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3 ways 'algorithmic management' makes work more stressful and less satisfying

  • Written by Sharon Kaye Parker, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow, Curtin University
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If you think your manager treats you unfairly, the thought might have crossed your mind that replacing said boss with an unbiased machine that rewards performance based on objective data is a path to workplace happiness.

But as appealing as that may sound, you’d be wrong. Our review of 45 studies on machines as managers shows we...

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