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Work in the Gig Economy

Author : James Duggan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000440206
Total Pages : 77 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Work in the Gig Economy written by James Duggan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-07-01 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Gig Economy

Author : Diane Mulcahy
Publisher : AMACOM
ISBN 13 : 0814437346
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (144 download)

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Download or read book The Gig Economy written by Diane Mulcahy and published by AMACOM. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, most Americans are working in the gig economy--mixing together short-term jobs, contract work, and freelance assignments. Learn how to embrace the independent and self-sufficient world of freelance! The Gig Economy is your guide to this uncertain but ultimately rewarding world. Packed with research, exercises, and anecdotes, this eye-opening book supplies strategies--ranging from the professional to the personal--to help you leverage your skills, knowledge, and network to create your own career trajectory. In this book, you will learn how to: Construct a life based on your priorities and vision of success Cultivate connections without networking Create your own security Build flexibility into your financial life Face your fears by reducing risk Corporate jobs are not only unstable--they’re increasingly scarce. It’s time to take charge of your own career and lead the life you want, one immune to the impulsive whims of an employer looking only at today’s bottom line. Start mapping out your place in the gig economy today!

The Gig Economy

Author : Alex de Ruyter
Publisher : Economy Key Ideas
ISBN 13 : 9781788210041
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book The Gig Economy written by Alex de Ruyter and published by Economy Key Ideas. This book was released on 2019 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "gig economy" is a relatively recent term coined to describe a range of working arrangements that have previously been denoted as precarious, flexible and contingent. Borrowed from musicians, a "gig" describes a one-night performance, but in the context of general employment, it covers the self-employed who work for hire, those on temporary, short-term contracts and on zero-hours contracts. In this concise overview, Alex de Ruyter and Martyn Brown explain the key facets of the gig economy and explore the dangers and potential it affords. Drawing on recent case-studies from the UK, Europe and the USA, it offers an authoritative guide through the theories and issues that surround the gig economy. --

Hustle and Gig

Author : Alexandrea J. Ravenelle
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520971892
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Hustle and Gig written by Alexandrea J. Ravenelle and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Choose your hours, choose your work, be your own boss, control your own income. Welcome to the sharing economy, a nebulous collection of online platforms and apps that promise to transcend capitalism. Supporters argue that the gig economy will reverse economic inequality, enhance worker rights, and bring entrepreneurship to the masses. But does it? In Hustle and Gig, Alexandrea J. Ravenelle shares the personal stories of nearly eighty predominantly millennial workers from Airbnb, Uber, TaskRabbit, and Kitchensurfing. Their stories underline the volatility of working in the gig economy: the autonomy these young workers expected has been usurped by the need to maintain algorithm-approved acceptance and response rates. The sharing economy upends generations of workplace protections such as worker safety; workplace protections around discrimination and sexual harassment; the right to unionize; and the right to redress for injuries. Discerning three types of gig economy workers—Success Stories, who have used the gig economy to create the life they want; Strugglers, who can’t make ends meet; and Strivers, who have stable jobs and use the sharing economy for extra cash—Ravenelle examines the costs, benefits, and societal impact of this new economic movement. Poignant and evocative, Hustle and Gig exposes how the gig economy is the millennial’s version of minimum-wage precarious work.

The Gig Economy

Author : Brian Dolber
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000391353
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book The Gig Economy written by Brian Dolber and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-05-30 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Humans as a Service

Author : Jeremias Prassl
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192517384
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (925 download)

