Work and alienation in the platform economy: amazon and the power of organization /

Once hidden behind the veils of entrepreneurship, it is now clear that platforms are reshaping the world of work, and Amazon has been a forerunner in setting the trend. This book examines two key and contrasting Amazon platforms that differ in how they organize workers: its e-commerce platform and d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kassem, Sarrah (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2023.
Temas:
Amazon.com (Firm) > Employees.
Amazon.com (Firm)
Work environment > Social aspects.
Work environment > Technological innovations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
Employees
Work environment > Social aspects
Work environment > Technological innovations
Business & Management.
Business and Management.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Matter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Examining the World of Work and Workers
  • How to Study Alienation: Marx's Four Relations
  • How to Grasp Agency: The Power Resources Approach
  • The Birth and Growth of Platforms
  • Historicizing Three Generations of Platforms
  • Contextualizing Amazon's Growing Empire
  • Workers on the (Digital) Amazon Shop Floor
  • Cog in the Machine: Working the Amazon Circulation Line
  • "I Am Not a Robot": (Trans)national Labor Organization at the Warehouses
  • "Artificial Artificial Intelligence": Gigging on Amazon Mechanical Turk
  • Instrumentalizing Technology: Digital Solidarity with and among MTurk Workers
  • Alienation across Amazon and the Platform Economy
  • The Power of Amazon Workers and Platform Workers
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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