Category: Reboot
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Conference presentation on ‘Digitalisation, automation and the (re)shaping of hospitality work’ at the Disrupting Technology Conference 2025, University of Leeds
The ‘Disrupting Technology Conference’ – hosted by the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) and the CERIC Leeds University Business School – brought together scholars interested in technological change and its workplace and societal implications. Dr Agnieszka Rydzik presented emerging findings from the Reboot project – funded by The British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship –…
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‘Time to reboot? Where is the worker voice in empirical research on the use of technology in hospitality workplaces?’
Conference presentation at the 33rd CHME International Conference, at the University of Essex. In this conference paper, I discussed the 5 key assumptions underpinning empirical research on worker perspectives of technological changes in hospitality workplaces. I argued that we need to critically interrogate the ways in which research on technological change is conducted in hospitality…
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Global Hospitality Research Alliance Special Event on ‘Advocating for Fair Work in Hospitality Employment’ at the CHME 2025 Conference
Absolute honour to be invited as a panel member for the GHRA Special Event on ‘Advocating for Fair Work in Hospitality Employment’ at the CHME 2025 Conference (hosted by the University of Essex). We discussed the critical work that is being done around making hospitality workplaces fairer and more inclusive. My intervention focused on some…
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Hospitality workplaces navigating technological change – Invited presentation at Northumbria University
It was a great pleasure to be invited to present on my British Academy Fellowship project to colleagues at Newcastle Business School (Northumbria University). We discussed critical work futures. I presented on some of the challenges hospitality workplaces are facing when navigating technological change. I called for more critical and worker-centric approaches that would examine…
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Reboot – Call for Interview Participants
If you’ve worked in UK hospitality, whether as a manager, HR staff member, supervisor, receptionist, housekeeper, kitchen staff, or bar/waiting staff, we want to hear from you! This study is all about understanding the everyday experiences of hospitality employees across various roles and how technology fits into your work. You don’t need to be a…