Taming the algorithm: The platform realism of GrabBike delivery workers

G Nguyen-Thu, L Munn - new media & society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
How do workers conceptualize a platform's algorithm and adjust their practices to its logic?
To pursue this question, we draw on an ethnography of Grab, the leading rideshare platform …

[PDF][PDF] Opaque Overwatch How Food Delivery Workers Make Sense of Algorithmic Management in the Gig Economy

M Weber, AW de Jong, U Remus - Academy of Management …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The platform business model is becoming increasingly dynamic due to the growth of the gig
economy, which employs algorithmic management to manage and control its workforce. The …

New Face of Job Quality Challenge in India: Gig Worker Studies

F Haque, AR Dard - Journal of Indonesian Applied Economics, 2023 - jiae.ub.ac.id
NEW FACE OF JOB QUALITY CHALLENGE IN INDIA: GIG WORKER STUDIES Page 1 https://jiae.ub.ac.id/
101 VOL. 11 NO. 1 (2023) NEW FACE OF JOB QUALITY CHALLENGE IN INDIA: GIG WORKER …

Location-Based Gig Work in Emerging Economies: A Literature Review

P Zvavahera, F Chigora, E Aquino - … in the Gig Economy: Dignity, Fairness …, 2024 - Springer
This chapter aims to provide an insightful examination of location-based gig work in
developing economies, focusing on the challenges faced by workers, platform providers …

[PDF][PDF] Psychological Well-being of Gig Workers: A Preliminary Study.

SW Lee, CS Cheah, YY Cheah… - Global Business & …, 2023 - gbmrjournal.com
Purpose: The present study aims to explore the predictors of the psychological well-being of
the gig workers in Malaysia. Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected via an …

[PDF][PDF] Towards A Measurement Instrument for Assessing Resistance to Algorithmic Control: Conceptualization and Content Validity

AW de Jong, M Weber, U Remus - 2024 - drive.google.com
Organizations increasingly often apply algorithmic control, especially in the gig-work sector.
Previous literature has identified various forms of resistant behavior that gig workers display …

Revealing the Voices of Resistance: A Q-Methodology Study on Platform Workers in the Gig Economy

M Weber, U Remus, M Geiger, A De Jong - 2023 - aisel.aisnet.org
While algorithmic management generates several benefits for platform companies, it
emanates several issues for workers, which they perceive as threats triggering different …

A Caring Approach to Algorithmic Management: A Model for Enhancing Platform Workers' Motivation and Optimal Functioning

D Giamos, A Bujold, O Doucet… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
This study introduces a caring approach to algorithmic management systems within the
realm of platform work. As algorithmic management becomes increasingly prevalent in the …