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Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Building on prior research about the heterogeneous impact of labor shocks on individuals' propensity to start businesses, we explore how local labor market frictions affect individuals' selection into platform‐based entrepreneurship.
Ruiqing Cao, Yifan Lyu
wiley   +1 more source

Collaboration post‐acquisition: The role of acquirers' motives

Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary What role do collaborations with a target's partners play in an acquisition, and how do these collaborations evolve post‐acquisition? Research suggests that these collaborations are an important reason to acquire but often diminish post‐acquisition. But if they tend to diminish, why are they a reason to acquire?
Henning Piezunka, Helge Klapper, Michael Vetter, Joachim Henkel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Women in gig economy work less in the evenings. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2022
Dokuka S, Kapuza A, Sverdlov M, Yalov T.
europepmc   +1 more source

The effect of R&D growth on employment and self-employment in local labour markets [PDF]

, 2018
The paper investigates the effects of firms’ investment in Research and Development (R&D) on employment dynamics in the British local labour markets (Travel to Work Areas).
Ciarli, Tommaso, Marzucchi, Alberto, Salgado, Edgar, Savona, Maria   +3 more
core   +1 more source

“All Native Speakers” at Singapore's ESL Schools: Implications for TESOL Communities in the Pursuit of Diversity‐Based Professionalism

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores an understudied question of who teaches English in the Singaporean English language teaching (ELT) industry. Study 1 analyzed the website contents of ESL schools, and Study 2 conducted questionnaire surveys and interviews with three schools.
Yoko Kobayashi
wiley   +1 more source

Unveiling the Current Extent of the Gig Economy Engagement in Developing Asian Countries

Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies
Background: The gig economy, driven by technological advancements, has shifted the labour market from traditional jobs to mainstream freelance and contract work via online platforms.
Chamod Dilmith, Rashini Jayathilaka, Sathya Jayalal , Thanudi Devhara , Nilmini Rathnayake, Nisha Jayasuriya   +5 more
doaj  

The AI Triple Whammy

Journal of Extreme Anthropology
The gig economy is a rapidly growing global labour paradigm involving casualised labour across sectors as varied as transportation, freelancing, domestic help, programming and vacation rentals.
Deepak P
doaj   +1 more source

Airbnb\u27s Effect on the Hospitality Industry

, 2018
I examined the effect that Airbnb’s entrance into and disruption of the hospitality market in 2011 had on hotel room rates across the world by 2017.
Douglas, Eric A.
core  

The Future of Work In Cities [PDF]

, 2016
The latest report in our City of the Future series examines societal shifts and advancements in technology that are impacting the rapidly changing American workforce. The report outlines solutions to help city leaders plan for the fast-approaching future,
Brooks Rainwater, Elias Stahl, Nicole Dupuis   +2 more
core  

“Anytime, Anywhere”: Online Language Tutoring Platforms and the Rise of the (Im)Mobile Language Teacher

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines how online tutoring platforms (OTPs) have facilitated new forms of (im)mobility—and discourses of (im)mobility—among online English tutors. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with online tutors, the article critically interrogates OTPs' primary selling point: that online tutors can work “anytime, anywhere.” While OTPs ...
Nate Ming Curran
wiley   +1 more source