What are the distinctive traits that characterize work (ing) through (and for) a digital platform?
In the burgeoning debate on the 'gig economy', a critical examination that comprehensively …

Algorithmic management is used to govern digital work platforms such as Upwork or Fiverr.
However, algorithmic decision-making is often non-transparent and rapidly evolving, forcing …

The recent surge of digital labour platforms has led to new forms of work organisation and
tasks distribution across the workforce. This has raised several questions about the …

This paper overviews key concepts about the digital nomad lifestyle, which is defined as the
ability for individuals to work remotely from their laptop and use their freedom from an office …

Humans are accustomed to being tool bearers, but what happens when machines become
tool bearers, calculating human labour via the use of big data and people analytics by …

The platform model is the distinguishing organizational form of the early decades of the
twenty-first century. Whereas actors in markets contract, hierarchies command, and networks …

Whether it's known as the 'sharing economy','gig economy','platform economy'or 'crowd
work'there is no disputing the exponential growth of online platforms for managing work …

This paper provides a conceptual framework for the emerging phenomenon of algorithmic
man-agement and outlines some of the implications for work, from work organisation to …

The empirical relationship between educational attainment and pay levels has been widely
acknowledged in the labour-economic and labour-sociology literatures. While the …

This critical and scoping review essay analyses digital labour markets where labour-
intensive services are traded by matching requesters (employers and/or consumers) and …