• A Review of Formal and Informal Regulations in the Nordic Influencer Industry 

      Abidin, Crystal; Hansen, Kjeld S.; Mathilde, Hogsnes; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Nielsen, Mette Lykke; Nielsen, Louise Yung; Sihvonen, Tanja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This article provides a systematic review of laws, guidelines, and best practices related to the Nordic influencer industry as of the year 2020. We highlight some nuanced differences or shortfalls across Denmark, Finland, ...
    • A Technological Construction of Society: Comparing GPT-4 and Human Respondents for Occupational Evaluation in the UK 

      Gmyrek, Pawel; Lutz, Christoph; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Despite initial research about the biases and perceptions of large language models (LLMs), we lack evidence on how LLMs evaluate occupations, especially in comparison to human evaluators. In this paper, we present a ...
    • Algorithmic management in a work context 

      Jarrahi, Mohammad Hossein; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lee, Min Kyung; Wolf, Christine; Kinder, Eliscia; Sutherland, Will (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The rapid development of machine-learning algorithms, which underpin contemporary artificial intelligence systems, has created new opportunities for the automation of work processes and management functions. While algorithmic ...
    • Algorithmic Surveillance in the Gig Economy: The Organization of Work through Lefebvrian Conceived Space 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Workplace surveillance is traditionally conceived of as a dyadic process, with an observer and an observee. In this paper, I discuss the implications of an emerging form of workplace surveillance: surveillance with an ...
    • Anthropotropism: Searching for Recognition in the Scandinavian Gig Economy 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      By curtailing workplace socialisation, platform-mediated gig work hinders the development of affective relationships necessary for the experience of recognition. However, extant research into recognition at work has typically ...
    • Artificial Intelligence, Human Intelligence and Hybrid Intelligence Based on Mutual Augmentation 

      Jarrahi, Mohammad Hossein; Lutz, Christoph; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      There is little consensus on what artificial intelligence (AI) systems may or may not embrace. While this may point to multiplicity of interpretations and backgrounds, a lack of conceptual clarity could thwart development ...
    • Collective Action and Provider Classification in the Sharing Economy 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph; Fieseler, Christian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Conditions in the sharing economy are often favourably designed for consumers and platforms but entail new challenges for the labour side, such as substandard social-security and rigid forms of algorithmic management. Since ...
    • Consumer segmentation within the sharing economy: The case of Airbnb 

      Lutz, Christoph; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The sharing economy is a global phenomenon with rapid growth potential. While research has begun to explore segmentation between users and non-users, only limited research has looked at consumer segmentation within sharing ...
    • Crowdwork and the Mobile Underclass: Barriers to Participation in India and the United States 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Online crowdwork platforms have been praised as powerful vehicles for economic development, particularly for workers traditionally excluded from the labor market. However, there has been insufficient scrutiny as to the ...
    • Fairness, Legitimacy, and the Regulation of Home-Sharing Platforms 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Purpose – The purpose of this study is to contribute to current hospitality and tourism research on the sharing economy by studying the under-researched aspects of regulatory desirability, moral legitimacy, and fairness ...
    • Flexible work and personal digital infrastructures 

      Jarrahi, Mohammad Hossein; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Butler, Brian S.; Savage, Saiph; Lutz, Christoph; Dunn, Michael; Sawyer, Steve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      As flexible work arrangements such as remote working or digital nomadism are normalized, the structure of work, performance expectations, and employee-employer relationships fundamentally change, presenting both benefits ...
    • Innovation under Pressure: Implications for Data Privacy during the Covid-19 Pandemic 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph; Tamò-Larrieux, Aurelia; Fosch Villaronga, Eduard; Harasgama, Rehana; Scheitlin, Gil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      The global Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in social and economic disruption unprecedented in the modern era. Many countries have introduced severe measures to contain the virus, including travel restrictions, public event ...
    • Lifting the curtain: Strategic visibility of human labour in AI-as-a-Service 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Artificial Intelligence-as-a-Service (AIaaS) empowers individuals and organisations to access AI on-demand, in either tailored or ‘off-the-shelf’ forms. However, institutional separation between development, training and ...
    • Mapping the Prestige and Social Value of Occupations in the Digital Economy 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      With the emergence of the digital economy, the occupational landscape in many countries has undergone major transformations. While scholars have started to study the working conditions of digital economy occupations such ...
    • Occupational Prestige and Occupational Social Value in the United Kingdom: New Indices for the Modern British Economy 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Sociological research has long been interested in occupational evaluation. However, occupational research remains hampered by conceptual ambiguity and methodological problems. To address these issues, we present new indices ...
    • Privacy and smart speakers: A multi-dimensional approach 

      Lutz, Christoph; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Over the last few years, smart speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home have become increasingly present within British households. Yet, privacy remains a prominent concern in the public discourse about smart speakers, ...
    • Recommendations for the Sharing Economy: (Re-)Balancing Power 

      Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph; Fieseler, Christian (Research report, 2018)
      This report, ‘Recommendations for the Sharing Economy: (Re-)Balancing Power’, forms one element of a European Union Horizon 2020 Research Project on the sharing economy: Ps2Share ‘Participation, Privacy, and Power in the ...
    • A Review of Formal and Informal Regulations in the Nordic Influencer Industry 

      Abidin, Crystal; Hansen, Kjeld S.; Mathilde, Hogsnes; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Nielsen, Mette Lykke; Nielsen, Louise Yung; Sihvonen, Tanja (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      This article provides a systematic review of laws, guidelines, and best practices related to the Nordic influencer industry as of the year 2020. We highlight some nuanced differences or shortfalls across Denmark, Finland, ...
    • Self-Branding Strategies of Online Freelancers on Upwork 

      Blyth, Dorothy; Jarrahi, Mohammad Hossein; Lutz, Christoph; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Self-branding is crucial for online freelancers as they must constantly differentiate themselves from competitors on online labor platforms to ensure a viable stream of income. By analyzing 39 interviews with freelancers ...
    • Sharenting, Peer Influence, and Privacy Concerns: A Study on the Instagram-Sharing Behaviors of Parents in the United Kingdom 

      Ranzini, Giulia; Newlands, Gemma Elisabeth Marjorie; Lutz, Christoph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Parental sharing of child-related content on social network sites, termed “sharenting,” is often the target of criticism. Yet, through sharenting, parents can find support systems, a way to stay in touch with relevant ...