TY - JOUR

T1 - Science, Technology, Enterprise and Society

AU - Smit, Christian

PY - 2021/1

Y1 - 2021/1

N2 - One of the greatest challenges for civil societies, politicians and organisations around the globe in the twenty-first century is the digitisation and automatisation of work processes. Through means of machine learning, new mechanical product developments, and a further development of digital work organisation, fundamental aspects of the working reality are changing. The arguments of this essay show that some scholars predict a massive replacement of manufacturing jobs by machines. Others show that people fear to arrive at a feeling of overextension through constant availability or new developments in how firms are organised. All of these aspects can have drastic implications on a macroeconomic level and for the mental health and general well-being of workers. Henceforth, it is utterly important to analyse the implications of digitisation thoroughly and not prematurely arrive at an overly positive perception of such changes in the work environment.

AB - One of the greatest challenges for civil societies, politicians and organisations around the globe in the twenty-first century is the digitisation and automatisation of work processes. Through means of machine learning, new mechanical product developments, and a further development of digital work organisation, fundamental aspects of the working reality are changing. The arguments of this essay show that some scholars predict a massive replacement of manufacturing jobs by machines. Others show that people fear to arrive at a feeling of overextension through constant availability or new developments in how firms are organised. All of these aspects can have drastic implications on a macroeconomic level and for the mental health and general well-being of workers. Henceforth, it is utterly important to analyse the implications of digitisation thoroughly and not prematurely arrive at an overly positive perception of such changes in the work environment.

KW - automatisation

KW - culture of availability

KW - Digitisation

KW - holacracy

KW - institutional entrepreneurship

KW - new work

KW - Management studies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85122513565&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1177/2393957520967801

DO - 10.1177/2393957520967801

M3 - Journal articles

AN - SCOPUS:85122513565

VL - 7

SP - 24

EP - 30

JO - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies

JF - Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies

SN - 2393-9575

IS - 1

ER -