ALGOSH: Publications
Here we present relevant publications and presentations from Carin Håkansta's research group (including ALGOSH, AMOSH and additional projects)
Scientific articles
Lind, R., Hennum Nilsson, K., Strauss, P., Quinlan, M., Brulin, E., Lee, M. K., & Håkansta, C. (2026). (Un)healthy algorithms? Trade union, employer, and government action for safety and health in algorithmically managed work. The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 1–25.
Hennum Nilsson, K., Bodin, T., Strauss, P., Matilla‑Santander, N., Badarin, K., Brulin, E., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Algorithmic management is associated with psychological distress, musculoskeletal pain, and occupational accidents: A cross‑sectional study in logistics. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 98(6), 929–942.
Hennum Nilsson, K., Matilla-Santander, N., Lee, M. K., Brulin, E., Bodin, T., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Algorithmic management and occupational health: A comparative case study of organizational practices in logistics. Safety Science, 187.
Reports
Håkansta, C., Lind, R., Strauss-Raats, P., & Blüme, P. (2024). Algorithmic management: Experiences and responses - Explorative study of companies and trade unions in the Swedish warehousing, retail, and transport industries. Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS).
Håkansta, C. (2025). Vad händer med arbetsmiljön när AI blir chef? Sammanställning av forskningsbaserad kunskap och slutsatser från en tvärvetenskaplig policykonferens [What happens to the work environment when AI becomes the boss? A compilation of research-based knowledge and conclusions from an interdisciplinary policy conference]. Karolinska Institutet. (In Swedish only)
Conference presentations
2026
Lind, R., Löwstedt, L., Strauss, P., Matilla-Santander, N., Mangot-Sala, L., Gunn, V., Quinlan, M., & Håkansta, C. (2026). The effects of algorithmic management on labour, safety and health: Evidence from a Swedish logistics company. 44th International Labour Process Conference (ILPC), April 22–24, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Strauss, P., Lind, R., Löwstedt, L., & Håkansta, C. (2026). From hierarchy to networked control: The algorithmic reorganisation of the labour process in transport work. 44th International Labour Process Conference (ILPC), April 22–24, Leeds, United Kingdom.
Strauss, P., Håkansta, C., Hennum Nilsson, K. & Löwstedt, L. (2026). Mot en samverkad checklista för god algoritmisk arbetsmiljö. FALF 2026 (Forum för arbetslivsforskning), June 9–11, Sweden.
Gunn, V., Quinlan, M., Lahti, H., Williams, P., Holm, J., Kalakoski, V., Strauss, P., Löwstedt, L., Lind, R., Lee, M. K., Zhang, A., Harkema, D., & Håkansta, C. (2026). Utilizing a bow-tie approach to plan interventions addressing psychosocial risks of algorithmic management. 17th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Conference, June 15–17, Helsinki, Finland.
Håkansta, C., Lind, R., Hennum Nilsson, K. H., Matilla-Santander, N., Strauss, P., & Gunn, V. (2026). Results from two cross-sectional studies in Sweden on associations between algorithmic management and health in logistics. 17th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Conference, June 15–17, Helsinki, Finland.
Kalakoski, V., & Håkansta, C. (2026). What are the psychosocial risks of algorithmic management, and how can we address them? (Symposium). 17th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Conference, June 15–17, Helsinki, Finland.
Kalakoski, V., Harkema, D., Strauss, P., Lahti, H., Löwstedt, L., Dhondt, S., & Håkansta, C. (2026). How to identify psychosocial workload factors related to algorithmic management: A research-based checklist for workplaces. 17th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Conference, June 15–17, Helsinki, Finland.
Lahti, H., Kalakoski, V., Strauss, P., Gunn, V., & Håkansta, C. (2026). Job demands and resources in algorithmic management: Workers’ experiences of algorithm-assisted task allocation and performance management. 17th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Conference, June 15–17, Helsinki, Finland.
Strauss, P., Löwstedt, L., Kalakoski, V., Lahti, H., & Håkansta, C. (2026). Digitalisation as psychosocial change: Lessons from AI scheduling. 17th European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology (EAOHP) Conference, June 15–17, Helsinki, Finland.
2025
Gunn, V., Quinlan, M., Lahti, H., Williams, P., Holm, J., Kalakoski, V., Strauss‑Raats, P., Lind, R., Löwstedt, L., MacLeod, M., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Scoping review of interventions addressing algorithmic management. ETUI Annual Conference – 6th edition, February 10–11, Leuven, Belgium.
Lind, R., Håkansta, C., Nilsson, K., Lee, M. K., & Quinlan, M. (2025). Safe and healthy algorithms in non‑platform work: Action and strategies in an industrial relations context. ETUI Annual Conference – 6th edition, February 10–11, Leuven, Belgium.
