Prelims
Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
ISBN: 978-1-83867-604-9, eISBN: 978-1-83867-603-2
Publication date: 30 March 2020
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(2020), "Prelims", Page-Tickell, R. and Yerby, E. (Ed.) Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy: An Interdisciplinary Analysis (The Changing Context of Managing People), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-xi. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83867-603-220201001
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Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy
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The Changing Context of Managing People
Edited by Professor Emma Parry, Cranfield School of Management, Swindon, UK
The past two decades have represented a time of unprecedented social, technological and economic change that has required a transformation in human resource management (HRM). Shifts in demographics, continued increases of women in the workforce and greater mobility across national borders have led to higher diversity in the workplace. Advances in technology, including social media, have enabled new ways of doing business through faster communications and vast amounts of data made available to all. Mobile technology with its ubiquitous connectivity has led to renewed concerns over work–life balance and extreme jobs. These and many other changes have seen evolving attitudes towards work and careers, leading to different expectations of the workplace and mean that existing ways of managing people may no longer be effective. This series examines in depth the changing context to identify its impact on the HRM and the workforce.
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Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy: An Interdisciplinary Analysis
EDITED BY
REBECCA PAGE-TICKELL
University of East London, UK
ELAINE YERBY
London School of Economics, UK
United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China
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Contents
List of Tables and Figures | vii |
List of Contributors | ix |
Foreword | xi |
Chapter 1 Understanding Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy Through the Dynamic Structural Model Rebecca Page-Tickell and Elaine Yerby |
1 |
Section I: Macro Analysis | |
Chapter 2 Defining the Employee in the Gig Economy: Untangling the Web of Contract Barry Collins |
23 |
Chapter 3 The Shifting Boundaries of Capitalism and the Conflict of Surplus Value Appropriation Within the Gig Economy Shampa Roy-Mukherjee and Michael Harrison |
45 |
Chapter 4 Presence and Pretence: Trade Unions and the Gig Economy Rebecca Page-Tickell and Jude Ritchie |
63 |
Section II: Meso Analysis | |
Chapter 5 The Dis-evolution of Strategic HRM in the Gig Economy from Talent Management to Supply Chain Manager Andrew Boocock, Rebecca Page-Tickell and Elaine Yerby |
89 |
Chapter 6 Worker and Organisational Protection: The Future of Whistleblowing in the Gig Economy Catherine Hobby |
107 |
Chapter 7 Gig Economy and the Transformation of Professional Boundaries in Healthcare Ali Naghieh |
129 |
Section III: Micro Analysis | |
Chapter 8 Evolutionary Mismatch and Misbelief Impact on Participants in the Gig Economy Rebecca Page-Tickell, Jude Ritchie and Therese Page-Tickell |
141 |
Chapter 9 Frayed Careers in the Gig Economy: Rhythms of Career Privilege and Disadvantage Elaine Yerby |
161 |
Chapter 10 Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy: Status Quo, Renewal or Decline? Elaine Yerby and Rebecca Page-Tickell |
183 |
Index | 205 |
List of Tables and Figures
Table 8.1. | Frequency Chart of Key Words Communicated to Customer and Provider. | 151 |
Fig. 1.1. | The Dynamic Structural Model of the Gig Economy. | 8 |
Fig. 8.1. | Bar Chart of Words for Provider and Customer. | 152 |
List of Contributors
Andrew Boocock | University of East London, UK |
Barry Collins | University of East London, UK |
Michael Harrison | University of East London, UK |
Catherine Hobby | University of East London, UK |
Ali Naghieh | University of East London/University College London, UK |
Rebecca Page-Tickell | University of East London, UK |
Therese Page-Tickell | University of Sheffield, UK |
Jude Ritchie | University of East London, UK |
Shampa Roy-Mukherjee | University of East London, UK |
Elaine Yerby | London School of Economics, UK |
Foreword
In recent years, we have seen increased attention in the “gig” economy – broadly, the trend towards using freelance contractors on a short-term basis to undertake specific pieces of work or “gigs”. The use of such contractors in itself is nothing new; however, interest in its use has increased due to the development of mobile platforms that connect contractors with possible clients and their dominance in areas such as takeaway delivery (e.g. Just Eat and Deliveroo) and taxi transportation (e.g. Uber and Lyft). The growth of the gig economy has led to questions in relation to the impact of this trend on workers and on people management. In particular, a debate has arisen about the tension between the freedom that gig works allows workers (and of course employers) and the precariousness and uncertainty that they experience. Despite the important implications of the gig economy, we have so far lacked a detailed academic analysis of its impacts at different levels and discussion of how this increasing trend could be managed by organisations. In my opinion, there is a general lack of understanding about the gig economy and its implications; therefore, research and analysis in this area is much needed.
I was therefore delighted to include this text Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy: An Interdisciplinary Analysis in my book series about the The Changing Context of Managing People. Rebecca Page-Tickell and Elaine Yerby have provided a fascinating interdisciplinary analysis of the influence of the gig economy through the perspective of conflict and boundaries and have examined implications of this trend at the macro, meso and micro level. I am convinced that this book will be invaluable to both academic researchers and practitioners who are responsible for managing people on gig contracts. I would also like to see this as a call to other researchers to help to develop the evidence base in this increasingly important area.
Emma Parry
Series Editor
The Changing Context of Managing People
- Prelims
- Chapter 1: Understanding Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy Through the Dynamic Structural Model
- Section I: Macro Analysis
- Chapter 2: Defining the Employee in the Gig Economy: Untangling the Web of Contract
- Chapter 3: The Shifting Boundaries of Capitalism and the Conflict of Surplus Value Appropriation within the Gig Economy
- Chapter 4: Presence and Pretence: Trade Unions and the Gig Economy
- Section II: Meso Analysis
- Chapter 5: The Dis-evolution of Strategic HRM in the Gig Economy from Talent Management to Supply Chain Manager
- Chapter 6: Worker and Organisational Protection: The Future of Whistleblowing in the Gig Economy
- Chapter 7: Gig Economy and the Transformation of Professional Boundaries in Healthcare
- Section III: Micro Analysis
- Chapter 8: Evolutionary Mismatch and Misbelief Impact on Participants in the Gig Economy
- Chapter 9: Frayed Careers in the Gig Economy: Rhythms of Career Privilege and Disadvantage
- Chapter 10: Conflict and Shifting Boundaries in the Gig Economy: Status Quo, Renewal or Decline?
- Index