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New AMR article in press
The article "Taming Artificial Intelligence: A Theory of Control-Acountability Alignment among AI Developers and Users" by Gudela Grote, Sharon K. Parker and Kevin Crowston in the Academy of Management Review is now in press.
SNF referring to the Swiss HR-Barometer 2024
The SNF news room is referring to the Swiss HR-Barometer, a project which is supported by the SNF, and to the article in HR Today about the latest results. Read article (in German only) here:
Media articles referring to results of the Swiss HR-Barometer2024
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Contribution at IROS 2024
The IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems will take place 14 - 18 October 2024 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our Chair will be represented with the contribution “Designing Workplace Robots: A Social Impact Assessment Tool for Automation and Augmentation in Construction” to the Late Breaking Results session by Sihui Wu, Kim Norgaard Helmersen, and Gudela Grote.
Swiss HR Barometer 2024: The importance of work increases with age
The thirteenth edition of the Swiss HR Barometer focusses on the topic of ‘Sense and nonsense at work’. The majority of the 2032 respondents in Switzerland feel that their work is important and meaningful, with this becoming increasingly im- portant from the age of 55. However, almost half feel alienated to some extent, and the perceived boredom has increased slightly compared to 10 years ago.
Ö1 Morgenjournal Interview with Gudela Grote
In the Ö1 Morgenjournal of September 21, 2024, Gudela Grote talkes about changes in the working environment and how to handle consequential uncertainties among employees. Listen to it here (in German only):
Presentation at the AI X Summit on October 3, 2024 in Zurich
This track will explore how AI is shaping the future of work across industries like healthcare, construction, and railways. We’ll dive into the intersection of technology and work psychology, discussing both the opportunities and challenges AI brings to job design.
Contribution of our Chair at DGPS 2024
The bi-annual DGPS (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Psychologie) conference will take place September 16-19 in Vienna, Austria. We are happy to announce that our chair will be represented with several contributions:
Welcome!
We are happy to welcome two new team members to our WOP groupr; Arlette Román Almánzar and Ruri Takizawa, both starting today as postdocs. Arlette can be found in office K506 and Ruri in K508.
Goodbye!
The lab bids farewell to Federico Magni. He is now Assistant Professor at the Leadership, Management and Organisation Division of Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore).We wish him all the best!
Goodbye!
The lab bids farewell to Nora Varesco Kager! She has successfully defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Navigating collaboration for innovation both within and across organizational boundaries: An interaction-centric perspective” in May 2024. We wish her all the best for her future!
Contribution of our Chair at the CFSM Symposium 2024
The CFSM Symposium will take place on the 29th of May at ETH Zurich (main building). Our research project funded by the 5th Call of the Mobiliy Initiative on “Designing explainable AI-based systems for collaborative use iin the railways” will be represented by Lena Schneider at the poster session.
Booklaunch gta papers 8: The Crit - roundtable participation
A presentation of the new issue of gta papers with guest editors Amy Perkins and Jeremy Waterfield and a roundtable will take place today at 7pm at ETH Hönggerberg. Kim Helmersen, contributor of the gta article “Interaction Rituals and the Role of the Crit in the Shaping of Studio Cultures” will participate at the roundtable discussion.
Welcome!
A warm welcome to our new junior research assistants Nino and Vanessa!
Contribution of our Chair at CHI 2024
The annual ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) CHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems took place May 11-16 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Our Chair was represented with the contribution “Establishing control via targeted explanations: how XAI enables stakeholder negotiations about the distribution of accountability and control in safety-critical domains” to the workshop on human-centered XAI by Lena Schneider, Gudela Grote and Daniel Boos.