Digital Technologies and AI For and Against Well-being and Performance at Work

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Introduction

Technological developments and solutions, including the rapid advancement of AI, are emerging quickly, sometimes with little time for innovations to be fully absorbed. We are yet to fully understand the potential dual benefits of digital technologies and AI for supporting worker well-being and performance, while also helping to achieve organisational goals and productivity targets. Their adoption brings a range of advantages, but also barriers that must be carefully negotiated. This special issue will integrate new insights to explore and address these questions, which are relevant for organisations and employees, as well as for developers, researchers, and policy-makers.

List of Topic Areas

• What are the benefits and barriers of applying digital technologies and AI to support well-being at work across different types of organisations, contexts, and groups of individuals?
• What methodologies can be utilised for an accurate assessment of digital and AI-enabled well-being at work?
• How can digital technologies and AI be used to enhance accessibility and inclusion at work?
• How can organisations combine digital, AI-driven, and non-digital interventions and initiatives to support employee well-being?
• What are the potential longer-term impacts of applying digital technologies and AI for well-being on organisational sustainability?

Guest Editors 

Dr. Cristina Galalae, Open University UK, [email protected]

Professor Maria Karanika-Murray University of Leicester, UK, [email protected]

Dr. John Hunter, Chapman University, USA, [email protected]

Jo Yarker, Birkbeck University of London UK, [email protected]

Dr. Hoa Do, University of Leicester, UK, [email protected] 

Submissions Information

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Author Guidelines

Authors should select (from the drop-down menu) the special issue title at the appropriate step in the submission process, i.e. in response to “Please select the issue you are submitting to”. Submitted articles must not have been previously published, nor should they be under consideration for publication anywhere else, while under review for this journal.

Key Deadlines

Opening date for manuscripts submissions: 1st April 2026

Closing date for manuscripts submission: 1st November 2026

Email for submissions: [email protected]