Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork

<span class="abs_content">Platform labour is a new phenomenon that brings new forms of labour control with it. The article looks at crowdwork and analyses the various types of control inherent in this phenomenon. It is argued that crowdwork is not controlled by technological instrume...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:4856d46a30a14303854b260ce6082b852021-11-21T15:11:41ZReversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork1972-76232035-660910.1285/i20356609v12i3p640https://doaj.org/article/4856d46a30a14303854b260ce6082b852019-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://siba-ese.unisalento.it/index.php/paco/article/view/21272https://doaj.org/toc/1972-7623https://doaj.org/toc/2035-6609<span class="abs_content">Platform labour is a new phenomenon that brings new forms of labour control with it. The article looks at crowdwork and analyses the various types of control inherent in this phenomenon. It is argued that crowdwork is not controlled by technological instruments alone, such as algorithms. Indeed, the method of organising labour is a complementary control element. Analytically, a technological and an organisational fix can be distinguished. Their specific characteristics are empirically investigated on the basis of crowdwork platforms covering the entire spectrum of qualifications. The result is that already existing asymmetries between capital and labour are intensified by the interaction between the technological and the organisational fix.</span><br />Heiner HeilandCoordinamento SIBAarticlecrowdworkorganisationplatform labourtechnologyworkplace controlPolitical science (General)JA1-92ENPartecipazione e Conflitto, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 640-664 (2019)
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topic crowdwork
organisation
platform labour
technology
workplace control
Political science (General)
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organisation
platform labour
technology
workplace control
Political science (General)
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Heiner Heiland
Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork
description <span class="abs_content">Platform labour is a new phenomenon that brings new forms of labour control with it. The article looks at crowdwork and analyses the various types of control inherent in this phenomenon. It is argued that crowdwork is not controlled by technological instruments alone, such as algorithms. Indeed, the method of organising labour is a complementary control element. Analytically, a technological and an organisational fix can be distinguished. Their specific characteristics are empirically investigated on the basis of crowdwork platforms covering the entire spectrum of qualifications. The result is that already existing asymmetries between capital and labour are intensified by the interaction between the technological and the organisational fix.</span><br />
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author Heiner Heiland
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title Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork
title_short Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork
title_full Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork
title_fullStr Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork
title_full_unstemmed Reversed Solutionism. The Two Sided Control of Crowdwork
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