Debra Howcroft

Debra Howcroft is Professor of Technology and Organisation at Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester. She previously served as co-Editor-in-Chief of New Technology, Work and Employment (2012-2023).

• Research Focus: Examines digitalization's impact on work practices, skills transformation, and occupational identities. Studies technology workers' experiences and platform economy labor coordination. Develops critical perspectives on work and employment in digital contexts.
• Recent Publications: Analyzes Uber's business model legitimacy, working time intensification in IT, and arm's-length bargaining in platform work. Develops social shaping frameworks for understanding automation's workplace impacts.
• Leadership: Contributes to the Work and Equalities Institute, focusing on global inequalities. Research informs policy debates on platform work regulation and digital skills development.