Abstract: The rapid expansion of digital labor platforms has fundamentally reconfigured contemporary employment relationships, positioning gig work as a central form of non-standard labor within the evolving platform economy. Although gig work promises flexibility and autonomy, accumulating evidence highlights structural challenges such as algorithmic control, income volatility, performance surveillance, and diminished worker well-being. Scholarly interest in gig work has intensified markedly since 2020, mirroring research surges observed in other crisis-driven labor.....
Keywords: Gig workers; Gig economy; Platform work; Algorithmic management; Performance analysis; Systematic literature review; Job Demands–Resources theory; Self-Determination Theory; Institutional Theory
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