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The Big, Gig Picture: We Can\u27t Assume the Same Constructs Matter

, 2017
I am concerned about industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology\u27s relevance to the gig economy, defined here as the broad trends toward technology-based platform work. This sort of work happens on apps like Uber (where the app connects drivers and
Brawley Newlin, Alice M.
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The AI Triple Whammy

Journal of Extreme Anthropology
The gig economy is a rapidly growing global labour paradigm involving casualised labour across sectors as varied as transportation, freelancing, domestic help, programming and vacation rentals.
Deepak P
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Systematic Literature Review on Gig Economy: Power Dynamics, Worker Autonomy, and the Role of Social Networks

Administrative Sciences
This 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, Flavio L. Pinheiro, Alessandra A. Montini   +2 more
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Centennial Declaration of the International Labor Organization and the protection of the digital worker in the fraternity paradigm [PDF]

, 2019
As inovações tecnológicas permitiram alterar formas de comunicação, modos de criação e formas de trabalho. Conceitos como indústria 4.0, economia do compartilhamento, gig economy e plataformização do trabalho trazem um novo paradigma produtivo que se ...
Brecht Lanner, Maíra, Cardoso Barzotto, Luciane   +1 more
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What Does the Gig Economy Mean for Workers? [PDF]

, 2016
[Excerpt] Technological advancement and the proliferation of the smartphone have reshaped the commercial landscape, providing consumers new ways to access the retail marketplace.
Bradley, David H, Donovan, Sarah A, Shimabukuru, Jon O   +2 more
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Targeted Extracellular Vesicles Deliver Asiaticoside to Inhibit AURKB/DRP1‐Mediated Mitochondrial Fission and Attenuate Hypertrophic Scar Formation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Hypertrophic scar formation is driven by excessive mitochondrial fission in wound macrophages, which we discover is governed by a novel AURKB‐DRP1(Ser616) axis. The study develops a targeted therapy using cRGD‐decorated extracellular vesicles to deliver the natural compound Asiaticoside specifically to macrophages.
Luyu Li, Chenli Si, Xue Wang, Xiaojin Wu, Ying Shang, Shengfang Ge, Yong Wang, Yong Zuo, Zhen Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meaningful app-work? Exploring meaningful work experiences of food delivery couriers in Poland [PDF]

Central European Management Journal
Purpose – The rise of app-based work in the gig economy, particularly within the food delivery sector, challenges traditional employment paradigms and raises questions about the potential for achieving meaningful work experiences.
Aneta Pieczka, Miłosz Miszczyński
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Spheres, tears, and spears: Regulating the perimeter and circularity of millimeter‐sized alginate hydrogel beads

AIChE Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Generating hydrogel beads pertains to many engineering applications. We examined two alginate‐based fluids at three concentrations of alginate, cAG$$ {c}_{\mathrm{AG}} $$. We used the “Map of Misery” to determine which material property (viscosity, elasticity, and inertia) drives droplet formation.
Conor G. Harris, Katherine D. Bandettini, Hannah K. Gedde, Lewis Semprini, Kaitlin C. Fogg, Willie E. Rochefort   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Judicial Perspectives on Neurodiversity in Queensland Courts, Tribunals and Commissions: Experiences With Disclosure and Witness Credibility

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Little is known about the impacts of the disclosure, or the non‐disclosure, of medical conditions associated with neurodiversity in the context of court proceedings and hearings before tribunals and commissions. This paper examines the experiences of twenty‐three Queensland Judges, Magistrates, and Tribunal and Commission Members with ...
Danielle Bozin, Karen A. Sullivan, Vincent Denault, Catherine Kennon, Lucy Cradduck, Rachel Hews   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Third Class of Worker: The Dependent Contractor [PDF]

, 2018
The following research paper is intended to address the worker classification issue that has intensified due to the rise of the gig economy. After reviewing the current literature on the subject, it will be made clear that a change must be made to the ...
Fendrick, Lisa J.
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