Today’s manifestations of the gig economy are tilted in favour of too few beneficiaries, and are not built to last.
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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.
The escalating indifference with which Uber allegedly reacted to a software engineer’s harassment claims is the norm in the corporate world, where enforcing civil rights laws is seen as a tax on profits.
New measure of 32 countries’ economic balance places UK and US near bottom of the pile.
Cab drivers have long discriminated against African-Americans and other minority groups. New research suggests ride-hailing apps haven’t solved the problem.
Roads versus public transport: for decades, these have been the battle lines in debates over transport in our cities. But a revolution in mobility is under way that will transform our thinking.
Research into platforms like Uber and ride-sharing platform BlaBlaCar show high levels of trust thanks to clever design.
Making products in our new economic age is fast becoming a partnership with customers, not just a transaction.
Better knowledge about the local market helps Indonesia’s ridesharing startup Gojek beat Silicon Valley tech company Uber in Indonesia.
Ride-sharing app Uber is facing a new wave of legal claims after a landmark ruling on work conditions. But any triumphalism is deeply premature.
The ride-sharing app means different things in different countries. In Karachi and Lahore, it has highlighted economic inequalities.
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