The Algorithmic Management of Work and its Implications in Different Contexts

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Autores principales: Sara Baiocco, Enrique Macias, Uma Rani, Annarosa Pesole
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Publicado: International Labour Organization 2022
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author Sara Baiocco
Enrique Macias
Uma Rani
Annarosa Pesole
author_facet Sara Baiocco
Enrique Macias
Uma Rani
Annarosa Pesole
Sara Baiocco
Enrique Macias
Uma Rani
Annarosa Pesole
contents The Algorithmic Management of Work and its Implications in Different Contexts Sara Baiocco Enrique Macias Uma Rani Annarosa Pesole This paper provides a conceptual framework for the emerging phenomenon of algorithmic management and outlines some of the implications for work, from work organisation to working conditions (job quality). The paper defines algorithmic management as the use of computer-programmed procedures for the coordination of labour input in an organisation and puts it into context to discuss its usage in both digital labour platforms and ‘regular’ workplaces and companies, exploring its implications and providing a few policy suggestions. The paper argues that while algorithmic management should be understood as the digital evolution of certain pre-existing trends that have long characterised the organisation of economic activity, it is potentially disruptive. This is because it increases considerably the organisational ability of controlling complex economic and work processes, as it benefits from the massive capacity to collect, store and process information of digital technologies. In algorithmic management, these technological developments are combined and used for re-organising control and re-shaping power balances in the workplace. This paper contributes to the growing academic and policy literature on algorithmic management, proposing a conceptual framework for empirical investigations and a basic compass for policy making in this area. European Commission publication.book
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spellingShingle The Algorithmic Management of Work and its Implications in Different Contexts
Sara Baiocco
Enrique Macias
Uma Rani
Annarosa Pesole
The Algorithmic Management of Work and its Implications in Different Contexts Sara Baiocco Enrique Macias Uma Rani Annarosa Pesole This paper provides a conceptual framework for the emerging phenomenon of algorithmic management and outlines some of the implications for work, from work organisation to working conditions (job quality). The paper defines algorithmic management as the use of computer-programmed procedures for the coordination of labour input in an organisation and puts it into context to discuss its usage in both digital labour platforms and ‘regular’ workplaces and companies, exploring its implications and providing a few policy suggestions. The paper argues that while algorithmic management should be understood as the digital evolution of certain pre-existing trends that have long characterised the organisation of economic activity, it is potentially disruptive. This is because it increases considerably the organisational ability of controlling complex economic and work processes, as it benefits from the massive capacity to collect, store and process information of digital technologies. In algorithmic management, these technological developments are combined and used for re-organising control and re-shaping power balances in the workplace. This paper contributes to the growing academic and policy literature on algorithmic management, proposing a conceptual framework for empirical investigations and a basic compass for policy making in this area. European Commission publication.book
title The Algorithmic Management of Work and its Implications in Different Contexts
url https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/book/The-Algorithmic-Management-of-Work-and/995666881302676