Affiliation:
1. Universitat zu Köln Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät Albertus Magnus Platz Köln Deutschland
2. University of Glasgow Adam Smith Business School Glasgow UK
Abstract
Abstract
This editorial shows how the digital economy continuously reshapes work and employment. Based on a literature review, it illustrates that digitalization frequently implies job loss, de-skilling and measures to restrict co-determination and participation of labor. However, digitalization also offers opportunities for managers, employees and unions to create new work tasks and conditions for skilled work. After showing major trends of digitalization in the last decades, the editorial illustrates recent research fields in economic geography.
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