Mere algorithms can be demotivating

Document Type

Letter

Publication Title

Nature Reviews Psychology

Abstract

In the final paragraph of their article, Gagné and colleagues write, “it is not algorithms that shape workers’ motivation, but how organizations design and use them” (Gagné, M. et al. Understanding and shaping the future of work with self-determination theory. Nat. Rev. Psychol. 1, 378–392 (2022))1. However, this assertion is too general and warrants nuance because algorithms by their very nature might thwart workers’ autonomy and subsequently their intrinsic motivation under certain circumstances.

Publication Date

29-9-2022

Publisher

Springer Nature

Volume

Vol.1

Issue

Iss.11

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