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Platform Worker Classification

Platform Worker Classification is a systematic framework used to determine the employment status of individuals who perform work through digital labor platforms, distinguishing them as either independent contractors or employees based on criteria such as algorithmic control, platform dependency, and contractual relationships.

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111

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69

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2017–2026

47

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Publications

57

The Self-Concept

Viktor Gecas · Annual Review of Sociology · 1982 · 1.5K citations

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Micro-entrepreneurs, Dependent Contractors, and Instaserfs: Understanding Online Labor Platform Workforces

Kristine M. Kuhn, Amir Maleki · Academy of Management Perspectives · 2017 · 402 citations

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Platform Workers in Europe Evidence from the COLLEEM Survey

Annarosa Pesole, Urzi Brancati Maria Cesira, Fernandez Macias Enrique et al. · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics · 2018 · 250 citations

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Unfairness by Design? The Perceived Fairness of Digital Labor on Crowdworking Platforms

Christian Fieseler, Eliane Bucher, Christian Pieter Hoffmann · Journal of Business Ethics · 2017 · 197 citations · Full text

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How many online workers are there in the world? A data-driven assessment

Open Research Europe · 2021 · 163 citations · Full text

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Authors

111

  1. OK
    otto kässi

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 108 citations

    4

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  2. FS
    Fabian Stephany

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 108 citations

    4

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  3. VL
    Vili Lehdonvirta

    University of Oxford, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 108 citations

    4

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  4. RH
    Richard Heeks

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    3 publications · 87 citations

    3

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  5. PM
    Paul Mungai

    University of Cape Town, South Africa

    2 publications · 44 citations

    2

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Institutions

69

  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    586 citations

  2. The Alan Turing Institute

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    249 citations

  3. Internet Society

    Fredericksburg, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    115 citations

  4. Goethe University Frankfurt

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    72 citations

  5. Research Institute of the Finnish Economy

    Helsinki, Finland

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    230 citations

  6. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    57 citations

  7. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    56 citations

  8. Washington State University

    Pullman, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    2.3K citations

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Venues

  1. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 9 publications · 315 citations

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  2. Annual Review of Sociology

    5 publications · 1.9K citations

    5

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  3. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

    Repository · 3 publications · 346 citations

    3

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  4. Open Research Europe

    3 publications · 230 citations

    3

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  5. New Technology Work and Employment

    2 publications · 54 citations

    2

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