Algorithmic Precarity and the Transformation of Human Resource Development Theory: A Commentary and Future Research Agenda

Ronan Carbery, Maral Khanjani, Cork University Business School, University College Cork, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

Human Resource Development Review

Published online on November 11, 2025

Abstract

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This commentary offers a theoretical critique of Human Resource Development (HRD) orthodoxy in the context of the growth in platform capitalism and algorithmic management. We introduce algorithmic precarity as a central theoretical concept that captures ...