DFG project "AlgoWork" extended for another two years

In December 2021, the project "Algorithmic Control: Implications for Workforce from a Legitimacy Perspective" (AlgoWork) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), was launched.

Now an extension for another two years, up to and including December 2025, has been successfully obtained.

The project is carried out in close cooperation between the Chair of Information Systems, esp. Business Engineering at TU Dresden (Prof. Martin Wiener) and the Department of Information Systems & E-Services at TU Darmstadt (Prof. Alexander Benlian).

The goal of the research project AlgoWork is to examine the conceptual nature and worker-level implications of algorithmic control (AC), broadly defined as the managerial use of sophisticated algorithms along with advanced information technology (IT) as a means to align worker behaviors with organizational objectives.

During the first phase of the project, several articles have been published in leading journals and at leading international conferences, significantly expanding the state of research on AC.

In December, the second phase of the project will officially start.
 

We are looking forward to two more exciting years together with the colleagues of TU Darmstadt!