Changing Nature of Work: Inclusive Labor Markets and Work Practices
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Item type: Item , Unveiling Technorelief: Enhancing Neurodiverse Collaboration with Digital Capabilities(2024-01-03) Saigot, MaylisAs the workforce settles into flexible work arrangements, researchers have focused on the collaborative and psychological consequences of the shift. While nearly a fifth of the world's population is estimated to be neurodivergent, the implications of remote collaboration on the cognitive, sensory, and socio-affective experiences of autistic workers are poorly understood. Prior literature suggests that information and communication technologies (ICTs) introduce major psychological stressors. Theoretically, these stressors ought to be exceptionally straining considering autistic traits – yet, studies describe a strong attraction to ICTs. We thus ask: how do digital technologies alleviate autistic workers’ experiences of their collaborative work environment? Thirty-three interviews were conducted to address this question. Findings suggest that digital media present capabilities that filter input from the environment, turning it into a virtual stage that lets workers “time out”. The resulting “technorelief” enables autistic workers to tune into their perceptions and regain control of their collaborative experiences.Item type: Item , Does ChatGPT Alter Job Seekers’ Identity? An Experimental Study(2024-01-03) Despotovic, Petar; Bogodistov, YevgenAI-driven solutions like ChatGPT, Bard, or LLaMA produce text that may be identified as if it was human-written.. While an employee can have different identities such as “being a dreamer” (personal identity), “being a manager” (role identity), or “being an Austrian” (social identity), they still may be threatened as one may feel substituted or augmented in their self-concept by AI. This study examines the impact of ChatGPT on job seekers' identity in the job selection process. A discrete choice experiment with 296 participants from the UK revealed that job seekers prefer vacancies aligning with their personal identity over social or role identities. They also favour vacancies requiring frequent ChatGPT utilisation. Yet, we did not find an interaction between identity and ChatGPT usage. The study provides insights for organisations to enhance their recruitment strategies and create inclusive work environments in the context of evolving AI technologies.Item type: Item , Introduction to the Minitrack on Changing Nature of Work: Inclusive Labor Markets and Work Practices(2024-01-03) Taylor, Joseph; Wessel, Lauri; Passoth, Jan-Hendrik