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A Third Class of Worker: The Dependent Contractor [PDF]
, 2018 The following research paper is intended to address the worker classification issue that has intensified due to the rise of the gig economy. After reviewing the current literature on the subject, it will be made clear that a change must be made to the ...
Fendrick, Lisa J.
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Reconsidering online reputation systems [PDF]
, 2018 Social and socioeconomic interactions and transactions often require trust. In digital spaces, the main approach to facilitating trust has effectively been to try to reduce or even remove the need for it through the implementation of reputation systems ...
De Paoli, Stefano, Wilson, Anna
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Influence of Particle Size, Moisture, and Cloud Density on Wood Dust Ignition
Chemie Ingenieur Technik, EarlyView.The ignition and combustion of particle clouds are strongly affected by particle interactions. This study uses spectroscopy to examine effects of particle size, water content, and cloud density. Results show ignition delay rises with larger size and density, whereas combustion duration depends mainly on water and density due to moisture‐driven ...
Matteo Giesen +2 more
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Hidden Markov graphical models with state‐dependent generalized hyperbolic distributions
Canadian Journal of Statistics, EarlyView.Abstract In this article, we develop a novel hidden Markov graphical model to investigate time‐varying interconnectedness between different financial markets. To identify conditional correlation structures under varying market conditions and accommodate shape features embedded in financial time series, we rely upon the generalized hyperbolic family of ...
Beatrice Foroni +2 more
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Digital transformation is increasingly reshaping how social enterprises organize work, engage stakeholders, and pursue social value. While prior research has examined digitalization in hybrid organizations, limited attention has been paid to how responsibility for inclusive digital transformation is enacted internally.
Riccardo Maiolini +2 more
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Aspects of Non-Standard Employment in Europe [PDF]
, 2017 [Excerpt] This report investigates recent developments in non-standard employment in the European Union. While the overall policy context is ‘social protection for all’, it does not focus exclusively on social protection.
Eurofound
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Comprehending the Digital Disparities in Africa [PDF]
, 2019 The digital divide has a significant impact on the ways in which information across Africa is developed, shared, and perceived. This opening chapter seeks to analyse the problems and opportunities associated with the ubiquitous digital revolution ...
Mutsvairo, Bruce, Ragnedda, Massimo
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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract The existence and development of feminist scholarship and practice have been revisited by feminist anthropologists and sociologists exploring it among the gendered cultural and historical dynamics of the Caribbean. Feminist Caribbeanists’ pioneering efforts that fit within this theoretical family have challenged the Global North status quo to ...
Cherisse Francis
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Career or Gig, How New Work Preferences are Dismantling Traditional Employment?
Advanced Research in Economics and Business Strategy JournalIntroduction: The swift growth of the digital era, which radically disrupted the old work environment, led to the rise of the gig economy and a change in viewpoint in the tandem between employers and employees.
Dickson Mdhlalose
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Service Work as Lived Experience: A Problematizing Review
Human Resource Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Between employee burnout and growing recruitment challenges, a systemic crisis confronts the service industry. One reason lies in the scope of received human resource management (HRM) approaches, which often emphasize organizational performance metrics at the expense of the emotional, social, and material experiences of doing frontline service
Kushagra Bhatnagar +2 more
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