Kicking off a Gig Work Career: Unfolding a Career Learning Cycle of Gig Workers. [PDF]
We observe gig workers’ retrospective sense-making of their career development, from creating an account on online labor platforms to managing gigs successfully. Our data reveals that gig workers advance through three career stages in their initial career learning cycle.
Zwettler C, Straub C, Spurk D.
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Time-Based Stress and Procedural Justice: Can Transparency Mitigate the Effects of Algorithmic Compensation in Gig Work? [PDF]
The gig economy has led to a new management style, using algorithms to automate managerial decisions. Algorithmic management has aroused the interest of researchers, particularly regarding the prevalence of precarious working conditions and the health ...
Semujanga B, Parent-Rocheleau X.
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Platform-Mediated Gig Work and Health: A Scoping Review. [PDF]
Background We sought to assess the size, depth, and rigor of empirical literature on platform‐mediated gig work and health. Methods We conducted a scoping review of peer‐reviewed studies from January 1, 2000, through May 29, 2024, that examined platform ...
Margerison CE +3 more
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Job demands-resources on digital gig platforms and counterproductive work behavior [PDF]
IntroductionWith the rapid expansion of digital gig platforms, counterproductive work behavior among gig workers has become increasingly prominent, adversely impacting the platform’s reputation, operational efficiency, and user experience.
Shanshan Zhao +3 more
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Navigating autonomy: unraveling the dual influence of job autonomy on workplace well-being in the gig economy [PDF]
IntroductionWith the rapid rise of the gig economy globally, its characteristics of promoting employment and facilitating autonomy have supported its rapid growth and development in China.
Zhitao Wan +3 more
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The influence of digital platforms on gig workers: A systematic literature review [PDF]
Digital platforms have significantly transformed the labor market, particularly in the gig economy. Despite this issue's growing importance, no systematic literature review has explicitly examined the influence of digital platforms on gig workers.
Farah Diba Almayanda Alauddin +3 more
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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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Behind the flexibility: insufficient occupational injury protection of gig workers in China
ObjectiveOccupational injury protection is essential to safeguard the basic rights of workers. This article focuses on a group of gig workers who have emerged on a large scale in recent years in China and aims to explore their status of occupational ...
Xiaoxing Ran, Ying Zhao
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Designing Individualized Policy and Technology Interventions to Improve Gig Work Conditions [PDF]
The gig economy is characterized by short-term contract work completed by independent workers who are paid to perform “gigs”, and who have control over when, whether and how they conduct work.
Jane Hsieh +3 more
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Background With the emergence of the gig economy as a new economic form, the influence of algorithmic technology control on gig workers’ perceptions and engagement has become a topic of academic concern.
Jiao Jiao Lang +4 more
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