Holm, J., Håkansta, C., Quinlan, M., & Gunn, V. (2025). Managing AM and workers’ health: Comparison and interplay of risk assessments based on the AI Act and OSH regulation in the EU. Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lind, R., Håkansta, C., Nilsson, K., Lee, M. K., & Quinlan, M. (2025). Safe and healthy algorithms in non‑platform work: Action and strategies in an industrial relations context. Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hennum Nilsson, K., Strauss‑Raats, P., Lee, M. K., Brulin, E., Håkansta, C., & Bodin, T. (2025). Worker health under algorithmic management: Health risks in Sweden’s algorithm‑driven logistics sector. Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lahti, H., Kalakoski, V., Strauss‑Raats, P., & Håkansta, C. (2025). A qualitative approach to explore job demands and resources related to algorithmic management. Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Löwstedt, L., Norlinder, N., Strauss‑Raats, P., Nilsson, K., Holm, J., Lind, R., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Policy conference using concept mapping to establish a roadmap for safe and healthy algorithms in non‑platform work. Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Strauss‑Raats, P., Gunn, V., Lind, R., Matilla‑Santander, N., Holm, J., Bowdler, M., Lee, M. K., Quinlan, M., van Gulijk, C., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Towards a standardized definition of algorithmic management: A modified Delphi approach. Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Gunn, V., Strauss, P., Lind, R., Löwstedt, L., Holm, J., Elling, D., Lee, M. K., MacLeod, M., Quinlan, M., Williams, P., & Håkansta, C. (2025). What could be learned from a review of interventions addressing algorithmic management? Creating Sustainable Work (CSW) Conference, May 7–9, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kalakoski, V. (2025). Algorithmic management as a stressor and resource (Symposium). 22nd EAWOP Congress, May 21–24, Prague, Czech Republic.
Strauss, P., Hennum Nilsson, K., Löwstedt, L., Håkansta, C., & Bodin, T. (2025). Algorithmic management: Associated risk factors and mitigating factors in the logistics sector. 22nd EAWOP Congress, May 21–24, Prague, Czech Republic.
Gunn, V., Quinlan, M., Lahti, H., Williams, P., Holm, J., Kalakoski, V., Strauss, P., Lind, R., Löwstedt, L., MacLeod, M., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Interventions to enhance worker engagement in the design of algorithmic management in healthcare. 22nd EAWOP Congress, May 21–24, Prague, Czech Republic.
Lahti, H., Kalakoski, V., Strauss‑Raats, P., Gunn, V., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Algorithmic management in traditional workplaces: A qualitative study of job demands and resources. 22nd EAWOP Congress, May 21–24, Prague, Czech Republic.
Håkansta, C., Lind, R., & Strauss, P. (2025). Algorithmic management: Worker agency and voice in Sweden. ILO Regulating for Decent Work Conference, July, Geneva, Switzerland.
Gunn, V., Holm, J., Kalakoski, V., Lahti, H., Lee, M. K., Lind, R., Löwstedt, L., Quinlan, M., Strauss, P., Williams, P., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Involving workers in the co-design of interventions addressing algorithmic management. Joint Congress of ICOH-WOPS and APA-PFAW, December 10–12, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Lind, R., Håkansta, C., Strauss, P., Löwstedt, L., Norlinder, N., Thern, E., & Gunn, V. (2025). Explaining the causal pathways between AM and OSH: A mixed-methods case study in a Swedish logistics company. Joint Congress of ICOH-WOPS and APA-PFAW, December 10–12, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Lee, M. K., & Zhang, A. (2025). Participatory algorithmic management: Elicitation methods for worker well-being models. Joint Congress of ICOH-WOPS and APA-PFAW, December 10–12, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Strauss, P., Löwstedt, L., Lahti, H., Kalakoski, V., Lind, R., & Håkansta, C. (2025). Combining JDR and PDR when studying algorithmic management in care work. Joint Congress of ICOH-WOPS and APA-PFAW, December 10–12, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2024
Holm, J., Strauss‑Raats, P., Nilsson, K., & Lind, R. (2024). Algorithmic management, work environment and health: Findings and future research. FALF 2024 (Forum för arbetslivsforskning), June 17–19, Göteborg, Sweden.
Lind, R., Håkansta, C., Nilsson, K., Lee, M. K., & Quinlan, M. (2024). Safe and healthy algorithms in non‑platform work: Action and strategies in an industrial relations context. FALF 2024 (Forum för arbetslivsforskning), June 17–19, Göteborg, Sweden.
Lahti, H., Kalakoski, V., Strauss‑Raats, P., Lind, R., & Håkansta, C. (2024). Psychosocial demands and resources related to algorithmic management: A qualitative study. EAOHP Conference, June, Granada, Spain.
Lind, R., Håkansta, C., Nilsson, K., Lee, M. K., & Quinlan, M. (2024). Safe and healthy algorithms in non‑platform work: Action and strategies in an industrial relations context. ILERA Conference, June 26–30, New York, NY, United States.
Strauss, P., Gunn, V., Håkansta, C., Lind, R., Hernando‑Rodríguez, J. C., & Quinlan, M. (2024). Using a modified Delphi approach to advance a common definition of algorithmic management. EPICOH Early Career Conference, November 4–5, Barcelona, Spain.
Lind, R., Strauss, P., Hennum Nilsson, K., & Håkansta, C. (2024). Perceived effects of algorithmic management on occupational safety and health: A case study of a Swedish logistics company. EPICOH Early Career Conference, November 4–5, Barcelona, Spain.
Lind, R., Håkansta, C., Hennum Nilsson, K., Lee, M. K., & Quinlan, M. (2024). Safe and healthy algorithms in non‑platform work: Action and strategies in an industrial relations context. EPICOH Early Career Conference, November 4–5, Barcelona, Spain.
Gunn, V., Bowdler, M., van Gulijk, C., Hernando‑Rodríguez, J. C., Kalakoski, V., Strauss, P., Williams, P., & Håkansta, C. (2024). Measuring workers’ exposure to algorithmic management within the healthcare system: Examining barriers and possible solutions. EPICOH Early Career Conference, November 4–5, Barcelona, Spain.
