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

open access: yesStrategic 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

Dislocated Worker Program. [1992?]

open access: yes, 1992
Title from head of enclosed press ...

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Do digital platforms create entrepreneurial opportunities? Evidence from marginal areas

open access: yesStrategic 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local labor market frictions and platform‐based entrepreneurship

open access: yesStrategic 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

EXAMINING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND ETHICAL IMPACTS OF ALGORITHMIC MANAGEMENT ACROSS CULTURAL CONTEXTS IN PLATFORM LABOUR

open access: yesMalete Journal of Accounting and Finance
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
doaj  

3D Nanoprinted Structures Promote Robust Integration of Brain Organoids into Topography‐Guided Neuronal Networks

open access: yesSmall, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

‘Just because you don't see your boss, doesn't mean you don't have a boss’: Covid-19 and Gig Worker Strikes across Latin America

open access: yesInternational Union Rights, 2020
Howson   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

When Transparency Backfires: The Complex Relationship Between Algorithmic Transparency and Gig-Worker Resistance [PDF]

open access: yes
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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A Critical Review on Nitrogen Control in the Scrap‐Based Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Route to Produce Low‐Nitrogen Steels

open access: yessteel research international, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

“Anytime, Anywhere”: Online Language Tutoring Platforms and the Rise of the (Im)Mobile Language Teacher

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

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