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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Gig Work"”.
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Gig work in Scotland : an exploratory study of job quality among gig workers in Central Scotland
Current views of gig work and the implications of these modern employment practices for workers and wider society are largely polarized. However, current presumptions regarding the quality of gig work have been mainly speculative and are not embedded within the experiences of workers (Kalleberg & …
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An investigation into South Africans performing online erotic labour, experiences of their labour and their experiences and negotiations of stigmatisation
… rich understanding of online erotic labour. Sex work and erotic labour has been conceptualised through a sex work inclusionary feminist academic lens and analysis was done using reflexive thematic analysis technique. Findings revealed that experiences of erotic labour are significantly influenced …
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Understanding the role of cybersecurity culture in the gig economy: the case of platform-based food delivery workers in Gauteng
The growth of gig economy platforms has coincided with increased cybersecurity threats and attacks. As gig platforms have evolved, so too have cybercriminals, with attacks such as malware, phishing, and social engineering becoming increasingly sophisticated and human centric. However, cybersecurity …
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The Rise of Platform Game Work in China
… social implications of platform-based video game work in China. Platform game work examined here goes far beyond the paid work of game developers and the unpaid labor of gamers, encapsulating a burgeoning intermediate space where workers earn a living through gameplay and the facilitation of …
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Delivered: Living and Working with Algorithms
… that algorithmically mediate between companies, workers, and consumers—have caught the attention of organizational scholars, sociologists of work, and science and technology scholars. Attention has been given primarily to algorithmic control—that is, the usage of algorithmic systems to manage …
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Working on-demand in the domestic sector: A case study on the experiences of platform domestic work in Cape Town
… a growing presence of platform companies of the gig economy that are providing platform domestic work in South Africa, more specifically cleaning services. In the platform domestic work model, the provision of domestic service is now undertaken on an on-demand basis and is organized and …
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People as platforms digital subjection and resistance among taxi drivers in Delhi, India
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-12-01