Earning Income in the Sharing/On-Demand Economy [PDF]
, 2016 Until 2015, we knew very little about the work and workers in the sharing/on-demand economy. Indeed, the last official government survey of the broader contingent workforce was conducted in 2005 -- long before most of these new platforms or apps even ...
Libby Reder
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Do digital platforms create entrepreneurial opportunities? Evidence from marginal areas
Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary This article enters the debate on the effects of digital platforms on entrepreneurial opportunities by estimating whether the entry of a home‐sharing platform shapes entrepreneurial decisions in marginal areas. We add a novel perspective to the literature, as we contend that when economic conditions are unfavorable, digital ...
Francesco Luigi Milone +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Gig Economy Riders on Social Media in Thailand: Contested Identities and Emergent Civil Society Organisations. [PDF]
Voluntas, 2022 Mieruch Y, McFarlane D.
europepmc +1 more source
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
Unveiling the Current Extent of the Gig Economy Engagement in Developing Asian Countries
Ianna Journal of Interdisciplinary StudiesBackground: 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 +5 more
doaj
Gig economy: Disruption can bring benefits for workers and consumers [PDF]
, 2017 We should be wary of the narrative that flexible jobs are predominantly low wage and low quality, writes Seamus ...
Nevin, Seamus
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Research Summary Entrepreneurship accelerators are increasingly promoted as structural interventions to close gender gaps, yet studies have not established a differential impact of participation for women. This prior evidence—drawn from high‐tech, male‐dominated settings—may overlook how outcomes differ in more feminized domains such as social
Nilanjana Dutt, Sarah Kaplan
wiley +1 more source
Continuity and change: Reflections on over a decade of research on platform-mediated gig work
Work Organisation, Labour and GlobalisationThis article reports on a Roundtable Workshop organised to reflect on the continuities and changes in the geographically variegated development of the gig economy and to assess the state of the art in gig economy research.
Niels van Doorn +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Gig qualifications for the gig economy: micro-credentials and the 'hungry mile'. [PDF]
High Educ (Dordr), 2022 Wheelahan L, Moodie G.
europepmc +1 more source
Respect the Hustle: Necessity Entrepreneurship, Returning Citizens, and Social Enterprise Strategies [PDF]
, 2019 This Article will address a pervasive and growing problem for returning citizens—high rates of economic insecurity—and, as a novel solution, propose the creation of Economic Justice Incubators (“EJIs”) as a new, municipally-led social enterprise strategy.
Baskaran, Priya
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