Perceived Control Boosts Gig Worker Identification Under Dehumanizing Algorithmic Management
A three-wave study of 225 platform workers in China reveals that perceived job control fosters work identification by reducing anxiety ...
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Sociological Theory Explains How Algorithmic Systems Reshape and Govern Labor Time
A sociological synthesis of 56 studies outlines the Temporal Sociotechnical Algorithmic Model to explain how algorithmically mediated work systems govern ...
Digital Cleaning Platforms Intensify Worker Risk Through Asymmetric Visibility and Control
A qualitative study in Vienna reveals that domestic cleaning platforms intensify labour precarity and safety risks for female cleaners by ...
Microworkers and the Hidden Human Labor Behind Generative AI
A philosophical analysis in NanoEthics argues that generative AI relies on invisible human labor by microworkers, creating a modern form ...
Four Barriers Could Shield Workers from Algorithmic Management Harms
A theoretical framework proposes four independent barriers—Decision Autonomy, Pace Control, Feedback Transparency and Loop Presence—that could help protect workers from ...
Affective governance theory: rethinking organisational control in digitally mediated organisations
A new conceptual theory published in Frontiers in Human Dynamics proposes that green presence dots, read receipts and response timestamps ...
When the Law Looks Away: How Legislative Exclusion Shapes South Africa’s Gig Economy
New research from the University of Johannesburg argues that South Africa's gig economy precarity is produced not by regulatory absence ...
Gig informal workers and changing work culture in Kashmir
A qualitative study of 14 gig workers in Kashmir reveals six dimensions of platform labour, from income instability and algorithmic ...
Feminist Lens Reveals Hidden Labour Behind Europe’s Digital Platform Economies
A roundtable of European researchers shows how feminist analysis exposes the gendered, racialised and invisible labour underpinning digital platform economies.
The Gig Economy Is Older Than You Think: Platforms Refashion Centuries of Precarious Work
New research traces digital platform work back centuries, showing that home-based labour, piece wages, day hiring and labour middlemen long ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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