law and Economics at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. Her research focuses on the adoption of artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies in organizations and the influence of psychological factors on the adoption of AI for individuals. Her methodological approach primarily involves experiments and surveys.

Danilo Constantin Walenta is a PhD candidate at the Chair of Software and AI Business, Department of Law and Economics at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. His academic background includes a degree in business information systems. His research focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies within organizational frameworks, and the identification of factors that promote behavioral effects through the utilization of these technologies. His methodological approach is primarily empirical, incorporating case studies and laboratory experiments.

Patrick Hendriks is a Postdoc at the Chair of Software and AI Business, Department of Law and Economics at the Technical University of Darmstadt in Germany. He holds a degree in industrial engineering with a specialization in mechanical engineering. His research focuses on the integration of artificial intelligence and metaverse technologies in organizations and the identification of factors that promote effective team collaboration and learning using these technologies. His methodological approach primarily involves computer simulations and laboratory experiments.

Peter Buxmann is a Full Professor and Chair of Software and AI Business at the Technical University of Darmstadt. Furthermore, he is a member of numerous management and supervisory committees, including the Advisory Board of the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society—The German Internet Institute in Berlin. He holds a Ph.D. in general management and information systems from Frankfurt University. His research focuses on the digitalization of business and society, methods and applications of (generative) artificial intelligence, as well as the future of work. His h-index is 52.