Control and Flexibility: The Use of Wearable Devices in Capital- and Labor-Intensive Work Processes

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dc.contributor.authorKrzywdzinski, Martin
dc.contributor.authorEvers, Maren
dc.contributor.authorGerber, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-31T13:51:13Z
dc.date.available2025-03-31T13:51:13Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe use of wearables in the workplace allows for close monitoring of work processes and might also have consequences for work content and skill requirements. Past research has emphasized the detrimental effects of wearables, particularly those caused by the standardization of work and monitoring of workers. By contrast, this study asks under what conditions the implementation of wearables as part of digital assistance systems is beneficial for workers. Based on recent contributions in the field of labor process theory, this study analyzes the implementation of new technologies using the concepts of the regulatory regime, organizational first-order factors, and workplace second-order choices. The analysis is based on findings from 48 interviews with 83 interviewees in 16 German manufacturing workplaces along with making site visits. It examines the implementation of wearables and the impacts on work content, skills, working conditions, and employment. Besides showing how labor agency affects the implementation of new technologies, the particular contribution of this study lies in analyzing the differences in the implementation of wearables in capital- and labor-intensive organizations. While standardization of work and reduction of work content prevailed in labor-intensive processes, capital-intensive processes were most often characterized by the extension of skill requirements and the risk of work intensification.
dc.identifier.citationKrzywdzinski, M., Evers, M., & Gerber, C. (2024). Control and Flexibility: The Use of Wearable Devices in Capital- and Labor-Intensive Work Processes. ILR Review, 77(4), 506–534. https://doi.org/10.1177/00197939241258206
dc.identifier.citationKrzywdzinski, M., Evers, M., & Gerber, C. (2024). Control and Flexibility: The Use of Wearable Devices in Capital- and Labor-Intensive Work Processes. ILR Review, 77(4), 506–534. https://doi.org/10.1177/00197939241258206
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00197939241258206
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1177/00197939241258206
dc.identifier.issn0019-7939, 2162-271X
dc.identifier.issn0019-7939
dc.identifier.issn2162-271X
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.weizenbaum-library.de/handle/id/864
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjecttechnological change
dc.subjectlabor process
dc.subjectlabor control
dc.subjectskills
dc.subjectworkplace bargaining
dc.subjectmanufacturing
dc.subjectlogistics
dc.subjectGermany
dc.titleControl and Flexibility: The Use of Wearable Devices in Capital- and Labor-Intensive Work Processes
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.statuspublishedVersion
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dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue4
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleILR Review
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pageend534
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.pagestart506
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.urlhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00197939241258206
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume77
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local.researchtopicOrganisation von Wissen
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