Invitation to Tina Blegind Jensen's inaugural lecture

The Changing Nature of Work in the Age of Smart Digital Technology

The worldwide diffusion of personal computing and the rapid growth of access to the internet combined with advances in digital technologies are changing the established work arrangements and the in-situ nature of work. Recent research shows paradoxically how advances in information technology (IT) have paved the way for both significant improvements as well as the deterioration of work conditions and workers’ well-being. In this talk, I will explore how IT alters the foundation of the work environment that is central to the modern human enterprise. More specifically, I will reflect on insights from my own research and offer a critical perspective on the current state of knowledge, theorizing, and empirical investigation of how digital technologies change the ways in which work is defined, organized, performed, and managed. I will conclude the talk by highlighting how advances in IT can contribute to a future in which work is meaningful and enriching to individuals, organizations, and society.

Program

14:00-14:05 Welcome by HoD
14:05-14:15 Welcome by the dean
14:15-14:45 Inaugural lecture /Tina
14:45-15:15 Inaugural lecture/ Chee-Wee
15:15-16:00 Reception

About Tina

Tina Blegind Jensen is Professor (MSO) of IT Management at Copenhagen Business School. Her research areas cover organizational and managerial issues of information systems, with a particular emphasis on the dynamics between people and digital technology. She has published articles on topics such as sensemaking practices, institutional structures, sociomateriality, digitally enabled changes to the nature of work, IT affordances, identity, and healthcare information systems. Some of her work can be found in leading Information Systems and Management journals as well as in discipline-related conference proceedings. At Copenhagen Business School, she serves as Program Coordinator of BSc (IT) and as the Chair of the Study Board for Business Administration, Information Systems and Information Management.