The Digital Transformation of Labor

Foreword: galaxy incognito

DR. KJELL A. NORDSTROEM

1 A journey of a thousand miles: an introduction to the digitalization of labor

ANTHONY LARSSON

PART I Practical utilization of new technologies

2 Behind the history of labor: technology as the driving force

ALEXANDER BARD, JAN SOEDERQVIST AND ANTHONY LARSSON

3 The substitution of labor: from technological feasibility to other factors influencing the potential of job automation

JOCHEM VAN DER ZANDE, KAROLINE TEIGLAND, SHAHRYAR SIRI AND ROBIN TEIGLAND

4 Minimum wages for online labor platforms? Regulating the global gig economy

ALEX J. WOOD, MARK GRAHAM AND MOHAMMAD AMIR ANWAR

5 The digital disruption of science: governments and scientists toward an "Open Science"

ANTOINE MAIRE

6 Black boxes of cognitive computers and the impact on labor markets

VICTOR ERIK BERNHARDTZ

7 AI leadership and the future of corporate governance: changing demands for board competence

FERNANDA TORRE, ROBIN TEIGLAND AND LISELOTTE ENGSTAM

PART II The role of the digital welfare state

8 Polarization, tax revenue and the welfare state: digital disruption or still standing strong?

MARTEN BLIX

9 Welfare states and digitalization

BENT GREVE

10 "Gig patients": health and dental care in the gig economy

ANTHONY LARSSON AND DOMINIKA SABOLOVA

PART III Digital disruption of status quo

11 GDPR: what are the risks and who benefits?

ANTHONY LARSSON AND PERNILLA LILJA

12 Players for hire: games and the future of low-skill work

EDWARD CASTRONOVA

13 The global gig economy: toward a planetary labor market

MARK GRAHAM AND MOHAMMAD AMIR ANWAR

14 Identifying the digital gender divide: how digitalization may affect the future working conditions for women

ANTHONY LARSSON AND YAMIT VIITAOJA

15 Consulting in the digital era? The role of tomorrow's management consultants

ANTHONY LARSSON, NICOLE ANDERSSON, PETER MARKOWSKI, MALIN NILSSON AND IVY MAYOR

16 Digitalization, circular economy and the future of labor: how circular economy and digital transformation can affect labor

ANTHONY LARSSON AND LINN LINDFRED

PART IV Conclusion

17 Conclusion: the digital transformation of labor - where do we go from here?

ANTHONY LARSSON

Afterword: impact of digitalization on employment and working conditions

JOHN OVRETVEIT

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