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Download or read book Humans as a Service written by Jeremias Prassl and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-05 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The crowdsourcing of work - the 'gig economy' - has been hailed as a 'sharing' revolution, enabling 'micro-entrepreneurs' to enjoy greater autonomy and flexibility in taking on 'gigs', 'rides', or 'tasks', while customers benefit from the ease, convenience, and affordability of 'work on demand'. Is this the future of work? What are the benefits and challenges of crowdsourced work? Is the gig economy fundamentally different to existing models of work and should it be kept outside the scope of employment law, as many platforms claim? Humans as a Service offers an engaging and critical account of the gig economy. It charts the industry's dramatic growth, explores the diverse platforms that comprise it, and describes how they operate. In scrutinising the competing narratives about 'gig' work, the book demonstrates the importance of language: how claims of 'disruptive innovation' and 'micro-entrepreneurship' often obscure the realities of highly precarious work and the strict algorithmic surveillance and control to which workers are subject. And yet, far from being radically new, the book shows that the gig economy is but the latest (and perhaps most extreme) example of labour market practices that have existed for centuries. Turning to how the law should respond to the on-demand economy, it argues that regulators can and must bring this work within the scope of employment law, adapting existing norms where necessary, in order to protect both customers and workers. Finally, it explores the wider implications of the gig economy for markets and consumers, assessing oppprtunities and challenges - if this is the future of work, how can it be made sustainable?

The Gig Economy

Author : Jamie Woodcock
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 9781509536368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (363 download)

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Download or read book The Gig Economy written by Jamie Woodcock and published by Polity. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Gig Is Up

Author : Olga Mizrahi
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1626344949
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book The Gig Is Up written by Olga Mizrahi and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2018-02-27 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Win in a world of increasing choice by becoming the clear, unique fit. The gig economy is made up of project-based, or on-demand services, that can be provided by anyone. The common denominator in the gig economy is technology, so our modern online-lives provide the perfect marketplace for the ever-diversifying opportunities in the gig economy. By some estimates, 2020 will see half of all workers involved in the gig economy. Are we ready for this seismic shift in our work lives? Freelancers need to clearly answer “Why choose you?” so that they stand out in the new economy. Because all workers in the gig economy need to bluntly pose this question to themselves, The Gig Is Up is designed to answer this one key point head-on, giving readers innovative tools like Unique Value Proposition to confidently step up. The Gig Is Up offers the best boots-on-the-ground methods for success, by evolving the reader’s perspective and process. Many books on the gig economy focus on letting people live out their dreams, instead of looking at the realities of what it truly takes to win in a world of increasing choice. People need to understand how to compete and how to put the best version of themselves up front and center. The goal in competing today is to not only be chosen, but to move toward becoming the only choice, over and over again

Gigworker: Independent Work and the State of the Gig Economy

Author : Brett Helling
Publisher : Lioncrest Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781544507750
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (77 download)

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Download or read book Gigworker: Independent Work and the State of the Gig Economy written by Brett Helling and published by Lioncrest Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've likely heard about the gig economy but might be wondering exactly what it entails. It's easy to assume that driving for Uber or renting your house through Airbnb are the extent of your options, but the gig economy actually offers a much wider slate of opportunities. Whether you have a 9-to-5 job and are looking to pick up some extra income, or you're a recent graduate who's eager to earn as much as you want on your own time, the gig economy can offer the freedom and flexibility you're seeking. In Gigworker, Brett Helling provides the essential primer on the gig economy: how it evolved to where it's at now, and where it's headed in the future. He'll show you that it's possible to replace your full-time income with multiple gigs, or balance 9-to-5 work with a 5-to-9 side gig. You'll come away with a new zeal for the gig economy, ready to dive into the options at your fingertips and make money doing what you love.

Thriving in the Gig Economy

Author : Marion McGovern
Publisher : Red Wheel/Weiser
ISBN 13 : 1632659093
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Thriving in the Gig Economy written by Marion McGovern and published by Red Wheel/Weiser. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the last five years, the world of work has changed dramatically. Thanks to technology companies like Uber, TaskRabbit, and Instacart, the new "gig economy" seems to constantly be in the news. But most of the media focus is on the low end of the skill spectrum; little attention is being paid to the best-in-class professionals who have chosen an independent path. New digital talent platforms are developing at a rapid clip with a wide variety of business models, many catering to very precise, high-value skill sets. Thriving in the Gig Economy is an actionable guidebook outlining ways to maneuver in this new world to create a path that optimizes success. You will learn: The differences between the gig economy and the sharing and on-demand economies. The best ways to work with digital talent platforms and traditional consulting intermediaries. Commonsense logistics around digital branding, contracts, and employment issues. The tools and services to enhance your practice. The growth in this marketplace is exponential, and Thriving in the Gig Economy is one way for you to take advantage of all its potential.

