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- PublicationMetadata onlyGlobal shifts in the automotive industry(Palgrave Macmillan, 2025-03-17)
; ; ;Humphrey, JohnPardi, Tommaso - PublicationMetadata only
- PublicationMetadata onlyGlobal shifts in the automotive sector(Palgrave Macmillan, 2025-03-17)
; ; ;Humphrey, JohnPardi, Tommaso - PublicationMetadata onlyAn uncertain elite(Pluto Journals, 2025-03-11)
; ;Pfeiffer, Sabine ;Kuhlmann, Martin ;Ottaiano, Mario Michael ;Heinlein, Michael ;Ritter, Tobias ;Neumer, JudithHuchler, NorbertThe digital transformation of industries has given rise to new categories of tech workers, such as software engineers and UX/UI designers, who now work alongside traditional engineers. This study explores the evolving relationship between these groups, focusing on work processes, status perceptions and professional interactions. The research questions addressed include: how has digitalisation affected these two groups’ work processes? what strategies do they use to maintain or improve their career paths? and how do their roles converge or diverge? Using qualitative data from interviews and workshops in a German automotive company undergoing a digital and electric mobility transformation, the study finds both competition and cooperation between engineers and IT professionals, with the former adopting some IT work methods and the latter adjusting to the highly structured processes of the industrial sector. Despite growing overlaps, distinct professional identities nevertheless remain. - PublicationMetadata onlyAutomation, artificial intelligence and the future of work(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025-01-10)
; ;Heyes, Jason ;Leschke, Janina ;Newsome, Kirsty ;Reich, MichaelWilkinson, Adrian - PublicationMetadata onlyIronies of automation revisited(Springer VS, 2024-09-01)
; ;Wotschack, Philip ;Vladova, Gergana ;Gronau, Norbert ;Pfeiffer, Sabine ;Nicklich, Manuel ;Henke, Michael ;Heßler, Martina; Schulz-Schaeffer, IngoDer vorliegende Beitrag diskutiert den Umgang mit dem Problem der „ironies of automation“ in Industrie-4.0-Konzepten. Das Problem dieser „ironies“ liegt darin, dass sich bei der Arbeit mit autonomen technischen Systemen für die Beschäftigten die Möglichkeiten für direktes Feedback und Lernen reduzieren, während zugleich im Fall von Systemproblemen der Bedarf an menschlicher Problemlösungskompetenz zunimmt. In Industrie-4.0-Konzepten wird die Lösung oft in der Nutzung von Assistenzsystemen gesucht. Der vorliegende Beitrag untersucht, inwieweit holistisches Prozesswissen der Beschäftigten beim Einsatz von Assistenzsystemen wichtig bleibt und die Produktivität und Wahrnehmung der Arbeitsqualität beeinflusst. Konzeptionell schließt die Analyse an die Forschung über die Bedeutung von Arbeitsprozesswissen sowie an konstruktivistische Lernansätze an. Methodologisch wird ein experimentelles Forschungsdesign genutzt und erprobt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass holistisches Prozesswissen sogar im Bereich einfacher Maschinenbedienung einen Mehrwert hat und zu weniger Fehlern und einer höheren Produktivität führt. Dies ist ein Hinweis darauf, dass digitale Assistenzsysteme allein nicht ausreichen, um die „ironies of automation“ zu beherrschen. - PublicationMetadata onlyControl and flexibility: the use of wearable devices in capital- and labor-intensive work processesThe use of wearables in the workplace allows for close monitoring of work processes and might also have consequences for work content and skill requirements. Past research has emphasized the detrimental effects of wearables, particularly those caused by the standardization of work and monitoring of workers. By contrast, this study asks under what conditions the implementation of wearables as part of digital assistance systems is beneficial for workers. Based on recent contributions in the field of labor process theory, this study analyzes the implementation of new technologies using the concepts of the regulatory regime, organizational first-order factors, and workplace second-order choices. The analysis is based on findings from 48 interviews with 83 interviewees in 16 German manufacturing workplaces along with making site visits. It examines the implementation of wearables and the impacts on work content, skills, working conditions, and employment. Besides showing how labor agency affects the implementation of new technologies, the particular contribution of this study lies in analyzing the differences in the implementation of wearables in capital- and labor-intensive organizations. While standardization of work and reduction of work content prevailed in labor-intensive processes, capital-intensive processes were most often characterized by the extension of skill requirements and the risk of work intensification.