Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market....

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries host at least 2.4 million foreign domestic workers, who are legally excluded from national labor laws and regulations, thus placing them in precarious social, legal, and economic conditions in the GCC labor markets. Despite the recent growth of...

Intelligente Planungssysteme und smarte Roboter: In Zukunft werden Autonome Systeme, die auf den Prinzipien der Künstlichen Intelligenz basieren, Einzug auch in die Arbeitswelt halten. Dies wirft nicht nur erneut Fragen nach den Konsequenzen für Jobs und Qualifikationen auf - ungeklärt sind...

Online labour platforms matching labour supply and demand are profoundly modifying the world of work. Businesses use them to outsource tasks to a world-wide pool of workers; while workers can access work opportunities transcending national boundaries. Increasingly, workers are located in...