The article "Why should I care?" Understanding technology developers' design mindsets in relation to prospective work design" by Aniko Kahlert and Gudela Grote has been published in the European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology.
In The Washington Post's sports column, the author SallyJenkins writes about the troubles of the Washington football (American) team, and quotes Gudela Grote's article “Managing Uncertainty in Work Organizations”.
Brown bag seminar by Dr. Heather Yang
Dr. Heather Yang's (Università Bocconi) seminar on “Who resists algorithmic advice? Cognitive style correlates with algorithmic aversion” is taking place on Friday 24th November at 12.00 in room WEV H326. Please contact Federico Magni (fmagni@ethz.ch) for registering.
EAWOP Small Group Meeting: “Human-AI Teams at Work: Opportunity or Threat?
From October 24 to 27, a Small Group Meeting on the topic of Human-AI Teaming, sponsored by the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, will be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event is organized by Eleni Georganta (University of Amsterdam), Anna-Sophie Ulfert-Blank (Eindhoven University of Technology), Jan Schmutz (University of Zurich), and a member of our chair, Sophie Kerstan.
‘The article “Choosing human over AI doctors? How comparative trust associations and knowledge relate to risk and benefit perceptions of AI in healthcare” by Sophie Kerstan, Nadine Bienefeld and Gudela Grote has been published in Risk Analysis and is available online.
In today's fast-paced world of work, uncertainty is a constant companion. From technological advancements to changing market dynamics, it is something we all face daily. Rather than fearing uncertainty, what if we could harness its potential?
The chair received funding by the Mobility Initiative for the research project “Designing explainable ML-based systems for collaborative work in the railways” in collaboration with Siemens Mobility and the Swiss National Railways, and doctoral student Lena Schneider working on it. It started in Sepember 2022 and runs for 36 months. For this project we are hiriing a Postdoctoral Researcher. See add here:
The chair of Work and Organizational Psychology invites to a summer school on uncertainty at work in Ascona, Switzerland, from June 18 to 23, 2023. Deadline for a delaration of interest is November 1st, 2022, and should be sent to uncertaintysummerschool@ethz.ch. Link to conference page:
The chair has received a new SNF grant for the project "When more uncertainty is better: Interventions for promoting effective uncertainty regulation at work" starting April 1, 2022 and running for 48 months. For this project we are hiring a doctoral student - please follow the link to get to the add and application form.
Key results on our longitudinal study on remote working and virtual collaboration during the COVID-19 related lockdown in Spring 2020 are featured in the ETH Zurich Annual Report 2020 (pages 46-47). For further information and upcoming scientific publications on the topic, please contact Prof. Dr. Gudela Grote (ggrote@ethz.ch) or Dr. Sc. Nadine Bienefeld (nbienefeld@ethz.ch)