02 - Managing Digitalization & Satisfaction: What Leaders Need to Know

What happens when digital transformation boosts productivity—but
quietly erodes job satisfaction?


In this episode of Digital Transformation &
Innovation – Power Sparx, we explore the
often-overlooked human side of digitalization. Drawing on
large-scale international research across more than 180
economies, the conversation examines why digital technologies can
make work more efficient while leaving many employees less
satisfied—and what this paradox means for leadership.


A focused discussion on why digitalization is never neutral, how
management decisions shape everyday work experiences, and why
responsible leadership means actively steering digital change
rather than letting it “just happen.”


Guest: Daniel Horgos, Professor of Economics at
BSP Business and Law School (Berlin, Germany)
Host: Kristina Bodrožić-Brnić, Institute Manager
at the Institute for Digital Transformation and Innovation
(Berlin, Germany)


Further Reading & Resources:


The Institute for Digital Transformation and Innovation


https://www.businessschool-berlin.de/science/institute-for-digital-transformation-innovation/


The article "International Perspectives on Managing
Digitalization and Job Satisfaction"


https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-75670-2_10


The LinkedIn-Profile of our guest


https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-horgos-446801116/