Maarit Laiho works as a senior researcher and human resource management researcher at the University of Turku, Turku School of Economics, at the department of management and entrepreneurship. She specializes in the practices of leadership and interaction, and the issues related to job coaching and the development of work communities. Her current research areas include … Continued
Time: 24 August 2017 at 13-16 Place: Hotel Kämp, Peilisali Registration: By 16 August 2017 here Programme: 13:00- Registration and coffee 13:30–13:35 Opening and Welcome: Mr. Jorma Ollila, Chairman of the Board, Etla 13:35–14:15 Keynote: The Great Convergence, Prof. Richard Baldwin, President of CEPR 14:15–14:25 International Sourcing in Finland and Sweden, Dr. Petri Rouvinen, Managing … Continued
Workshop Time: 23 August 2017 at 9:00-16:00 Place: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 B, Helsinki Registration: https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/19331/lomake.html. Participation is free of charge with limited seats available. Deadline for abstracts: We kindly invite you to submit an extended abstract (about 2000 words) by email inka.koskela@ttl.fi. The submission should contain authors’ names, institutional affiliations and … Continued
Edited volume: “Work and Labour in the Digital Future”, to be published in 2019 The editorial team at the WORK2017 Scientific Committee aims to publish an edited volume consisting of original papers that contribute to the theme of the conference, Work and Labour in the Digital Future. Edward Elgar has informed us of its initial … Continued
On the final day of the WORK2017 conference, the discussion revolved around how technological systems and social structures influence people’s opportunities in working life. Today’s keynote speakers also explored how researchers can help reduce inequality. They spoke about automated hiring as well as migrant entrepreneurship. Daniel Greene and Ifeoma Ajunwa: What’s in the black … Continued
The second conference day’s keynote speeches delved into the concepts of work, technology and the economy from a social science point of view. The role of robots in future working life was also one of many things that sparked a lively discussion. Robots and the Future of Work The WORK2017 conference’s Robots and … Continued
On the first day of the WORK2017 conference, the future of work was discussed, especially from the platform economic point of view. At the same time as algorithms and artificial intelligence are automating many jobs, new jobs are being created on digital platforms. However, there are still several open challenges related to the organisation and … Continued
The 3rd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Research on Work and Working Life on 16–18 August, 2017 in Turku Building on the success of the international interdisciplinary conferences WORK2013 and WORK2015, WORK2017 will be an international forum for the exchange of research and experience among researchers and practitioners in the field of work and working life. The … Continued
Tomorrow begins the three-day conference WORK2017, bringing together over three hundred researchers, decision-makers and business representatives to discuss the digital future of work and the economy at the Turku School of Economics. The SWiPE project is one of the main organisers of the WORK2017 conference. The WORK2017 conference will provide an excellent opportunity to … Continued
Futura Journal Special Issue: Education and future working life The WORK2017 conference, Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku, the Turku Centre for Labour Studies and Futura journal will together publish a special issue on the theme: Education and future working life. Futura journal issue 2/2018 invites multidisciplinary approaches studying the relationship between … Continued