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The quantified worker : law and technology in the modern workplace
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The quantified worker : law and technology in the modern workplace / Ifeoma Ajunwa, University of North Carolina School of Law.
ISBN
9781107186033
110718603X
9781316636954
131663695X
9781316888681
Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Copyright Notice Date
©2023.
Physical Description
xiv, 461 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Summary
"This book contextualizes technological developments in the workplace through a legal and socioeconomic lens and argues that the modern worker is "quantified" to the detriment of social equality. Chapters focus on the impact of emerging technologies, changing office architecture, and legislative proposals to address worker privacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Law and technology in the modern workplace.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 15, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-444) and index.
Contents
Introduction
The rise of scientific management
Socio-legal responses to scientific management
Automated hiring and discrimination
Personality job tests
Automated video interviews
The unbounded workplace and worker surveillance
Workplace wellness programs
Telecommuting and health surveillance in the Covid-19 era
Wearable tech: the quantified self at work
Quantified racism
The ethical dimensions of worker quantification
Regulating mechanical managers
Conclusion : imagining a better future for workers.
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