Participation and (A)synchronicity

The book addresses digital transformation in companies and examines the changes for workplace stakeholders. The focus is on how co-determination interacts with digital transformation. This also puts a transformation of co-determination itself on the agenda, during which the direct participation of employees expands significantly in the interest-political positioning of works councils. Moreover, participation becomes a strategic resource for co-determination.

Natalie Bella, MA works as research associate at the Institute for Employment Research in Nuremberg and is pursuing her doctorate on the problem of intercultural translation at the Fulda Graduate Centre of Social Sciences.
Dr. Julia Gamradt has been working in the realm of consulting, startups, and research organizations. The focus of her doctoral thesis at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) was on conflicts and flexibilization in organizational transformation processes.
Dr. Ronald Staples teaches and conducts research at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) with a focus on innovation, organizational change, co-determination, and digitalization.
Prof. Dr. Werner Widuckel is professor emeritus of human resource management at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU). Previously, he served as the labor director and human resources executive at AUDI AG.
Matthäus Wilga, MSc is pursuing his doctorate in the field of Information Systems at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and is a research collaborator at the Cambridge Service Alliance at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the role of AI agents in service interactions and their impact on value creation and human well-being.
Michael Whittall, PhD serves as Trade Union Secretary at IG Metall. Prior to this, he spent many years researching and teaching in the field of industrial relations.