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Gender Equality in Virtual Work I.: Risks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
This article focuses on gender equality in virtual work, taking special account of the regulatory challenges. It contributes to broader debates on the workers' situation in the sharing economy in two ways.
Kovacs, Erika
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Organizing Dark Matter: W.A.G.E. as Alternative Worker Organization [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Since its founding in 2008, W.A.G.E. (Working Artists and the Greater Economy) has worked to reform the economic habits of US art institutions and of the artists upon whose cultural work these institutions are dependent. Inside a decade, W.A.G.E.
de Peuter, Greig
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Effect of packing conditions on the acrylamide content in black ripe olives

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Black ripe olives are considered a ‘low‐acid canned food’ and must be sterilized in order to be safe. Acrylamide, a potential carcinogen, is formed in black olives during the thermal treatment. It is known that the formation of acrylamide is dependent on the pH of the olive flesh. The purpose of this study was designed to assess the
Mercedes Brenes‐Álvarez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Commentary on Litigation Involving Uber Technologies, Inc. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Uber Technologies, Inc. is a peer-to-peer ridesharing, food delivery, and transportation network managed in San Francisco, California. Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp developed the idea for the ridesharing app in 2008, after experiencing difficulty ...
Hagemeier, Catherine
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Embracing the Gig Economy

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Law and Society, 2023
The post-pandemic economic landscape has witnessed the emergence of a worldwide sharing economy system, commonly known as the ‘gig economy’. This system represents a significant transformation in labor and services exchange characterized by short-term jobs, freelance, or on-demand work arrangements facilitated by digital platforms.
openaire   +1 more source

The Bazaar as a Model for Knowledge Work

open access: yesKnowledge and Process Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper presents fieldwork that extends existing metaphors of knowledge work as a process shaped by hierarchical or market forces. A qualitative, ethnographic study of six knowledge‐intensive businesses in two countries identifies striking parallels with the Middle Eastern bazaar in contrast to Western impersonal markets and hierarchies. We
Reed Elliot Nelson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plagiarism Issues in Post-1998 Indonesian Film Posters [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
There are online articles, with visual materials, stating that some post-1998 Indonesian film posters were accused as plagiarism by common people. However, academically speaking, it needs deeper skills and knowledge to prove acts of plagiarism.
Imanjaya, E. (Ekky)   +1 more
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Taking Pride in Vegan Consumption: A Construal Level Theory Account of Ad Message Appeal and Future Self Connectedness

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite growing interest in vegan products, research examining the motivations, underlying psychological processes, and boundary conditions that drive consumer preference for vegan products remains limited. Drawing on theories of temporal self and appraisal theory, we find that an immediate message appeal (e.g., animal welfare), as compared to
Mona Safizadeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Al-Syaibānī Conception of Work in Kitāb al-Kasb and the Relevance to Gig Economy

open access: yesAl-Muamalat
Gig economy, often promoted as a flexible labor solution, has led to structural issues including worker vulnerability, unequal relationships, and a diminished sense of work.
Naufatti Aufa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The experiences of individuals in the gig economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
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Broughton, A   +5 more
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