The Quantified Worker

Author : Ifeoma Ajunwa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781316946718

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The Quantified Worker by Ifeoma Ajunwa Pdf

The information revolution has ushered in a data-driven reorganization of the workplace. Big data and AI are used to surveil workers and shift risk. Workplace wellness programs appraise our health. Personality job tests calibrate our mental state. The monitoring of social media and surveillance of the workplace measure our social behavior. With rich historical sources and contemporary examples, The Quantified Worker explores how the workforce science of today goes far beyond increasing efficiency and threatens to erase individual personhood. With exhaustive detail, Ifeoma Ajunwa shows how different forms of worker quantification are enabled, facilitated, and driven by technological advances. Timely and eye-opening, The Quantified Worker advocates for changes in the law that will mitigate the ill effects of the modern workplace.

Author : Ifeoma Ajunwa
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107186033

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The Quantified Worker by Ifeoma Ajunwa Pdf

This book argues that technological developments in the workplace have 'quantified' the modern worker to the detriment of social equality.

Author : Phoebe V. Moore
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317201601

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The Quantified Self in Precarity by Phoebe V. Moore Pdf

Humans are accustomed to being tool bearers, but what happens when machines become tool bearers, calculating human labour via the use of big data and people analytics by metrics? The Quantified Self in Precarity highlights how, whether it be in insecure ‘gig’ work or office work, such digitalisation is not an inevitable process – nor is it one that necessarily improves working conditions. Indeed, through unique research and empirical data, Moore demonstrates how workplace quantification leads to high turnover rates, workplace rationalisation and worker stress and anxiety, with these issues linked to increased rates of subjective and objective precarity. Scientific management asked us to be efficient. Now, we are asked to be agile. But what does this mean for the everyday lives we lead? With a fresh perspective on how technology and the use of technology for management and self-management changes the ‘quantified’, precarious workplace today, The Quantified Self in Precarity will appeal to undergraduate and postgraduate students interested in fields such as Science and Technology, Organisation Management, Sociology and Politics.

Author : Steven P. Vallas,Anne Kovalainen
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-07-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781789735871

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Work and Labor in the Digital Age by Steven P. Vallas,Anne Kovalainen Pdf

This volume presents the most recent studies of work and labor in the digital age as it unfolds in both Europe and the United States.

Author : Phoebe V. Moore,Jamie Woodcock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0745343503

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Augmented Exploitation by Phoebe V. Moore,Jamie Woodcock Pdf

Artificial intelligence should be changing society, not reinforcing capitalist notions of work

Author : Ellen MacEachen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429811944

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The Science and Politics of Work Disability Prevention by Ellen MacEachen Pdf

The rising cost of illness and disability benefits are one of today’s biggest social and labour market challenges. The promise of activation-oriented work disability policies was labour market engagement for all people, regardless of illness, injury or impairment. However, the reality has been more complex. The Science and Politics of Work Disability Policy addresses social and political economic contexts driving state work disability reform in 13 countries. In this first attempt to explain the history and future of work disability policy, this book asks new questions about work disability policy design, focus, and effects. It details how work disability policies have evolved with jurisdictions, why these take their current shape, and where they are heading. The well positioned authors draw on their insider knowledge and expertise in law, medicine, and social science to provide detailed case studies of their jurisdictions. This pathbreaking volume will be of interest to social security system policy makers, scholars, and students in the health and social sciences.

Author : Btihaj Ajana,Joaquim Braga,Simone Guidi
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781800718852

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The Quantification of Bodies in Health by Btihaj Ajana,Joaquim Braga,Simone Guidi Pdf

The Quantification of Bodies in Health aims to deepen understanding of the quantification of the body and of the role of self-tracking practices in everyday life. It brings together authors working at the intersection of philosophy, sociology, history, psychology, and digital culture.

Author : Phoebe V. Moore,Martin Upchurch,Xanthe Whittaker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319582320

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Humans and Machines at Work by Phoebe V. Moore,Martin Upchurch,Xanthe Whittaker Pdf

This edited collection provides a series of accounts of workers’ local experiences that reflect the ubiquity of work’s digitalisation. Precarious gig economy workers ride bikes and drive taxis in China and Britain; call centre workers in India experience invasive tracking; warehouse workers discover that hidden data has been used for layoffs; and academic researchers see their labour obscured by a ‘data foam’ that does not benefit them. These cases are couched in historical accounts of identity and selfhood experiments seen in the Hawthorne experiments and the lineage of automation. This book will appeal to scholars in the Sociology of Work and Digital Labour Studies and anyone interested in learning about monitoring and surveillance, automation, the gig economy and the quantified self in the workplace.

