Communication, Digital Technology, and Organization CTO

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to invite submissions to the 18th CNoW Workshop on Human-Digital Collaboration and the Changing Nature of Work, which will take place on Saturday, 12 December 2026 (11:00–17:00) in Lisbon.

The workshop focuses on how digital technologies, including generative AI, virtual and augmented reality, algorithmic management, and new forms of digital work, are transforming work, organizing, and collaboration. We welcome contributions that deepen or challenge our understanding of the changing nature of work and the integration of human and digital factors in contemporary organizations.

We invite extended abstracts (maximum 5 pages, including all materials) reporting either completed research or work in progress.

Important dates

• Submission deadline: 21 September 2026
• Notification of acceptance: 26 October 2026

Please submit your extended abstract by email to cnowsig@gmail.com using the official submission template.

SIG CNoW website: https://communities.aisnet.org/sigcnow/home

Potential topic areas include (but are not limited to):

 

·      Integration of human and digital factors in the changing nature of work

·      Emerging new patterns of work and organising

·      Digital working and workplace technologies

·      Algorithmic management within work platforms

·      Digital infrastructures of work

·      Modern workspace as a combination of physical and digital environments

·      Changing spatial and temporal dimensions of work

·      Work fragmentation and nomadic work practices

·      New forms of virtual teamwork and virtualization of work

·      Virtual collaboration in digital organizations

·      The use of (generative) AI in shaping new work practices

·      New technology-enabled forms of employee participation and engagement

·      Gig economy and crowd-work

·      Local and global impacts on professions and labour through digitization and automation

·      Work-life balance, technostress and boundary management

·      Creating more sustainable and resilient work arrangements locally and globally

·      Managing digital exhaust and privacy issues

·      Workplace datafication

The CNoW Workshop has been held annually since 2013 and has grown into an active international research community. Since 2021, it has been affiliated with the Association for Information Systems (AIS) as the Special Interest Group on the Changing Nature of Work (SIGCNoW).

We would be delighted to receive your submission and look forward to welcoming you to Lisbon.

Best regards,

Workshop Program Chairs

Mari-Klara Stein (TalTech)
João Baptista (Lancaster University)
Louise Harder Fischer (IT University of Copenhagen)
Liana Razmerita (Copenhagen Business School)
Bart van den Hooff (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Melissa Sexton (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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Liana Razmerita
Associate Professor
Liana Razmerita Person
Frederiksberg
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