New digital and artificial intelligence technologies are fast reshaping skill requirements in the EU labour market, fostering skill mismatches. There are marked concerns about the potentially adverse consequences of automation and AI on employment, as well as the lagging competitiveness of EU...

New digital and artificial intelligence technologies are fast reshaping skill requirements in the EU labour market, fostering skill mismatches. There are marked concerns about the potentially adverse consequences of automation and AI on employment, as well as the lagging competitiveness of EU...

Context: The Fourth Industrial Revolution has accelerated the integration of automation technologies into the world of work, raising important questions about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET). While existing literature has primarily focused on the labor market impacts of...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming traditional organizational structures, challenging established leadership paradigms, and reshaping human–machine collaboration in the workplace. As automated leadership agents gain prominence, understanding their expected role and contextual...

Context: The Fourth Industrial Revolution has accelerated the integration of automation technologies into the world of work, raising important questions about the future of Vocational Education and Training (VET). While existing literature has primarily focused on the labor market impacts of...

In our current age, the quest for a better work-life balance is becoming paramount to increasing numbers of people. The concept of the Four-Day Working Week (FDWW) therefore emerges as a potential solution, promising to revolutionise our traditional understanding of worktime and well-being. By...

Industry 5.0, Education 5.0, and Work 5.0 are often discussed in silos; this integrative review shows how they cohere into a human-centric, sustainability-aligned model of AI-enabled transformation. This study reviews 200 records (62 included) from Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, and...

While population ageing increases the demand for care work, new technologies, including AI, reinforce the importance of human interaction, with recent research finding significant wage premiums for social skills. Against this background, we investigate two factors behind the gender wage gap:...

In our current age, the quest for a better work-life balance is becoming paramount to increasing numbers of people. The concept of the Four-Day Working Week (FDWW) therefore emerges as a potential solution, promising to revolutionise our traditional understanding of worktime and well-being. By...

This timely book explores the ways in which the future of work and associated digital technologies are imagined in contemporary society. Drawing on a wealth of original research, the book features detailed case studies that link broad sociological concepts to everyday practice. Building on the...

While population ageing increases the demand for care work, new technologies, including AI, reinforce the importance of human interaction, with recent research finding significant wage premiums for social skills. Against this background, we investigate two factors behind the gender wage gap:...

This study examines the transition of SMEs in the manufacturing sector towards Industry 5.0, emphasising a human-centred approach using the human-technology-organisation (HTO) model. It explores how Industry 5.0 integrates the human element into automated processes, requiring SMEs to adapt...

In this article, we argue that both the exaggerated fascination with, and fear of, artificial intelligence (AI) stem from a flawed understanding of human intelligence (HI) - one that fails to retrieve its full potential. The current excitement about AI often disregards a concomitant...

This study examines how labour productivity is affected by AI-related developments by examining a balanced panel dataset of businesses that operate in three different areas between 2014 and 2023. The study uses pooled OLS, Fixed Effects (FE), and Random Effects (RE) models to assess the effects...

This study examines how labour productivity is affected by AI-related developments by examining a balanced panel dataset of businesses that operate in three different areas between 2014 and 2023. The study uses pooled OLS, Fixed Effects (FE), and Random Effects (RE) models to assess the effects...

Youth employment challenges are always a critical concern for policymakers. There is recurring and mounting evidence that labour market challenges, such as unemployment, informality, lack of social protection and inactivity, disproportionately affect youths. This complex decision-making process...

Concerns about widening inequality have increased attention on the topic of equality of opportunities and intergenerational mobility. We use data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to analyse how educational and income mobility has evolved in the United States of America. We show...

This working paper studies the complex relationship between technology adoption and informality, leveraging recent cross-country data to analyse the effects of mobile phone subscriptions, internet access, automation and e-government on informal employment, vulnerable employment, and the shadow...

We examine how the adoption of digital automation technology affects labor demand, operations and profitability in the context of the logistics industry. Our data covers 9,300 digital automation projects in a multinational company involving service robots and machine learning-based software from...

The relationship between remote work and employee well-being represents a longstanding debate in the management literature, and it has been rekindled by the remote work adoption forced by COVID-19 lockdowns. Previous literature has shown that remote working can enhance flexibility and work-life...

Following the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the emphasis on digitization and robotization has grown at an unprecedented rate in the global economy, resulting in significant changes to the labour market composition and increasing the value of digital skills. The aim of this article is to emphasize...

The global rise of non-standard forms of employment (NSE) and gig work creates opportunities and challenges for the labor market and requires public policy responses to realize their benefits and mitigate their adverse effects. Evidence on the NSE impact on firms and workers reaffirms the need...

This working paper studies the complex relationship between technology adoption and infor­mality, leveraging recent cross-country data to analyse the effects of mobile phone subscrip­tions, internet access, automation and e-government on informal employment, vulnerable em­ployment, and the...

The relationship between remote work and employee well-being represents a longstanding debate in the management literature, and it has been rekindled by the remote work adoption forced by COVID-19 lockdowns. Previous literature has shown that remote working can enhance flexibility and work-life...

We examine how the adoption of digital automation technology affects labor demand, operations and profitability in the context of the logistics industry. Our data covers 9,300 digital automation projects in a multinational company involving service robots and machine learning-based software from...

As artificial intelligence (AI) use expands within organizations, its influence is increasingly permeating careers and vocational domains. However, there is a notable lack of structured insights regarding AI's role in shaping individual career paths across career stages. To address this gap, we...

Youth employment challenges are always a critical concern for policymakers. There is recurring and mounting evidence that labour market challenges, such as unemployment, informality, lack of social protection and inactivity, disproportionately affect youths. This complex decision-making process...