Author : Sam Scott
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781447322030

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Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm by Sam Scott Pdf

Labour exploitation is a highly topical though complex issue that has international resonance for those concerned with social justice and social welfare, but there is a lack of research available about it. This book, part of the Studies in Social Harm series, is the first to look at labour exploitation from a social harm perspective, arguing that, as a global social problem, it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm. Written by an expert in policy orientated research, he critiques existing approaches to the study of workplace exploitation, abuse and forced labour. Mapping out a new sub-discipline, this innovative book aims to shift power from employers to workers to reduce levels of labour exploitation and work-based harm. It is relevant to academics from many fields as well as legislators, policy makers, politicians, employers, union officials, activists and consumers.

Author : Marion Crain,Winifred Poster,Miriam Cherry
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780520287174

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Invisible Labor by Marion Crain,Winifred Poster,Miriam Cherry Pdf

"Demographic and technological trends have yielded new forms of work that are increasingly more precarious, globalized, and brand centered. Some of these shifts have led to a marked decrease in the visibility of work or workers. This edited collection examines situations in which technology and employment practices hide labor within the formal paid labor market, with implications for workplace activism, social policy, and law. In some cases, technological platforms, space, and temporality hide workers and sometimes obscure their tasks as well. In other situations, workers may be highly visible--indeed, the employer may rely upon the workers' aesthetics to market the branded product--but their aesthetic labor is not seen as work. In still other cases, the work occurs within a social interaction and appears as leisure--a voluntary or chosen activity--rather than as work. Alternatively, the workers themselves may be conceptualized as consumers rather than as workers. Crossing the occupational hierarchy and spectrum from high- to low-waged work, from professional to manual labor, and from production to service labor, the authors argue for a broader understanding of labor in the contemporary era. This book adopts an interdisciplinary approach that integrates perspectives from law, sociology, and industrial/labor relations"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Economics, Mathematical
ISBN : CORNELL:31924078639089

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Economic Analysis and Workers' Management by Anonim Pdf

Author : Thomas Weaver,Douglas White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Adaptability (Psychology)
ISBN : UOM:39015008387923

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The Anthropology of Urban Environments by Thomas Weaver,Douglas White Pdf

Compilation of social research articles on the social and cultural anthropology of urban area environments - includes papers on rural migration, urban sociology, etc. Bibliography pp. 127 to 136, references and statistical tables.

Author : David Allen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780698161863

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Getting Things Done by David Allen Pdf

The book Lifehack calls "The Bible of business and personal productivity." "A completely revised and updated edition of the blockbuster bestseller from 'the personal productivity guru'"—Fast Company Since it was first published almost fifteen years ago, David Allen’s Getting Things Done has become one of the most influential business books of its era, and the ultimate book on personal organization. “GTD” is now shorthand for an entire way of approaching professional and personal tasks, and has spawned an entire culture of websites, organizational tools, seminars, and offshoots. Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish, tweaking his classic text with important perspectives on the new workplace, and adding material that will make the book fresh and relevant for years to come. This new edition of Getting Things Done will be welcomed not only by its hundreds of thousands of existing fans but also by a whole new generation eager to adopt its proven principles.

Author : Viktor Mayer-Schönberger,Kenneth Cukier
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780544002692

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Big Data by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger,Kenneth Cukier Pdf

A exploration of the latest trend in technology and the impact it will have on the economy, science, and society at large.

Author : Caitlin Sadowski,Thomas Zimmermann
Publisher : Apress
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781484242216

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Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering by Caitlin Sadowski,Thomas Zimmermann Pdf

Get the most out of this foundational reference and improve the productivity of your software teams. This open access book collects the wisdom of the 2017 "Dagstuhl" seminar on productivity in software engineering, a meeting of community leaders, who came together with the goal of rethinking traditional definitions and measures of productivity. The results of their work, Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering, includes chapters covering definitions and core concepts related to productivity, guidelines for measuring productivity in specific contexts, best practices and pitfalls, and theories and open questions on productivity. You'll benefit from the many short chapters, each offering a focused discussion on one aspect of productivity in software engineering. Readers in many fields and industries will benefit from their collected work. Developers wanting to improve their personal productivity, will learn effective strategies for overcoming common issues that interfere with progress. Organizations thinking about building internal programs for measuring productivity of programmers and teams will learn best practices from industry and researchers in measuring productivity. And researchers can leverage the conceptual frameworks and rich body of literature in the book to effectively pursue new research directions. What You'll LearnReview the definitions and dimensions of software productivity See how time management is having the opposite of the intended effect Develop valuable dashboards Understand the impact of sensors on productivity Avoid software development waste Work with human-centered methods to measure productivity Look at the intersection of neuroscience and productivity Manage interruptions and context-switching Who Book Is For Industry developers and those responsible for seminar-style courses that include a segment on software developer productivity. Chapters are written for a generalist audience, without excessive use of technical terminology.