Fueled by the development of Internet-based platforms that provided its technological
foundation, and the need for an agile and uniquely skilled workforce, crowdsourcing has …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 The Gig Economy A Critical Introduction Jamie Woodcock Mark
Graham polity 2020 Page 3 CONTENTS Cover Front Matter Introduction What do we mean by …

So far, platform work has been an important laboratory for capital. Management techniques,
like the use of algorithms, are being tested with a view to exporting across the global …

ABSTRACT A question of central importance for researchers and practitioners is how
information technology (IT) can help firms survive and thrive in turbulent and constantly …

Crowdsourcing (CS) of micro tasks is a relatively new, open source work form enabled by
information and communication technologies. While anecdotal evidence of its benefits …

This paper presents a review of current evidence and ideas relating to the digital gig
economy (DGE): contingent (task-or project-based) intangible work delivered digitally and …

Crowdfunding represents an alternative way of funding compared to traditional borrowing.
As a principle, crowdfunding is open to everyone-private persons as well as economic …

Advancements in Internet and digital technologies have enabled a new work form of open
sourcing, which we refer to as the crowdsourcing work environment (CSWE). This new form …

Digital work platforms are often said to view crowdworkers as replaceable cogs in the
machine, favouring exit rather than voice as a means of resolving concerns. Based on a …

This article questions whether the dominant policy discourse, in which a normative model of
standard employment is counterposed to 'non‐standard'or 'atypical'employment, enables us …