The Role of Digital Communities in Organizing Gig Workers

Using survey data from 450 ridehail drivers, this article examines how social networking sites (SNS) influence workers’ views on union instrumentality and unionization. This article finds that more frequent interaction with other workers in online communities is associated with improved views of uni...

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Volume:	59
Main Author:	Maffie, Michael David
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Zielgruppe:	Trade
Place of publication:	HOBOKEN WILEY 01.01.2020 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
published in:	Industrial relations (Berkeley) Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 123 - 149
ORCID:	0000-0003-4794-1310
Data of publication:	January 2020
ISSN:	0019-8676 1468-232X
EISSN:	1468-232X
Discipline:	Economics Law
Bibliography:	The data collection efforts for this article were supported by a research grant from Cornell University’s ILR School. The author gratefully acknowledges the feedback and insights provided by Alexander Colvin, David B. Lipsky, and Louis Hyman. Additionally, the author is indebted to Rachel Aleks and Adam Seth Litwin for their advice and suggestions on an earlier draft of this article. Finally, data collection would not have been possible without the support Harry Campbell. The author’s affiliation is Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania. E‐mail mdm283@cornell.edu
Subjects:	Business & Economics Social Sciences Industrial Relations & Labor Usage Labor unions Sharing economy Influence Digital communications Labor relations Research Organizing Methods FIT INDEXES INTERNET ELECTIONS SOCIAL MEDIA SENSITIVITY NETWORKS UNION LABOR EMPLOYMENT ATTITUDES
Online Access:	available in Bonn?
Database:	Social Sciences Citation Index Web of Science - Social Sciences Citation Index – 2020 Web of Knowledge Web of Science CrossRef Database information Databases - DBIS