New Digital Work and Digital Sovereignty at the Workplace – An Introduction

Abstract

In this chapter, a framework will be presented for analyzing and designing work systems for digital sovereignty, based on sources from action regulation, control (in the psychological sense), and sociotechnical systems theories. The individual contributions of this edited volume are then classified on the basis of this framework. After discussing specific effects regarding the technology, people, and organization dimensions of digital sovereignty, some more overarching or cross-cutting aspects shall be presented. The chapter concludes with some background information on the history of this publication, which is part of a tradition of contributions on the future of (digital) work.