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Administrative SciencesThis study explores the dynamics of the collective agency among gig workers in the digital platform economy, focusing on three key research questions. First, it examines power dynamics, worker autonomy, and the role of social networks in mitigating power
Gustavo R. Pilatti +2 more
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The future of hospitality jobs: The rise of the gig worker
Research in Hospitality Management, 2021 This review article aims to analyse the different perspectives on the gig economy and gig workers, specifically in the hospitality industry, and establish a research base that contributes to future research.
Georges El Hajal, Bill Rowson
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Acta Academica, 2023 This article argues that the gig economy is an exploitative extension of the informal economy. With its decentralised promise of individual entrepreneurship, I will argue that it places undue burdens on the worker as an ‘independent contractor ...
Danelle Fourie
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Workplace Health & Safety, 2019 Occupational health nurses can ensure that gig workers are aware of health and safety requirements, receive appropriate training for the job, and use appropriate personal protective equipment.
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Antitrust, the Gig Economy, and Labor Market Power [PDF]
, 2014 The purpose of the current study was to develop and validate an automatic algorithm for classification of cross-country (XC) ski-skating gears (G) using Smartphone accelerometer data.
Anders Holst +6 more
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Getting the first gig: Exploring the affective relations of accessing place-based platform labour
Digital Geography and Society, 2023 Platform labour has established itself as a new form of work in recent years. The platforms themselves advertise the flexibility and freedom of being an independent contractor as beneficial characteristics of their working arrangements. However, existing
Marisol Keller
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An Analytical study on Navigating Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities in the era of AI and the Gig Economy [PDF]
MATEC Web of ConferencesThe gig economy, characterized by its flexible work arrangements and independent contractors, has witnessed rapid growth in recent years. However, it faces sustainability challenges related to worker welfare, income security, and job classification. This
Nimmagadda Babu +4 more
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Reputation Agent: Prompting Fair Reviews in Gig Markets
, 2020 Our study presents a new tool, Reputation Agent, to promote fairer reviews from requesters (employers or customers) on gig markets. Unfair reviews, created when requesters consider factors outside of a worker's control, are known to plague gig workers ...
Bennett L. +22 more
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Speculations on Solidarity: From Fordism to the Gig Economy [PDF]
, 2020 In this paper, Roedl traces the decline of worker solidarity starting with labor’s heyday in the 1930s and beforehand through an analysis of Fordism, post-Fordism, and ending on the recent phase of the gig economy.
Roedl, Kendra
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Economies, 2021 The business continuity of the gig economy is strongly driven by the operator’s ability to manage the maturity of business processes. Moreover, projects in the gig economy are risky due to the lack of monitoring and involvement of actors’ profiles.
Arfive Gandhi, Yudho Giri Sucahyo
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