POSTED: 20 Sep, 2022
Dr Penny Williams has been awarded an ARC DECRA grant for her project ‘Automated People Management: When algorithms manage employees’.
The $458,798 project aims to explain the impact of technologies that automate people management. The three-year project is expected to commence in early 2023. We congratulate Penny on this tremendous recognition.
Read more: DECRA grant success – Dr Penny Williams – Centre for Decent Work & Industry (qut.edu.au)
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