Algorithms as work designers: How algorithmic management influences the design of jobs

• Published in: Human resource management review Vol. 32; no. 3; p. 100838
• Main Authors: Parent-Rocheleau, Xavier, Parker, Sharon K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greenwich Elsevier Inc 01.09.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Algorithmic management; Algorithms; Artificial intelligence; Designers; Employment; Future of work; Human resource management; Job design; Mathematical models; Monitoring; Performance management; System theory; Work design; Work design; Artificial intelligence; Algorithmic management; Monitoring; Future of work

We review the literature on algorithmic management (AM) to bridge the gap between this emerging research area and the well-established theory and research on work design. First, we identify six management functions that algorithms are currently able to perform: monitoring, goal setting, performance...