Essays about: "Gig Economy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Gig Economy.

1. 1. Inside the Future of Shopping Malls - Logistics Approaches for Enhancing the Collection Efficiency of Online Retail Orders from Shopping Malls by Delivery Agents

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Julia Krajka; Kaisa Nordlund; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Urban Logistics; Retail; Shopping Malls; Gig Economy; Last Mile Delivery; E-commerce; Automation; Micro-hubs; Parcel Lockers; Consumption Behavior; Stakeholder Management;

   Abstract : Background: The rise of e-commerce has revolutionized the retail industry, with consumers now able to purchase goods online and receive their orders promptly at their doorstep. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this trend, leading to traditional retailers reimagining their strategies and embracing omnichannel approaches to meet the growing demand for fast deliveries. READ MORE

3. 2. Institutional Logic Multiplicity Behind the Hiring Processes - In-depth study of a Swedish online platform

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Khan Mohammad; Lei You; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : online platforms; hiring processes; institutional logics; institutional complexity; logic multiplicity;

   Abstract : Recent times have witnessed a nascent, highly dynamic and volatile economy that is transforming and determining the way modern businesses and transactions operate with the intervention of digital economic activity and online platforms, shaping the world around us. As a third-party intermediary between producers (sellers) and consumers (buyers), platform organizations that create value with trust control mechanisms make traditional organizational structures a thing of the past. READ MORE

4. 3. The Crowdsourcing Process : An organizational risk management study

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

   Author : Robin Staberg; Thomas Söderberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Crowdsourcing; Risk Management; Risk Management Framework; ISO 31000; COSO; Digital Gig Workers; Digital Gig Platforms; Dynamic Capabilities; Gig Economy; The Great Resignation;

   Abstract : There are four million voluntary attritions a month in the US. Many of these people choses to become freelance consultants (gig workers) working through digital gig platforms for better work-life balance. At the same time organizations requires a more flexible access to skills and competences to cope with an ever more dynamic business environment. READ MORE

5. 4. Job Quality in the Gig Economy: How do the workers perceive it? : An exploratory study on the perceived job quality for gig workers in the geographically tethered gig economy

   University essay from

   Author : Oskar Hedvall; Oskar Gustavsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Gig Job; Job quality; Gig economy; Geographically tethered; Fair Work Convention; Sweden; Collective bargaining agreement;

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6. 5. The Changing Dynamics Within Management Consulting : How Digital Business Models and Gig Workers has Disrupted a Traditional Industry

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Julia Augustson; Elin Berholt; [2022]
   Keywords : Management consulting; gig economy; digital platform; gig worker; independent worker; digitalization; disruptive innovation; digital tools; Gigekonomi; digital plattform; managementkonsult; gigarbetare; gigare; frilansare; digitalisering; disruptiv innovation; digitala verktyg;

   Abstract : As the gig economy is growing at a rapid pace and digitalization has spread throughout the management consulting industry, a notable disruption of this traditional industry has occurred. Digitalization in the management consulting industry has affected both how the management consultant does his/her job as well as how the connection between consultant and client and the relationship between colleagues constitutes. READ MORE