Work and Technology

Description

Continually evolving information and communication technologies (ICTs) touch nearly every aspect of contemporary work life. Development of these modern technologies is closely intertwined with human practices and social innovations in organizations. This course focuses on how recent technologies affect the world of work and organizations. The aim of the course to help prepare students for both the societal and scientific challenges that appear at the juncture between people management, organizations, and technology. Seasoned management scholars or applied managers from a wide variety of subdisciplines share their views on the future of leadership and work in organizations by focusing on what they see as the major scientific challenges and opportunities and how technology in a work context can help address UN’s sustainable development goals. Topics will include how people management is changed by information technology, how technologies transform work, HR and strategic processed, and how team and organizational functioning is affected by the interaction between individual, technical and organizational factors. The focus will lay on working contexts where the impact of modern technologies on human work is particularly important. Modern society has come to depend on the safe and efficient functioning of a multitude of technological systems as diverse as industrial production, transportation, communication, supply of energy, information and materials, health and finance. The course will focus on how managers and organizations should reflect and question the implementation of new technologies. Learning outcomes: The students… 10.3 examines the ethical aspects of technological innovations and determine whether they uphold ethical standards and align with the values and principles of the organization. 10.4 reflects critically on the influence of recent technological evolutions and innovations on the strategy, organization of work, and leadership, and evaluates whether technological innovations are suited for the specific business context. 10.5 keeps his/her knowledge on work, leadership, and technology related topics up to date, and this based on practical, policy-oriented, legal, and scientific information. 10.6 Integrates policy-oriented, legal, scientific, and practice-oriented information on work, leadership, or technology related topics, and takes an informed position on the relevance of the specific topic for the organisation. 11.1 Is aware of the rapidly evolving knowledge society that they will enter and therefore understands the need for maintenance and improvement of acquired knowledge, skills and competences, and acquisition of new knowledge, skills and competences.