This dissertation seeks to comprehend and respond to deterioration in what is considered to be a very significant foundation of human flourishing - a sense of vigour, vitality, purpose and meaningfulness in work. The term flourishing in the workplace is offered both in the sense that work satisfies a person's economic needs (fair pay and job security) and in the sense that it satisfies a person's deeper sense of vocation, of Spirit-led calling. This dissertation responds to the concerns that the postmodern workplace, for a number of reasons, inhibits a person's ability to flourish. Yet, this dissertation will argue, there is a deep thirst for meaningfulness in our daily endeavour. We are settling for less. From the research conducted, this dissertation develops an approach to practices of leadership that bring about deep purpose to be derived from our work. Further, this dissertation develops an approach for ministry that might facilitate these Spirit-led practices. The premise is that leadership that is self-centred must be transformed into leadership that is other-centred. Leadership is conceived as critical to the nurturing of human flourishing, ultimately affecting our behaviours beyond the workplace. There are two dimensions to the qualitative research designed for this dissertation, as described by the questionnaires completed by research respondents. The first is to seek an unaided broad response to questions regarding peoples' sense of purpose, self-esteem, value, and self-actualization. The second is to seek an understanding of the degree to which such responses are shaped by a person's sense of faith. Beyond these dimensions, the research explores the extent to which respondents engage with a minister or spiritual counsellor.

The aim of the study was to examine employees' attitudes towards work shifting to the digital space and whether there will still be a need for the physical workplace in the future in relation to the development of information and communication technologies. For this study a survey was conducted to answer the following questions; how is the digital transformation of work affecting the workplace for employees in the Icelandic tech sector, what are the factors that affect the choice of workspace, and how can the choice of office space influence job satisfaction? Literature and theories about workplace development, digitalization, organizational communication and information, and communication technologies were used to gain a broader and deeper knowledge of the field. The study shows that it is likely that there are still some changes to take place in today's workplaces and that increased flexibility is one of those changes as 94.9% of participants in this research thought flexibility was an important feature for the organization to possess to be an attractive workplace. Face-to-face communication is more effective and there is still a need for the physical workplace according to the participants of this study. It is essential for organizations today to stay attractive and become more attractive in the eyes of current and future employees. The workplace needs to be a place where employees feel good and where they prefer to work so that face-to-face communication and relationships between co-workers and managers does not only take place in the digital environment. A balance between the physical and virtual office space needs to be the focus for organizations in the coming years. Subsequently, the results were compared with the theories and previous studies.

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Change within organizations is something that happens every day. Lately, more and more continuous digital changes are occurring that all need good management. If an organization implement too many digital changes without the right management during the implementation and following the implementation, it may cause more problems than what is gained. The question is, do you manage a digital change as you manage an “ordinary” change? To find out how managers are leading digital change, a study of how one of the current digital changes, the digital workplace, has been completed to see how the implementation was/is managed and how the completed change is continuously managed. The findings show that some steps in the change process differ from earlier studies and needs to be considered, mostly policies of how digital work should be implemented and completed. And the overall wellness of the workforce is the most important factor of the continuous management. This study will add to the wide area of management, mostly to the digital management and especially to them, yet not studied, the area of the digital workplace. It will serve as an addition, focused on the digital workplace, to great and accepted management studies such as the 8-step model of leading change. The study will also give some valuable tips for the continuous management of a digital workplace.

El presente trabajo tiene como finalidad explicar cómo se pueden resolver problemas relacionados a la indisponibilidad de servicios de TI del puesto de trabajo digital tradicional. Asi como también, cómo alinear a los empleados, la tecnología y procesos para mejorar la eficiencia operativa en una empresa del sector minero que se encuentra en una iniciativa de transformación digital para seguir la tendencia de la minería 4.0. Para lo cual se propone el uso de una plataforma Cloud computing que ofrezca los beneficios del concepto digital modern workplace. El cual consiste en modernizar el puesto de trabajo a través de tecnología que proporcione a los usuarios movilidad, alta disponibilidad de los servicios, herramientas de colaboracion innovadoras y seguridad de la información de los datos corporativos. Para demostrar ello, el presente trabajo se divide en cinco capítulos. En el primer capítulo se desarrollan aspectos introductorios acerca de la organización objetivo que tiene una situación problemática. También se menciona el objetivo general y los objetivos específicos. Luego se realiza una revisión del estado del arte para conocer antecedentes, tendencias y casos de éxito referidos al tema. En él segundo capítulo se establecen los conceptos necesarios para el entendimiento de las definiciones. En el tercer capítulo se presenta el análisis del problema, sus causas, impacto y la toma de requerimientos que debe cumplir la solución propuesta. En el cuarto capítulo se realiza el diseño de cada objetivo específico. Finalmente, en el capítulo cinco se valida el diseño propuesto. / The purpose of this work is to explain how problems related to the unavailability of IT services of the traditional digital workplace can be solved. As well as, how to align employees, technology and processes to improve operational efficiency in a company in the mining sector that is in a digital transformation initiative to follow the trend of mining 4.0. For which the use of a Cloud computing platform is proposed that offers the benefits of the modern workplace digital concept. Which consists of modernizing the workplace through technology that provides users with mobility, high availability of services, innovative collaboration tools and information security of corporate data. To demonstrate this, this work is divided into five chapters. The first chapter develops introductory aspects about the target organization that has a problem situation. The general objective and the specific objectives are also mentioned. Then a review of the state of the art is carried out to find out background, trends and success stories related to the subject. The second chapter establishes the concepts necessary for understanding the definitions. The third chapter presents the analysis of the problem, its causes, impact and the requirements that the proposed solution must meet. In the fourth chapter, the design of each specific objective is carried out. Finally, in chapter five the proposed design is validated. / Tesis