Innovation and Work – Digital Society Blog

The image shows blue dices that are connected to eachother, symbolising B2B platforms.

Patrick Holzmann, Alexander Engelmann, Georg Reischauer | 10. July 2024

The plurality of digital B2B platforms

This blog post dives into the diversity of digital business-to-business platforms, categorising them by governance styles and strategic aims.

two Quechuas, sitting on green grass and looking at their smartphones, symbolising What are the indigenous perspectives of digitalisation? Quechuas in Peru show openness, challenges, and requirements to grow their digital economies

Paul Vilchez | 27. March 2024

Exploring digitalisation: Indigenous perspectives from Puno, Peru

What are the indigenous perspectives of digitalisation? Quechuas in Peru show openness, challenges, and requirements to grow their digital economies.

What skills does one need for the race with the machines on the labour market

Fabian Stephany, Ole Teutloff | 31. January 2024

Skills to ‘race with the machines’: The value of complementarity

As workers are constantly urged to reskill, how can they determine which skills to invest in? Learnings from one of the world’s largest online freelancing platforms.

Russian online platforms compete with Amazon, Facebook & co.

Alina Kontareva | 17. January 2024

How Russian online platforms compete with global giants

The Russian versions of Amazon, Facebook and co. are just as successful as their US competitiveness. How did they emerge and develop?

black dots in a crowded pattern on a beige background symbolising people analytics in the workspace

Sonja Köhne, Dr. Georg von Richthofen | 27. November 2023

People Analytics: Hype, Fear and Real Opportunities

A lot of data is collected about employees. Current studies show: People analytics has risks, but also real potential for human resources.

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Sonja Köhne | 2. November 2023

Between experimentation spaces and traffic light systems: Negotiating artificial intelligence at the company level

AI presents worker representatives with new challenges. At the same time, they also develop new approaches to negotiating AI in the interests of employees.

Could digital supply chains help the industry to become more sustainable?

C. Hanebeck, G. Mewes, S. Kunkel | 1. March 2023

Sustainable industries through digital supply chains?

Can digital supply chains help the industry to become more sustainable? Researchers at the Research Institute for Sustainability take a look at its opportunities and risks.

Man sieht eine*n Lieferant*in eines Online-Lieferdienst für Essen auf einem Motorroller. Das Bild steht sinnbildlich für die Arbeitenden in der Gig Economy in Kenia. You see a delivery person from an online food delivery service on a scooter. The image is emblematic of the workers in the gig economy in Kenya.

Kutoma J. Wakunuma & Tom Kwanya | 1. February 2023

Towards a socially just gig economy in Kenya: Stakeholder engagement and regulatory processes

The gig economy in Kenya is growing rapidly but conditions for workers are often precarious. We investigated the livelihoods of gig workers.

Fabian Stephany | 30. January 2023

The Anywhere Jobs are nowhere near – How remote work is moving towards the city

Remote working allows us to work from “anywhere”. So why are cities, of all places, becoming the new mega-hubs for digital work? What does this change bring to rural regions that are being left behind?