CDW Emerging Theme #3: ‘Future Implications of Technological vs. Social rationality in organizational settings’
Led by Associate Professor Louise Harder Fischer
Under the sway of digital and generative technologies, the nature of work and jobs is changing rapidly. The overarching interest of this emergent theme is to understand how to promote well-being and quality of life as fundamental aspects as digitalization, as new technologies are transforming work, working lives and the society we live in.
In the thematic activities, we will aim to promote a deeper sociotechnical understanding of the interdependent relationship between humans and technology, to advance societal needs by providing knowledge for developing and designing intelligent technologies that operate in harmony with human workers, and explore ways of mitigating potential risks, including inequalities, arising from working at the human-technology frontier.
We will convene in meetings and round-table sessions to conduct multi-disciplinary research in collaboration with industry to sustain economic competitiveness, promote worker well-being and quality of life, and illuminate and problematize the emerging social and economic consequences of the technological innovations shaping the future of jobs and workplaces.
The research focus of this ‘emerging theme’ combines perspectives, methods, and knowledge from design, information systems, computer science, economics, and the social sciences in pursuit of a deeper understanding of how human needs can be met and values respected in the midst of a fundamental digital and societal transformation.