[PDF] The Gig Economy Redux eBook

Author : Olivia Parsons
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,41 MB
Release : 2023-08-14
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"The Gig Economy Redux: How Blockchain is Empowering Freelancers and Entrepreneurs" invites you to a comprehensive exploration of a revolutionary shift in the gig economy, spearheaded by blockchain technology. This special report, expertly penned by tech enthusiast and acclaimed author, Olivia Parsons, provides an accessible pathway into the complex technical terrain of blockchain and its implications for freelancers and entrepreneurs. From understanding the fundamental principles of blockchain to its role in building trust and autonomy in the gig economy, this report unveils key facets of the digital transformation of independent work. Discover how smart contracts and cryptocurrencies are streamlining transactions and remuneration processes. Learn how blockchain can serve as a tool for effective dispute resolution. Explore real-life case studies of blockchain-empowered professionals in the gig economy. Navigate the risks and challenges with astute insight, preparing you for potential pitfalls in this blockchain-driven landscape. As the gig economy continues to grow and evolve, the report culminates with forward-looking strategies to help you thrive in a gig economy that's progressively becoming more immutable, transparent, and decentralized. This report is your valuable companion in understanding and capitalizing on the unprecedented opportunities that paradigm-shifting technologies like blockchain are unveiling in the world of freelancing and entrepreneurship. Join Olivia Parsons on this enlightening voyage into the blooming landscape of the future. Get your copy of "The Gig Economy Redux: How Blockchain is Empowering Freelancers and Entrepreneurs" to embark on this exciting journey.

Author : Kali Akuno
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 10,58 MB
Release : 2023-04-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1629639524

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Mississippi is the poorest state in the US, with the highest percentage of Black people and a history of vicious racial terror. Black resistance at a time of global health, economic, and climate crisis is the backdrop and context for the drama captured in this new and revised collection of essays. Cooperation Jackson, founded in 2014 in Mississippi’s capital to develop an economically uplifting democratic “solidarity economy,” is anchored by a network of worker-owned, self-managed cooperative enterprises. The organization developed in the context of the historic election of radical Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, lifetime human rights attorney. Subsequent to Lumumba’s passing less than one year after assuming office, the network developed projects both inside and outside of the formal political arena. In 2020, Cooperation Jackson became the center for national and international coalition efforts, bringing together progressive peoples from diverse trade union, youth, church, and cultural movements. This long-anticipated anthology details the foundations behind those successful campaigns. It unveils new and ongoing strategies and methods being pursued by the movement for grassroots-centered Black community control and self-determination, inspiring partnership and emulation across the globe.

Author : Ashish Gupta
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 49,99 MB
Release : 2022-05-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9811684065

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This book provides a comprehensive and contemporary source of reference for the gig economy for sustainable businesses with a focus on Industry 4.0. It covers the theoretical and practical implications of the rise of an alternative system in the era of technology-driven business entities; and explains the emergence of the gig economy as a crucial factor in devising approaches that will help in ensuring better decision making. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, investors and corporations are attempting to overcome the turbulence in financial markets over the past few months. Governments and economists are scrambling to mitigate the impacts of lockdowns. Many businesses have transferred to a remote working system, and the critical challenge remains to make this form of work and business productive, efficient, and sustainable. Against this backdrop, the book provides an overview of the gig economy from varied perspective such as general business and economics; ethics, governance, and legal issues; diffusion of IT in the workplace; sustainability; future of workforce and workplaces during and post-pandemic scenarios. This edited volume also highlights several challenges and opportunities for managing the diverse workforce in the prevailing situation which has no precedence. With its discussions on the impact of the gig economy on the business world, the book carries appeal for scholars in the business, human resource professionals, industry practitioners, corporates, and policy advocates interested in learning about evolution, automation, marketing, and sustainability in the gig economy.

Author : Brian Dolber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 40,99 MB
Release : 2021-05-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1000391353

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This edited collection examines the gig economy in the age of convergence from a critical political economic perspective. Contributions explore how media, technology, and labor are converging to create new modes of production, as well as new modes of resistance. From rideshare drivers in Los Angeles to domestic workers in Delhi, from sex work to podcasting, this book draws together research that examines the gig economy's exploitation of workers and their resistance. Employing critical theoretical perspectives and methodologies in a variety of national contexts, contributors consider the roles that media, policy, culture, and history, as well as gender, race, and ethnicity play in forging working conditions in the 'gig economy'. Contributors examine the complex and historical relationships between media and gig work integral to capitalism with the aim of exposing and, ultimately, ending exploitation. This book will appeal to students and scholars examining questions of technology, media, and labor across media and communication studies, information studies, and labor studies as well as activists, journalists, and policymakers.