Will the gig economy prevail?

Author : Colin Crouch
Publisher : Polity
ISBN 13 : 9781509532438
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (324 download)

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Download or read book Will the gig economy prevail? written by Colin Crouch and published by Polity. This book was released on 2019-03-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasingly, employees are being falsely treated as ‘self-employed’. This phenomenon – the ‘gig economy’ – is seen as the inevitable shape of things to come. In this book, Colin Crouch takes a step back and questions this logic. He shows how the idea of an employee – a stable status that involves a bundle of rights – has maintained a curious persistence. Examining the ways companies are attacking these rights, from proffering temporary work to involuntary part-time work to ‘gigging’, he reveals the paradoxes of the situation and argues that it should not and cannot continue. He goes on to propose reforms to reverse the perverse incentives that reward irresponsible employers and punish good ones, setting out an agenda for a realistic future of secure work. Crouch’s penetrating analysis will be of interest to everyone interested in the future of work, the welfare state and the gig economy.

Temporary

Author : Hilary Leichter
Publisher : Coffee House Press
ISBN 13 : 156689574X
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Temporary written by Hilary Leichter and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Temporary, a young woman’s workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it’s shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin, or filling in for the Chairman of the Board, for the mythical Temporary, “there is nothing more personal than doing your job.” This riveting quest, at once hilarious and profound, will resonate with anyone who has ever done their best at work, even when the work is only temporary.

The Gig Academy

Author : Adrianna Kezar
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421432714
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book The Gig Academy written by Adrianna Kezar and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why the Gig Academy is the dominant organizational form within the higher education economy—and its troubling implications for faculty, students, and the future of college education. Over the past two decades, higher education employment has undergone a radical transformation with faculty becoming contingent, staff being outsourced, and postdocs and graduate students becoming a larger share of the workforce. For example, the faculty has shifted from one composed mostly of tenure-track, full-time employees to one made up of contingent, part-time teachers. Non-tenure-track instructors now make up 70 percent of college faculty. Their pay for teaching eight courses averages $22,400 a year—less than the annual salary of most fast-food workers. In The Gig Academy, Adrianna Kezar, Tom DePaola, and Daniel T. Scott assess the impact of this disturbing workforce development. Providing an overarching framework that takes the concept of the gig economy and applies it to the university workforce, this book scrutinizes labor restructuring across both academic and nonacademic spheres. By synthesizing these employment trends, the book reveals the magnitude of the problem for individual workers across all institutional types and job categories while illustrating the damaging effects of these changes on student outcomes, campus community, and institutional effectiveness. A pointed critique of contemporary neoliberalism, the book also includes an analysis of the growing divide between employees and administrators. The authors conclude by examining the strengthening state of unionization among university workers. Advocating a collectivist, action-oriented vision for reversing the tide of exploitation, Kezar, DePaola, and Scott urge readers to use the book as a tool to interrogate the state of working relations on their own campuses and fight for a system that is run democratically for the benefit of all. Ultimately, The Gig Academy is a call to arms, one that encourages non-tenure-track faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, and administrative and tenure-track allies to unite in a common struggle against the neoliberal Gig Academy.

