Chapter 6 Digital technology platforms and the future of work

DOI: 10.1201/9781003315896-6

Introduction

This chapter provides the reader with how learning organizations require more complex human capital resources beyond traditional full-time workers. The chapter addresses evolving workforce practices driven by digital technology “platforms” that support different employment relationships such as GIG, co-employment, planned turnover, outsourcing to hire, seasonal workers, remote workforce, and utilization of underserved local populations.

This chapter also deals with the cultural challenges of getting existing management and staff to understand that moving to a data platform requires new thinking, different organizational structures, and the ...

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