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Towards the Development of More Sustainable Services: Investigating Functional and Experiential Drivers of Consumer Behavior in Online Food Delivery Market

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT For service organizations like Online Food Delivery (OFD) services, sustainable development is increasingly becoming a necessity to meet customer expectations while addressing environmental and social sustainability issues. Therefore, these businesses must continuously adapt and innovate, and to do so, it is essential to understand consumer ...
Li Huang, Ornella Papaluca, Mario Tani, Azaz Ali Ather Bukhari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gig Economy

Encyclopedia
This entry presents the history, geography, business, regulations, and the roles of gig workers, platform/algorithms, and employers, focusing primarily on the USA and the EU.
Răzvan Hoinaru
doaj   +1 more source

How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Access to markets is critical for entrepreneurial success, yet many face significant barriers. This study argues that digital platforms functioning as peer‐to‐peer marketplaces can facilitate entrepreneurial activity by improving market access for new ventures.
Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, Namil Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Founder's entry strategy and funding performance in the crowdfunding industry: The mediating role of founder's attention

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Building on recent studies on founders' entry strategy and the attention‐based view, our study examines the underexplored relationship between entrepreneurial entry mode and funding performance. We offer a novel perspective on how different entry strategies—such as hybrid, portfolio, and full‐time entrepreneurship—impact start‐
Dalee Yoon, Joon Mahn Lee, Luke Rhee
wiley   +1 more source

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, Emilio Paolucci, Elisabetta Raguseo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Game Design for a Fiverr: Precarity, Regionality, and Platform-Mediation in the Gig Economy

Media Industries
In this article, we investigate users who sell complete design services (i.e., ostensibly creating a full, original game for a client) on the gig economy platform Fiverr.
Michael Iantorno, Scott DeJong
doaj   +2 more sources

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

Education level as a catalyst: exploring the relationship between job autonomy, joy of work, and performance among low-skilled physical gig workers in Malaysia

Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
The gig economy has experienced a rise due to the prominence of digital platforms and the worldwide pandemic, leading to many individuals losing their regular income and joining the gig economy.
Mei Peng Low, Mumtaz Ali Memon
doaj   +1 more source

Overcoming barriers? The mixed results of social innovation accelerator programs for women entrepreneurs

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

Virtual teams in a gig economy. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2022
Ye T, Ai W, Chen Y, Mei Q, Ye J, Zhang L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source