Boundaryless careers in the gig economy: An oxymoron?
Advocates of the boundaryless career perspective have relied to a great extent on the
assumption that actors take responsibility for their own career development and that they …
assumption that actors take responsibility for their own career development and that they …
Crowdwork platform governance toward organizational value creation
Crowdwork, a new form of digitally mediated employment and part of the so-called gig
economy, has the capacity to change the nature of work organization and to provide …
economy, has the capacity to change the nature of work organization and to provide …
[LIVRE][B] Ghost work: How to stop Silicon Valley from building a new global underclass
ML Gray, S Suri - 2019 - books.google.com
In the spirit ofNickel and Dimed, a necessary and revelatory expose of the invisible human
workforce that powers the web--and that foreshadows the true future of work. Hidden …
workforce that powers the web--and that foreshadows the true future of work. Hidden …
Flexibility in the gig economy: managing time on three online piecework platforms
V Lehdonvirta - New Technology, Work and Employment, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Gig economy platforms seem to provide extreme temporal flexibility to workers, giving them
full control over how to spend each hour and minute of the day. What constraints do workers …
full control over how to spend each hour and minute of the day. What constraints do workers …
Algorithmic labor and information asymmetries: A case study of Uber's drivers
Uber manages a large, disaggregated workforce through its ridehail platform, one that
delivers a relatively standardized experience to passengers while simultaneously promoting …
delivers a relatively standardized experience to passengers while simultaneously promoting …
Consumer segmentation within the sharing economy: The case of Airbnb
The sharing economy is a global phenomenon with rapid growth potential. While research
has begun to explore segmentation between users and non-users, only limited research has …
has begun to explore segmentation between users and non-users, only limited research has …
Monopsony in online labor markets
Despite the seemingly low switching and search costs of on-demand labor markets like
Amazon Mechanical Turk, we find substantial monopsony power, as measured by the …
Amazon Mechanical Turk, we find substantial monopsony power, as measured by the …
Platformic management, boundary resources for gig work, and worker autonomy
We advance the concept of platformic management, and the ways in which platforms help to
structure project-based or “gig” work. We do so knowing that the popular press and a …
structure project-based or “gig” work. We do so knowing that the popular press and a …
Decent work and the digital gig economy: a develo** country perspective on employment impacts and standards in online outsourcing, crowdwork, etc
R Heeks - Development Informatics Working Paper, 2017 - papers.ssrn.com
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 …
economy (DGE): contingent (task-or project-based) intangible work delivered digitally and …
Unfairness by design? The perceived fairness of digital labor on crowdworking platforms
Based on a qualitative survey among 203 US workers active on the microwork platform
Amazon Mechanical Turk, we analyze potential biases embedded in the institutional setting …
Amazon Mechanical Turk, we analyze potential biases embedded in the institutional setting …