... divergence (IT pragmatism versus creative resistance) in the nation's digital gig economy. It offers contextual empirical insights from gig workers lived experiences in the Global South, extending global AI research beyond existing GenAI and algorithmic management studies, which predominantly focus...

...Giovanni Amerigo Giuliani; Rebecca Paraciani Purpose This paper explores the impact of national contexts on the profile of workers in the gig economy, with a specific focus on online cleaning platforms. The study aims to understand how national contexts influence the gender and ethnic composition...

... and meanings of work that builds it with a territorial configuration aimed to reject other app-based delivery workers. Originality/value The article presents an analysis of the practices and implications of building a workplace under the intertwining of gig economy and urban fragmentation. It starts...

... the opportunities and risks that have been associated with platform and Gig economies manifest in this context. It elaborates on how OnlyFans content creators establish themselves against the institutional cultures of Gig and platform economies which embed informal labour dynamics into a landscape that is further...

...Lukman Raimi Purpose This study reviews the literature on shadow and gig economy models to highlight their effects on entrepreneurship and business development in emerging markets. In particular, it examines how these models create opportunities for income generation and employment while operating...

...M.B. Saikrishna Purpose This study explores the lived experiences of gig economy workers balancing unpaid caregiving responsibilities and gig work, examining how these responsibilities serve as a key source of role conflict and emotional strain. It highlights the flexibility paradox, where...

...Lochana Perera; Chathurya Jayasena; Nimashi Hettiarachchi; Dinal Siriwardana; Krishantha Wisenthige; Colinie Wickramaarachchi Purpose The gig economy has rapidly grown due to economic trends supporting flexible work and digital platforms, leading to increased demand for corporate gig workers...

... 27 01 2022 21 02 2022 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2022 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Digital labour platforms Gig economy Turkey Neoliberal governmentality Entrepreneurial self Entreployee The digital matching of labour demand and supply...

... offers initial insights into the impacts of a major health, economic and social shock on informal working. Informal economy Informal employment Gig economy Pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19) University of Stirling In March 2020, the spreading of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic...

...Tom Montgomery; Simone Baglioni The authors reveal how, from the perspective of key stakeholders, the concept of the gig economy exhibits a lack of “differentiation” from the long-established concept of precarious work of which it is best understood as a subtype. The empirical findings...