While global in nature, the fourth industrial revolution is evidently moving at different speeds through different national contexts. In this talk Jacqueline O’Reilly will draw on evidence from a major new publication ‘Work in the Digital Age’ to examine how countries vary in the extent and variety of digital transformation. This will examine the implications for comparative research and the critical policy concerns arising from these developments.

Professor Jacqueline O’Reilly (University of Sussex) is Professor of Comparative Human Resource Management and co-director of the ESRC Digital Futures at Work Research Centre at the University of Sussex Business School

The ESRC funded Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) is a flagship investment that aims to advance our understanding of how digital technologies are reshaping work, impacting on employers, employees, job seekers and governments. Based on extensive and robust empirical examination we aim to use this knowledge to understand how key actors can steer this transformation.

This event is jointly organized with the Perspectives on Work Faculty Research Group.

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