The convergence of Algorithms, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency has the
potential to fundamentally disrupt the current world of work. This book
investigates the effects of this on the worker, the organisation and the
economy, by considering a future where the traditional power
relationships between workers and firms no longer apply.
Using the term "Bitwork" to define this future world of work, the book
proposes the idea of the Bitworker who is highly flexible, holds
multiple roles, and has multiple incomes. Chapters consider the
potential winners and losers of this technological pivot by exploring
implications such as:
- the expanding array of currencies;
- training and education;
- retirement and loyalty;
- profit and power within organizations;
- economic policy.
The book's comprehensive recommendations on how workers, organisations
and nation states will need to adapt to prosper in this new world,
provide a useful survival guide for researchers, practitioners and
policy makers working on behavioural economics, economic policy and the
future of work.