Enabling and control

Algorithmic coordination in the platform-based gig economy

Jan-Felix Schrape, University of Stuttgart and University of Hohenheim
Jasmin Schreyer, University of Stuttgart

The talk explores the potentials and challenges of digital platforms and algorithmic management in the coordination of labour. First, we outline the general organizational structures and operational patterns of platform-based enterprises. Subsequently, we elaborate on the currently observable dynamics and implications of algorithm-driven labour coordination in the so-called gig economy.