Digitalization of Work

Introduction

Whether the path is steep, the wall vertical or the ground eroded, the peaks of thought persist in pointing to the future

Juan La Veryce, 21:1003

NOTE.– To improve readability, this book has been written in accordance with standard grammatical rules. However, the authors wish to make it clear that the book is intended for everyone, regardless of gender.

With the digitalization of work, the spaces and temporalities of work and “out of work” have been totally reworked. Workspaces are multiple and heterogeneous (individual offices, flex offices, coworking spaces, home, public transport, etc.). The temporalities of work and those relating to personal, family and social activities are no longer delimited by the working day. The modalities of work, management and cooperation are being disrupted by digital technologies and the mediatization of relationships.

For a little more than a decade, there has been a renewed interest in mediated and remote work (formal or informal, occasional or regular, nomadic, at home or in dedicated third places), particularly in large organizations, which are totally re-structuring their spaces, but also the modes of access and occupation of these spaces. However, the effects of these new work environments and new work methods on the relationship with the organization and work, individual and collective practices, the articulation of professional and personal activities, and health and quality of life at work remain ambiguous.

The aim of ...