When people get locked into the gig economy, it adversely affects other areas of their lives, from health to housing
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Indonesia revised a regulation on ride-hailing services to ensure fair competition. But the government has yet to address the job insecurity issues that drivers face.
Whether or not food delivery workers feel exploited is irrelevant, because they have few other options.
It hasn’t been a good round of earnings for Silicon Valley’s big names.
Effective organisations encourage self-control, good process, proper discussion and are more driven by growth mindsets than unrealistic performance metrics.
It’s time for Australia’s personal injury insurance schemes to start preparing for change.
Not only did trade union membership peak in the 1970s – so did their way of doing things.
The online game of geocaching shows there are ways to create value online that are not purely financial.
We all miss out when corporates keep themselves to themselves.
Today’s manifestations of the gig economy are tilted in favour of too few beneficiaries, and are not built to last.
Australians have a history of putting pragmatism over principle.
Digital social innovations are often associated with positive meanings, like openness and collaboration. But to better define the concept, it’s essential to disentangle it from its positive aura.
The CEO gets out as investor power triumphs.
Ethical scandals at Uber and Fox have focused attention on the leaders of the organizations, but the problems of a toxic culture often embed deep within an organization.
A study shows the reality of gig worker experiences is far more nuanced than enjoying flexible work or being exploited.
The digital pin-ups’ business models actually inhibit serendipity and, indeed, innovation by absorbing entire markets into the sealed-off space of their platforms.
Charging consumers different prices for the same service is actually a very common practice called “price discrimination”.
Incidents that may have been mere hiccups a few years ago today can go viral in an instant, causing a massive backlash and leaving some of the biggest companies wrong-footed.
Higher-ups at Wells Fargo, Volkswagen and Uber all failed to stop unethical practices that had significant repercussions. New research offers some clues on why.
Global ride sharing app Uber, is experiencing different development trajectories in its two major African markets, Kenya and South Africa.
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor UTS Centre for Business and Social Innovation, University of Technology Sydney
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Affiliate Researcher, Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Associate professor, University of Sydney
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Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer, Management and Organisations, UWA Business School, The University of Western Australia
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Professor. Durham University Business School, Durham University
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Senior lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand
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Senior Lecturer, Management and Organisations, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School for the Future of Innovation in Society and The Polytechnic School; Co-Director Center for Smart Cities and Regions, Arizona State University
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Laurie Carmichael Distinguished Research Fellow at the Centre for Future Work, Melbourne; and Professor Emeritus, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor of Law, University of Oregon
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Professor of Marketing, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor of Economics, University of Canberra