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Gig Work Behavior

Gig Work Behavior is a behavioral economic construct that characterizes the decision-making patterns, labor supply choices, and task engagement dynamics of individuals participating in short-term, platform-mediated work arrangements, distinguished from traditional employment behaviors by its reliance on algorithmic coordination, income volatility, and autonomous work scheduling.

245

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21.6K

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567

Authors

292

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

232

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Publications

245

Good Gig, Bad Gig: Autonomy and Algorithmic Control in the Global Gig Economy

Alex J. Wood, Mark Graham, Vili Lehdonvirta et al. · Work Employment and Society · 2018 · 1.9K citations · Full text

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Labour process theory and the gig economy

Alessandro Gandini · Human Relations · 2018 · 862 citations · Full text

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Workers without employers: shadow corporations and the rise of the gig economy

Gerald Friedman · Review of Keynesian Economics · 2014 · 714 citations

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Can You Gig It? An Empirical Examination of the Gig Economy and Entrepreneurial Activity

Gordon Burtch, Seth Carnahan, Brad N. Greenwood · Management Science · 2018 · 556 citations

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The Gig Economy: A Critical Introduction

Al James · Economic Geography · 2020 · 548 citations

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Authors

567

  1. AJ
    Alex J. Wood

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 2.1K citations

    4

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  2. MG
    Mark Graham

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 2.4K citations

    4

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  3. GB
    Gordon Burtch

    Boston University, United States

    3 publications · 1.1K citations

    3

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  4. VL
    Vili Lehdonvirta

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 2K citations

    3

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  5. GA
    Gad Allon

    Northwestern University, United States

    3 publications · 183 citations

    3

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1–5 of 567

Institutions

292

  1. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    2K citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    918 citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    8.6K citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    1.9K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    289 citations

  8. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    919 citations

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Venues

  1. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction

    PACMHCI · 10 publications · 480 citations

    10

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 9 publications · 806 citations

    9

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  3. New Technology Work and Employment

    8 publications · 556 citations

    8

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  4. Journal of Managerial Psychology

    7 publications · 777 citations

    6

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  5. Journal of Industrial Relations

    JIR · 5 publications · 874 citations

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