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The UBER-Cartel? UBER between Labour and Competition Law
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016 UBER is often described as disruptive innovator. This paper examines whether the UBER model disrupts the classical competition analysis thereby creating the uber-cartel, a cartel to which the normal competition rules don’t apply. This working paper on UBER and UBER-like business models examines issues that such a model faces with regard to labour and ...
Nowag, J
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KZfSS Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 2022 AbstractDiscussions on organizational models and work in the platform economy often center on Uber as a prominent example of a digital marketplace that relies on venture capital and gig labor from self-employed drivers. This focus on Uber underestimates the diversity of organizational models and work types that likely arise from struggles between firms
Kirchner, Stefan +2 more
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zheng-lh/UBER: First release of UBER
, 2021 This is the first release of the FORTRAN library UBER (for "Universal Boltzmann Equation Solver"), which solves the general form of Fokker-Planck equation and Boltzmann equation, diffusive or non-diffusive, that appear in modeling planetary radiation ...
Liheng Zheng
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A System for Statistical Contextual Structure of Representation for Game Studies
IEEE Access, 2018 Several theoretical frameworks and structures have been proposed to contribute to the field of game studies or game design. Despite providing some guidance, they lack methods or processes of data manipulation to provide additional information in order to
Rodrigo G. Domingues +2 more
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Empowering and resisting in a sharing economy: Two sides of the same coin
BAR: Brazilian Administration Review, 2019 Some can regard the sharing economy (SE) as a sustainable economy for allowing innovative (even disruptive) business opportunities and for encouraging new forms of consumption.
Gicelda Julia Dal Bó, Maira Petrini
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Should Uber drivers be considered employees for South African income tax purposes?
Journal of Economic and Financial Sciences, 2021 Orientation: Uber is a leader in the gig economy both internationally and in South Africa. One of the key elements of Uber’s business model is that drivers operate as independent contractors rather than employees.
Mariam Hussein +3 more
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Między światem realnym a wirtualnym: obietnice vs. rzeczywistość. Prekarna praca kierowcy Ubera?
Przeglad Socjologii Jakosciowej, 2019 Pracę za pośrednictwem aplikacji mobilnych można uznać za klasyczne realizowanie idei elastyczności. Firma Uber jako pionier w obszarze gospodarki platformowej zdaje się potwierdzać tę prawidłowość składanymi przez siebie obietnicami.
Dominika Polkowska
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Inconvenient and Unnecessary? Regulations in the U.S. Taxi Industry
Studies in Business and Economics, 2017 A Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) is a common requirement for a new business owner in services such as utilities, communications, healthcare, and transportation.
Johnson Colton, Snyder Thomas
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UBER: de carona no consumo colaborativo
Consumer Behavior Review, 2019 Este estudo objetiva entender, no modelo de negócio da empresa Uber, como os colaboradores entendem o sentido de consumo colaborativo proposto pela organização. Dado que o modelo de negócio em estudo provocou uma disrupção no comportamento do consumidor,
José Lucas Silva Siqueira +3 more
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Sharing economy: becoming an Uber driver in a developing country [PDF]
REGE Revista de Gestão, 2019 Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze why people have become suppliers in the sharing economy (SE) as Uber drivers in a developing country.
Eduardo Valente +2 more
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