The widespread implementation of algorithmic technologies in organizations prompts
questions about how algorithms may reshape organizational control. We use perspective of …

This qualitative case study adopts a labour process analysis to unpack the distinctive
features of capital's control regimes in the food-delivery segment of the Australian platform …

Throughout the last decade, the 'gig economy'has emerged as one of the most significant
developments in the world of work. As a novel, hyper-flexible form of labour, gig work …

The development of Critical Realism (CR), as a philosophy of science, is generally attributed
to a series of books by Roy Bhaskar. It has proven to be influential, not least because it has …

Online food delivery service has developed rapidly and expanded the boundaries of the
catering industry. Being a food delivery rider in the gig economy attracts workers with the …

This chapter explores organizational case-study research as a means to discover and
explain the novel institutional mechanisms they contain. It addresses three problems that CR …

Despite significant achievements in empirical research, considerable unease exists about
the lack of conceptual and theoretical debate within the sociology of work. One potentially …

The sharing economy has been examined from many angles, including the engagement of
customers, the capabilities of the technological platforms, and the experiences of those who …

A key element of the platform business model is concentrating great organisational power
over the work process while simultaneously allowing workers certain degrees of autonomy …

This article evaluates conceptual resources for exploring the economy of feelings. It reviews
existing contributions, discovering tensions surrounding the material status of emotional …