After the Gig

Author : Juliet Schor
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520385675
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (23 download)

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Download or read book After the Gig written by Juliet Schor and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Management & Workplace Culture Book of the Year, 2020 Porchlight Business Book Awards A Publishers Weekly Fall 2020 Big Indie Book The dark side of the gig economy (Uber, Airbnb, etc.) and how to make it equitable for the users and workers most exploited. When the “sharing economy” launched a decade ago, proponents claimed that it would transform the experience of work—giving earners flexibility, autonomy, and a decent income. It was touted as a cure for social isolation and rampant ecological degradation. But this novel form of work soon sprouted a dark side: exploited Uber drivers, neighborhoods ruined by Airbnb, racial discrimination, and rising carbon emissions. Several of the most prominent platforms are now faced with existential crises as they prioritize growth over fairness and long-term viability. Nevertheless, the basic model—a peer-to-peer structure augmented by digital tech—holds the potential to meet its original promises. Based on nearly a decade of pioneering research, After the Gig dives into what went wrong with this contemporary reimagining of labor. The book examines multiple types of data from thirteen cases to identify the unique features and potential of sharing platforms that prior research has failed to pinpoint. Juliet B. Schor presents a compelling argument that we can engineer a reboot: through regulatory reforms and cooperative platforms owned and controlled by users, an equitable and truly shared economy is still possible.

The Heart to Start

Author : David Kadavy
Publisher : Kadavy, Inc.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (661 download)

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Download or read book The Heart to Start written by David Kadavy and published by Kadavy, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-12-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OVER 30,000 COPIES SOLD It’s a terrible feeling. To know you have a gift for the world. But to be utterly paralyzed every time you try to discover what that gift is. Stop procrastinating and start creating! In The Heart to Start, blogger, podcaster, and award-winning designer David Kadavy takes you on his journey from Nebraska-based cubicle dweller to jet-setting bestselling author, showing you how to stop procrastinating, and start creating. The original and battle-tested tactics in The Heart to Start eliminate fear in your present self, so you can finally become your future self: Tap into the innate power of curiosity. Find the fuel to propel you through resistance. Catch yourself “Inflating The Investment.” Prevent self-destructive time sucks and find the time to follow your art, even if you feel like you have no time at all. Bust through “The Linear Work Distortion.” Inspire action that harnesses your natural creative style. Supercharge your progress with “Motivational Judo.” Lay perfectionism on its back while propelling your projects forward. Inspiring stories weave these techniques into your memory. From Maya Angelou to Seth Godin. From J. K. Rowling to Steven Pressfield. You'll hear from a Hollywood screenwriter, a chef, and even a creator of a hit board game. Whether you’re writing a novel, starting a business, or picking up a paintbrush for the first time in years, The Heart to Start will upgrade your mental operating system with unforgettable tactics for ending procrastination before it starts, so you can make your creative dreams a reality. Take your first step and download The Heart to Start. Unlock your inner creative genius today!

Ultimate Gig

Author : John T. Fleming
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839828625
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Ultimate Gig written by John T. Fleming and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Thriving in the Gig Economy

Author : Adam Sinicki
Publisher : Apress
ISBN 13 : 1484240901
Total Pages : 229 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (842 download)

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Download or read book Thriving in the Gig Economy written by Adam Sinicki and published by Apress. This book was released on 2018-11-08 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take an in-depth look into the gig economy to see how tech professionals and entrepreneurs can earn a living as freelancers and contractors. Build your own business. The pros and cons of the lifestyle and what to expect from it are discussed. In this book, author Adam Sinicki explains the impact of the gig economy and the forces that led to it as it relates to technology and working online. You will understand how to make a living supplying tech skills on a "per gig" basis. Practical instructions, advice, and tips are provided on goal setting, lifestyle design, and selecting the types of work and contracts that further your goals and support the things you value as you transition from a 9-5 job. What You'll Learn Know the types of work that a tech freelancer can offer: coding, SEO, web development, 3D modeling, and more Find and manage clientsNegotiate pay and contractsStay productive without a managerDiscover useful tools, websites, and apps to build your business and ensure a steady income Who This Book Is For Entrepreneurs who are already a part of the gig economy and want to learn more about their options, tech professionals looking to transition to purely freelancing/contracting, companies interested in learning more about this change in the jobs market, technologists interested in exploring how the Internet is shaping the way people live and work, and professionals interested in lifestyle design or becoming "digital nomads"