Distinguished Research Fellowship

In 2021, the Faculty of Business and Economics of TU Dresden started the Distinguished Research Fellowship Program. Up to three research fellowships for internationally renowned scholars will be granted per year. Key objectives associated with the Distinguished Research Fellowships are to foster innovative ideas and initiate exciting, vibrant research collaborations, to support the development of PhD students and early-career scholars (e.g., postdocs) of the Faculty, as well as to further expand the international research network and activities of the Faculty of Business and Economics at TU Dresden.

About the project: Digital labor platforms include web-based platforms, where tasks are outsourced to the crowd (e.g., programming), and location-based platforms (e.g., food delivery) allocate work to workers in a specific area. These platforms apply self-learning algorithms on two dimensions: (1) matching supply and demand and (2) controlling and monitoring workers' behavior. Algorithms can thus complement or even fully substitute the human manager. Platform workers are often concerned, as they feel constant surveillance, lack of transparency, and dehumanization.

In the joint research project together with TU Dresden host Prof. Dr. Martin Wiener, the well-being of platform workers influenced by the algorithmic manager is investigated.