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Prof, Professor of Technology and Organisation
Debra Howcroft is Professor of Technology and Organisation in the People, Management and Organisation Division of Alliance Manchester Business School. She is (co) Editor-in-Chief of New Technology, Work and Employment (2012-present) and has served the editorial boards of Information Systems Journal, Information Technology and People, Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Strategic Information Systems and the Qualitative Review of Accounting and Management.
Broadly, Debra’s research interests cover the area of ICTs and organising, particularly in relation to work and employment. There is a focus on three main areas. Firstly, how technology is influencing and shaping working practices, changing skills and reframing occupational identities. Secondly, research investigates technology workers, as a distinct category of employees, and their response to workplace change, labour markets, and technological developments. This interest extends to how social and cultural influences affect technology work, asking questions such as how technology is gendered. The final area concerns digital labour and includes issues such as how virtual work is monetised, the use of platforms to coordinate distributed labour, and the implications of crowdsourcing for our understanding of work and employment.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Debra Howcroft (Examiner)
Activity: Examination
Debra Howcroft (Assistant editor)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Abbie Winton & Debra Howcroft
25/03/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
11/06/18
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
Tony Dundon & Debra Howcroft
18/01/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media