The dilemma of social media for German work councils representing qualified employees—the case of a German car manufacturer

Bibliographic Data

ID11489795
AuthorsRonald Staples (0000-0001-9838-9461, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, corresponding author), Michael Whittall (0000-0001-6108-7021, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Year2021
Volume36
Issue2
Pages140-158
Publication date2021-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueNew Technology Work and Employment (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0268-1072 • E-ISSN: 1468-005X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ntwe.12175
OpenAlexW3110699690
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited22

The world of work is undergoing huge changes as a result of digitalisation. Part of this transformation process involves a growing demand for skilled employees—a section of the workforce that appears increasingly less reliant on the representative services provided by works councils. In the following article, we consider works council’s use of ICT tools to re‐engage with skilled employees, noting that current institutional and cultural contingencies appear to hinder its employment of ICT tools

Business · Dilemma · Economic growth · Economics · German · Information and Communications Technology · Political science · Public relations · Social media · Workforce · Computer Science · Corporate Management and Leadership · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Innovation, Technology, and Society · Marketing

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