Recent technological developments related to the extraction and processing of data have
given rise to concerns about a reduction of privacy in the workplace. For many low-income …

Although some scholars raise alarm about societal harm emerging from Big Data practices,
critical social theory (CST) Information Systems research on the structures and dynamics …

Recent studies on precarity among gig workers has turned away from labour process factors
to explore the role of the wider social, cultural and institutional environment. Existing western …

This article uses data from a natural experiment to address one of the most contentious
issues in the on-demand platform economy—whether gig work is compatible with standard …

This paper addresses the questions of corporate power represented by digital platforms. We
undertake a conceptual analysis of platform power so that it can provide an explanation of …

The paper applies the radical view of Monopoly Capitalism to the digital platform economy.
Based on the seminal ideas of Hymer and Zeitlin that led Cowling and Sugden to define the …

Research on multisided platforms has emphasized how platform owners accumulate
significant power over other platform actors, such as producers and customers, arguing for …

Recent literature focuses on the inherent challenges of food delivery work. Less is known
about how these injustices impact workers and their lives more broadly, or how workers …

While the effects of the platform economy on work are mainly studied through the lens of gig
or cloud workers, many more employees are likely to be affected in non-platform firms or …

How and why do platform workers 'quit'? Drawing on original qualitative data from 84 ride‐
hail drivers, the author finds that platform companies use information asymmetries to …