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ABSTRACT This article introduces the special issue on technologies and work in the Asia Pacific by developing an institutional perspective on technological change. Drawing on the national business systems framework and an abductive review of 127 studies published between 2015 and 2025, we argue that the consequences of AI, automation, digital platforms, algorithmic management, remote work, and digital HRM are mediated by political, financial, educational and training, labor, and cultural systems. The review shows that Asia‐Pacific research is concentrated on digital platforms and algorithmic management, reflecting the strong contextual and institutional focus of this literature, while also covering automation, AI, robotics, remote work, ICTs, and FinTech. The region's technological dynamism and institutional diversity make it a generative setting for explaining why similar technologies produce different outcomes across contexts. The special issue articles extend this framework by showing how state strategy, resource constraints, skill formation, worker voice, leadership, and cultural norms shape technological adoption, implementation, contestation, and work outcomes.
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