Algorithmic management and psychosocial risks at work: An emerging occupational safety and health challenge
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In recent years, algorithmic management (ALMA) systems have spread rapidly from platform work to more traditional sectors such as logistics, retail, and healthcare (1, 2). Defined as “the use of complex digital systems or AI [artificial intelligence] to manage workers” (3) and encompassing the semi- and fully automated execution of managerial functions such as scheduling, goal setting, and performance evaluation (4), ALMA is profoundly reshaping how work is organized and monitored. Building on recent discussions in this journal on digitalization and occupational health (eg, 5), this editorial examines how ALMA is transforming working conditions and power dynamics and considers its implications for workers’ health and well-being in changing work environments.
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TNO Identifier
1021140
Source
Scandinavian Journal of Work and Environmental Health, 52(1), pp. 1-5.
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1-5