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Examining the role of digitalization and gig economy in achieving a low carbon society: an empirical study across nations

open access: yesFrontiers in Environmental Science, 2023
Introduction: This paper investigates the international relationship between digitalization, the gig economy, and low carbon development, providing valuable insights for governments and stakeholders seeking to advance sustainable development and a low ...
Kai Liu, Zerong Feng, Qihang Zhang
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The Benefits and Challenges of the Gig Economy: Perspective of Gig Workers and Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) in South Africa

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies, 2023
Digital work, otherwise referred to as 'gig' work, is heralded as a useful strategy that could help bridge the unemployment rate in South Africa by connecting job seekers and business organisations across the global spectrum.
Sudhika Palhad   +5 more
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Literature Review of the Gig Economy from a Product Development Perspective:

open access: yesMaketingu Janaru, 2021
In recent years, growing attention has been paid to the gig economy among both practitioners and academic researchers. The Gig economy refers to socioeconomic activities involving the exchange of labor for monetary reward between gig workers and client ...
Susumu Ohira
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The future of hospitality jobs: The rise of the gig worker

open access: yesResearch in Hospitality Management, 2021
This review article aims to analyse the different perspectives on the gig economy and gig workers, specifically in the hospitality industry, and establish a research base that contributes to future research.
Georges El Hajal, Bill Rowson
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Antitrust, the Gig Economy, and Labor Market Power [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate an automatic algorithm for classification of cross-country (XC) ski-skating gears (G) using Smartphone accelerometer data.
Steinbaum, Marshall
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GIG Economy: A Bibliometric Analysis

open access: yesSosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi, 2023
This study used bibliometric analysis to scrutinize the extant literature on the gig economy and examine how it reflects the GIG economy’s impact on society and workers.
Ali İhsan Balcı, Ersin Eraslan
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Entrepreneurship and the gig economy: A bibliometric analysis

open access: yesManagement Letters/Cuadernos de Gestión, 2022
There is an increasing number of academic publications on studying the impact of the gig economy and digital platforms. Some of them involve entrepreneurship and business models.
Bruno C. Silva, Antonio C. Moreira
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Investigating the feasibility of applying the gig economy framework in the nursing profession towards the Saudi Arabian Vision 2030

open access: yesInformatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2022
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the applicability of Gig Economy Framework in the nursing profession in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey design was adopted in this study for collecting the data related to the applicability of Gig ...
Reem AL-Dossary
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The gig economy [PDF]

open access: yesIZA World of Labor, 2020
The number of people holding non-traditional jobs (independent contractors, temporary workers, “gig” workers) has grown steadily as technology increasingly enables short-term labor contracting and fixed employment costs continue to rise. For many firms that need less than a full-time person for short-term work and for many workers who value flexibility
openaire   +2 more sources

Outsmarting the gig-economy through collective bargaining – EU competition law as a barrier to smart cities? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In August 2016, drivers delivering meals in London after being booked via the platforms ‘deliveroo’ and ‘UberEATS’ made headlines by challenging working practices in the gig-economy through collective industrial action.
Gideon, Andrea, Schiek, Dagmar
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