Digital systems

Digital assistance systems

In the digital working world, data and information can, in principle, be stored in unlimited quantities. Digital memories are often used as an external memory in order to cope with the flood of information and the associated increasing cognitive demands.

However, unlike human memory, external memory does not forget. Digital information that has become irrelevant can greatly hinder the search for information in the external digital memory, delay decision-making processes, distract attention from the actual task and impair well-being.

In order to be able to work in a focused and goal-oriented manner, deleting and forgetting information that has become irrelevant is therefore becoming increasingly important.

The Dare2Del project investigated the extent to which people can be individually supported in organizing their digital working environment and the associated effects.

Digital control systems

Contact person: Prof. Dr. Cornelia Niessen

Digitalization is changing the nature of work and working conditions. New technologies such as sensors on the body, GPS tracking and real-time data analysis using artificial intelligence make it possible to monitor employees more closely than before.

The interdisciplinary project “Digital control in the workplace” (sociology, psychology, economics) deals with digital control systems that serve to monitor and control employees, employers and managers.

As digital control systems can have both advantages and disadvantages for all groups involved, it is important to examine potential effects.

In addition to the digital systems in general, we also look at their specific characteristics, individual reactions of employees (e.g. well-being, performance, job satisfaction) and certain moderating factors (e.g. works councils) that can influence this process.