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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
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Do digital platforms create entrepreneurial opportunities? Evidence from marginal areas
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 +2 more
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Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship
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
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The expansion of the gig economy has introduced algorithmic management systems that fundamentally reshape work processes and worker experiences, raising critical concerns about worker autonomy, fairness, and psychological wellbeing.
Ibrahim Yinka Agbeyinka
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Dedicated cultivation platforms facilitate the implementation of brain organoids in guided neuronal networks. Fabrication is enabled by two‐photon polymerization‐based 3D nanoprinting (3DN) and allows for cultivation in standard 12‐well plates. Fine features, namely slopes, funnels, rods, steps, and walls, facilitate and promote organoid positioning ...
Malte Siegmund +10 more
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When Transparency Backfires: The Complex Relationship Between Algorithmic Transparency and Gig-Worker Resistance [PDF]
Algorithmic transparency (AT) plays a key role in the gig economy, where platforms rely on algorithms for decision-making. While AT is intended to build fairness and trust, it can sometimes increase worker resistance.
Zohrabi, Mahsa, Johnson, Richard
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In primary electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaking, carbon boiling removes nitrogen from liquid steel and sustains slag foaming. In 100% scrap‐ or hydrogen direct reduced iron (HDRI)‐based EAF steelmaking, carbon boiling is absent; therefore, carbonaceous material and oxygen injection into the slag is needed to maintain foaming and avoid nitrogen ...
Zushu Li +3 more
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Abstract This article examines how online tutoring platforms (OTPs) have facilitated new forms of (im)mobility—and discourses of (im)mobility—among online English tutors. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with online tutors, the article critically interrogates OTPs' primary selling point: that online tutors can work “anytime, anywhere.” While OTPs ...
Nate Ming Curran
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