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Standardization and Heterogenization: The Automation of Management and the Multiplication of Labour
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Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2023: AI, Big Data, Social Media, and People on the Move
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Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society - The German Internet Institute
Abstract Algorithmic management is increasingly used to (semi-)automatically organise, measure and control labour in many sectors and industries. Based on empirical research in the (online and location-bound) gig economy, the paper argues that this digital automation of management allows for the quick and fl... view more
Algorithmic management is increasingly used to (semi-)automatically organise, measure and control labour in many sectors and industries. Based on empirical research in the (online and location-bound) gig economy, the paper argues that this digital automation of management allows for the quick and flexible inclusion of a broad range of workers in very diverse situations into production. This is shown, firstly, by the example of crowdwork platforms and their ability to integrate diverse and spatially distributed workers into labour processes. Secondly, the paper analyses the role of migrant labour for the urban gig economy and argues, that here, too, digital technologies and algorithmic management are to be understood as being part and parcel of a multifaceted process of the heterogenization of workforces. This particular effect and quality of algorithmic management and digital stand-ardization is conceptually analysed in the framework of a multiplication of labour.... view less
Keywords
migration; algorithm; labor; management; automation; digitalization; work environment; labor market; mobility
Classification
Technology Assessment
Sociology of Work, Industrial Sociology, Industrial Relations
Free Keywords
algorithmic management; gig economy; platform economy
Collection Title
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2023: AI, Big Data, Social Media, and People on the Move
Conference
5. Weizenbaum Conference "AI, Big Data, Social Media, and People on the Move". Berlin, 2023
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
p. 1-9
Status
Primary Publication; peer reviewed