Technology, jobs, and the future of work

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Technology, jobs, and the future of work

Automation, digital platforms and other innovations are changing the nature of work.  Understanding these shifts can help policy makers, business leaders and workers move forward, writes James Manyika of McKinsey in a briefing note prepared for the Fortune + Time Global Forum. 

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The next acronym you need to know about: RPA (robotic process automation)

Xavier Lhuer of McKinsey, speaks to Leslie Willocks, professor of technology, work and globalisation at the London School of Economics about his work on robotics process automation.

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Future of work

This report from Raconteur uncovers how businesses and employees can adapt to a digitally disrupted world, the six biggest future threats to business and the rise of the gig economy. 

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Understanding the puzzle

This report from Lloyds Banking Group looks at how businesses across the UK view the productivity problem and examines how they might be able to deal with it and, ultimiately, improve their productivity. 

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The outsourcing unit working research paper series

This series of research papers by Professor Leslie Willcocks of The Outsourcing Unit at The London School of Economics and Political Science and Professor Mary Lacity of the University of Missouri-St.Louis present practical case studies on software automation in various organisations.

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Workspace, Reworked

This report from Unwork and JLL sets out a roadmap for how technological and organisational drivers of change will disrupt workplace and real estate strategies between now and 2030. 

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Independent work: choice, necessity, and the gig economy

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Independent work: choice, necessity, and the gig economy

This report from the McKinsey Global Institute examines all the ways people are earning income, as well as the challenges independent work presents. 

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A new approach to automating services

This article by Leslie Willocks, Professor of Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Mary C. Lacity of the university of Missouri-St Louis, looks at service automation strategies. 

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Attitudes to employability and talent

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Attitudes to employability and talent

This report from the CIPD aims to explore the attitudes towards employability and responsibilities for career development in the UK.

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Workforce Futures

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Workforce Futures

This report, commissioned by UBS, determines what will move, motivate and retain workers in the mid-2020s and reveals the key characteristics and strategies that future business will need to incorporate to retain the most talented workers. 

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