How Algorithmic Management Influences Gig Workers’ Job Crafting [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesAlgorithmic management, as a digital management tool in the gig economy, has become a hotspot of concern at the intersection of theory and practice. However, there is a lack of research on the mechanisms and boundary conditions through which algorithmic ...
Rong Liu, Haorong Yin
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Behind the flexibility: insufficient occupational injury protection of gig workers in China [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 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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Are algorithmically controlled gig workers deeply burned out? An empirical study on employee work engagement [PDF]
BMC Psychology, 2023 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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Measuring Well-Being of Migrant Gig Workers: Exampled as Hangzhou City in China [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2022 The consistent innovations and applications of information technology drive the vigorous development of the gig economy, and generate gig workers such as food delivery workers and couriers, and make a great contribution to stabilizing employment and ...
Tinggui Chen +6 more
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National survey of mental health and life satisfaction of gig workers: the role of loneliness and financial precarity [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives To compare the mental health and life satisfaction of those employed in the gig work and contingent work with those in full-time or part-time work and the unemployed in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. To explore the possible mechanisms of
Adam Coutts +2 more
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Kicking off a Gig Work Career: Unfolding a Career Learning Cycle of Gig Workers. [PDF]
J Career Assess, 2023 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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Voice in the algorithmic era: how perceived algorithmic control influences gig workers’ voice behavior [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyExisting studies have focused on gig workers’ voice behavior and the mechanisms through which it is expressed via official and unofficial channels, the underlying logic of voice behavior generation, particularly its operational pathways under algorithmic
Ting Liang +3 more
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Challenge or Hindrance? The Dual Impact of Algorithmic Control on Gig Workers’ Prosocial Service Behaviors [PDF]
Behavioral SciencesAlgorithmic technological progress presents both opportunities and challenges for organizational management. The success of online labor platforms hinges on algorithmic control, making it imperative to explore how this control affects gig workers ...
Xuedong Liang +3 more
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The influence of digital platforms on gig workers: A systematic literature review [PDF]
HeliyonDigital 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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Job demands-resources on digital gig platforms and counterproductive work behavior [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyIntroductionWith 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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