The Political Gig-Economy: Platformed Work and Labor

Attila Marton; Hamid Ekbia

The Political Gig-Economy: Platformed Work and Labor

Attila Marton, Hamid Ekbia

Institut for Digitalisering

Indiana University

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › peer review

Abstract

The notion of work and labor is changing as digital technologies do not only complement and substitute jobs but also decompose them into tasks coordinated by digital labor platforms. We call upon IS research to critically engage with the political economy of platforms and to study them as mechanisms for the extraction of value, distribution of wealth and power, as well as a particular relationship between humans and machines. To this effect, we explore potential conceptual avenues for such engagement by comparing the platforming of work and labor in the gig-economy with the division of labor found in the workshop and the factory. We conclude the distinct characteristics of the political economy of platforms marked by the hidden or invisible work and labor of participants, and new modes of extracting value from their participation.

Originalsprog	Engelsk
Titel	Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)
Redaktører	Helmut Krcmar, Jane Fedorowicz, Wai Fong Boh, Jan Marco Leimeister, Sunil Wattal
Antal sider	17
Udgivelsessted	Atlanta, GA
Forlag	Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL)
Publikationsdato	2019
Artikelnummer	2287
ISBN (Elektronisk)	9780996683197
Status	Udgivet - 2019
Begivenhed	The 40th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2019: Information Systems - The Heart of Innovation Ecosystems - International Congress Center Munich (ICM), Munich, Tyskland Varighed: 15 dec. 2019 → 18 dec. 2019 Konferencens nummer: 40 https://icis2019.aisconferences.org/

Konference

Konference	The 40th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2019
Nummer	40
Lokation	International Congress Center Munich (ICM)
Land/Område	Tyskland
By	Munich
Periode	15/12/2019 → 18/12/2019
Internetadresse	https://icis2019.aisconferences.org/

Navn	Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems
ISSN	0000-0033

Bibliografisk note

Also published under the title: The Political Gig-Economy: Platformed Work and Labour

Emneord

Political economy
Work
Labor
Gig-economy
Platforms

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Marton, A., & Ekbia, H. (2019). The Political Gig-Economy: Platformed Work and Labor. I H. Krcmar, J. Fedorowicz, W. F. Boh, J. M. Leimeister, & S. Wattal (red.), Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) Artikel 2287 Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL). http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1633&context=icis2019

Marton, Attila ; Ekbia, Hamid. / The Political Gig-Economy : Platformed Work and Labor. Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). red. / Helmut Krcmar ; Jane Fedorowicz ; Wai Fong Boh ; Jan Marco Leimeister ; Sunil Wattal. Atlanta, GA : Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2019. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).

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Marton, A & Ekbia, H 2019, The Political Gig-Economy: Platformed Work and Labor. i H Krcmar, J Fedorowicz, WF Boh, JM Leimeister & S Wattal (red), Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS)., 2287, Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), Atlanta, GA, Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems, The 40th International Conference on Information Systems. ICIS 2019, Munich, Bayern, Tyskland, 15/12/2019. <http://aisel.aisnet.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1633&context=icis2019>

The Political Gig-Economy: Platformed Work and Labor. / Marton, Attila; Ekbia, Hamid.
Proceedings of the 40th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS). red. / Helmut Krcmar; Jane Fedorowicz; Wai Fong Boh; Jan Marco Leimeister; Sunil Wattal. Atlanta, GA: Association for Information Systems. AIS Electronic Library (AISeL), 2019. 2287 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Systems).

Publikation: Bidrag til bog/antologi/rapport › Konferencebidrag i proceedings › Forskning › peer review

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