Essays about: "food-delivery platforms"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words food-delivery platforms.

  1. 1. 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

  3. 2. "No Boss. Flexible Schedule. Quick Pay." - A Qualitative Study on Algorithmic Management and Control in Food Delivery Platforms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Tjalve Bergdahl; Tilde Åkerhielm; [2022]
    Keywords : Algorithmic Management; App Work; Food Delivery Platforms; Managerial Control;

    Abstract : Modern technology has enabled new managerial solutions in the continuous strive for increased efficiency. One example is Algorithmic Management, which handles typical managerial tasks such as giving directions and providing feedback by tracking and measuring workers. One industry at the forefront of using this technology is home food delivery. READ MORE

  4. 3. RAISING A NEW COLLECTIVE VOICE THROUGH GREENFIELD UNION ORGANISING : The mobilisation and unionisation of workers and the establishment of a collective agreement at Foodora in Sweden

    University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

    Author : Sophie Banasiak; [2021]
    Keywords : workforce fragmentation; food-delivery platforms; greenfield organising; unions; collective agreement; agency; structures; interactions; resources mobilisation; learning; strategy; institutional change; fragmentation du travail; plateformes de livraison de repas; implantation syndicale; syndicats; accord collectif; agence; structures; interactions; mobilisation des ressources; apprentissage; stratégie; changement institutionnel; fragmentering av arbetsstyrka; matleveransplattformar; greenfield-organisering; fackföreningar; kollektivavtal; mänskligt agentskap; strukturer; interaktioner; mobilisering av resurser; lärande; strategiskt handlande; institutionell förändring;

    Abstract : Following an actor-centred approach to institutional change, the aim of the study was to explore the process of ‘greenfield organising’ through which unions and collective bargaining structures are established in workplaces where there are none initially. A qualitative theory-oriented single case study, using some principles of the grounded theory, analysed the organising process and negotiations at Foodora in Sweden that resulted in a collective agreement. READ MORE

  5. 4. Food delivery or Forced delivery? A case study on restaurants' business model innovation in response to digital platforms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Emil Clemensson; Wendela Spelmans; [2021]
    Keywords : Digital platforms; Gig economy; Business model; Business model innovation;

    Abstract : Digital platforms have prospered since the beginning of the pandemic and radically change how firms create and capture value. The restaurant industry has been particularly exploited, invoking strains on incumbent restaurants' business models and leaving managers in unfamiliar territory. READ MORE

  6. 5. Outsourced or Outforced? : A study on multi-sided food delivery platforms in the gig economy: the business actor perspective.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Torbjörn Moxstad; Julia Pettersson; [2020]
    Keywords : Gig economy; digital platforms; multi-sided platforms; outsourcing; food delivery industry;

    Abstract : The growth of the gig economy has resulted in an increased interest in the relatively new phenomenon of multi-sided digital platforms. Previous research has naturally been focused on one of the key actors on these platforms, namely the gig workers, and how the gig economy has affected the labor market. READ MORE