The future of work is a topic of increasing importance. New technological developments, demographic and societal trends will change the way, we work radically in the coming decades. Precariousness is a crucial challenge in this context. Employees already perceive increasing job and career insecurity. With her research project "Sustainable career development in times of precariousness: Organizational and individual interventions to reduce job and career insecurity", junior professor Dr. Annabelle Hofer from the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Cologne is contributing to promoting sustainable career development of employees and gig workers in times of precariousness. The project aims to support the reappraisal of insecurities, increase the resources essential for professional success and thus to reduce the harmful consequences of uncertainties, such as low levels of happiness, health and productivity.
With this research idea, WiSo-professor Hofer from Cologne made it into the top 5 finalists of the 2022 Future of Work Research Prize of the Center for Leadership in the Future of Work (CLFW) at the University of Zurich. The research competition promotes discussion of the future of work within management science by supporting promising research on this topic. Scientists are encouraged to complement the ongoing dialogue about the future of work, offer solutions and shape the future of work together.
Finally, the first prize of the 2022 Future of Work Research Prize was awarded to Brittany Torrez from Yale University with the project “Camera Off, Inclusion On: The Role of Virtual Work Governance in Shaping Agency and Well-Being Amongst Racially Minoritized Employees”. The project examines the organizational control of self-portrayal in the virtual workplace. The nomination alone is a considerable award, for which we warmly congratulate J.-Prof. Dr. Annabelle Hofer. Last but not least, we wish her every success with a research project that can have its finger on the pulse with an exciting social approach, in the best sense of our motto Today's Ideas Tomorrow's Impact.
Website of the CLFW with all nominees