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The Future of Work: A Research Agenda

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  • Nicky Dries

    (BI Norwegian Business School [Oslo])

  • Joost Luyckx

    (LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Ute Stephan

    (King‘s College London)

  • David Collings

    (Trinity College Dublin)

Abstract

In this editorial, we discuss and define the "future of work" as a phenomenon and research area, and outline avenues for further research at the conceptual and empirical level. We first offer a brief review of the different streams of research that study the future of work, both in management and organization studies and in adjacent fields. We then elaborate on what we see as the most promising avenues for research on the future of work, organized around five questions of what, when, who, how, and why. That is, research on the future of work needs to clarify its assumptions about (1) the phenomena it considers within scope; (2) the temporality associated with these phenomena; (3) which future of work actors it is about and whom it is for; (4) the methods and data types used to be able to study the future empirically; and (5) desired impact and envisioned outcomes. We discuss how moving beyond techno-determinism, depoliticization, and a present-day focus could open up new and important avenues for further research on the near and distant future of work. We conclude with some specific examples of research questions and methods.

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  • Nicky Dries & Joost Luyckx & Ute Stephan & David Collings, 2025. "The Future of Work: A Research Agenda," Post-Print hal-05121069, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05121069
    DOI: 10.1177/01492063251320025
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