Author : Valerio De Stefano
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 33,76 MB
Release : 2022-11-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 180088351X

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Providing a comprehensive, interdisciplinary overview of the gig economy from both a labour and employment perspective, this Research Agenda goes beyond the question of the employment status of platform workers. It investigates how the gig economy is changing the way people work, how the platforms’ business models are spreading in our economies, and what labour and social institutions are needed to respond to the challenges that platform work raises.

Author : Dr Rajni Pathania
Publisher : Clever Fox Publishing
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 46,34 MB
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
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An Introduction to the Gig Economy is a book that provides a conceptual framework for understanding and studying the various aspects of the gig economy. A variety of aspects of the gig economy are discussed in detail in this book. Students at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels will find it useful. In this book, the subject is presented in a simple and lucid manner so that students can easily understand it. The purpose of this book is to explain what the "gig economy" is, how it functions, the implications it poses for workers and businesses within its boundaries, and what issues it raises for society and the economy. It is the theoretical approach that dominates this book's assessment of its subject. In order to provide adequate and necessary notes, a range of sources and references have been consulted. There are many subjective aspects that have been discussed throughout the book based on classroom experiences

Author : James Duggan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 77 pages
File Size : 22,57 MB
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1000440206

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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 features a uniquely fragmented working arrangement wherein independent workers partner with digital platform organisations to provide a range of on-demand services to customers. Work in the Gig Economy: A Research Overview provides a concise overview to the key themes and debate that encompass the gig economy literature. It covers five core themes: an introduction to gig work; classification issues; the role of technology; the experiences of gig workers; and the future of gig work. As an emerging and diverse research field, contributions stem from an array of perspectives including psychology, sociology, human resource management, legal studies, and technology management. The chapters synthesise the most prominent insights into this emerging field, key thinking on the complex relationships and conditions found in gig work, and the most significant issues to be addressed as the gig economy continues to develop. A critical introduction for students, scholars and reflective professionals and policymakers, this book provides much needed direction through the rapidly growing and expansive body of research on work in the gig economy.

Author : Jamie Woodcock
Publisher : Polity
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,71 MB
Release : 2020-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781509536368

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All of a sudden, everybody’s talking about the gig economy. From taxi drivers to pizza deliverers to the unemployed, we are all aware of the huge changes that it is driving in our lives as workers, consumers and citizens. This is the first comprehensive overview of this highly topical subject. Drawing upon years of research, stories from gig workers, and a review of the key trends and debates, Jamie Woodcock and Mark Graham shed light on how the gig economy came to be, how it works and what it’s like to work in it. They show that, although it has facilitated innovative new services and created jobs for millions, it is not without cost. It allows businesses and governments to generate value while passing significant risk and responsibility onto the workers that make it possible. This is not, however, an argument for turning back the clock. Instead, the authors outline four strategies that can produce a fairer platform economy that works for everyone. Woodcock and Graham’s critical introduction will be essential reading for students, scholars and general readers interested in the massive shifts that characterize our modern digital economy.

Author : John T. Fleming
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 20,30 MB
Release : 2021-03-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1839828609

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Ultimate Gig will serve to answer questions and help gig-providing companies and workers make decisions by informing, inspiring and motivating as well as serving as a teaching tool. Most importantly it will give the reader a better understanding of the most significant labor revolution in the past 100 years as to how work can be done.

Author : Eugene L. Meyer
Publisher :
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 27,28 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Contracting out
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Enabled by the digital revolution, employers increasingly are outsourcing work to contractors and self-employed or part-time workers, many working off-site thanks to apps and Wi-Fi. Supporters of the so-called gig economy say it gives workers flexibility and freedom to work anytime and anywhere and allows struggling companies to survive and healthy firms to compete globally. But labor unions say outsourcing exploits workers and undermines the economy by allowing companies to replace full-time employees with lower-paid workers without guaranteed hours, income, or benefits. And millions of laid-off workers must cobble together multiple jobs as independent contractors. On-demand gig workers, such as Uber drivers, are protesting their lack of benefits, while Uber lobbies local and state governments to exempt it from “old economy” wage and labor laws. Recently, however, some employers have begun hiring full-time employees with full benefits again, largely because of the high turnover rates and recruitment costs associated with the gig economy.