Ecosystem Perspective on HRM in Gig Economy Firms
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What is the central concept that the authors suggest for understanding HRM in the gig economy?

  • The hierarchical control of HRM activities within a firm
  • The value creation through the interaction of gig workers, requesters, and platform firms
  • The traditional HRM approach focused on full-time employees
  • The ecosystem perspective that emphasizes interdependence and multilaterality (correct)

    • What is the key characteristic of the ecosystem described in the text?

  • The ecosystem is controlled by a single dominant platform firm
  • The ecosystem consists of only gig workers and requesters, without platform firms
  • The ecosystem is hierarchically structured with clear lines of control and authority
  • The ecosystem involves the interdependence and multilateral exchanges among gig workers, requesters, and platform firms (correct)

    • How do the authors describe the role of technology in the gig economy ecosystem?

  • Technology increases the complexity and sophistication of the ecosystem, leading to the involvement of multiple entities (correct)
  • Technology plays a minimal role in the gig economy ecosystem
  • Technology leads to the involvement of a single platform firm in the ecosystem
  • Technology automates the HRM activities of platform firms, reducing their need for full-time employees

    • What is the role of HRM activities in the gig economy ecosystem described in the text?

    <p>HRM activities, including planning, recruitment, training, performance management, and compensation, are performed by platform firms for both employees and requesters</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between the traditional HRM approach and the ecosystem perspective described in the text?

    <p>The traditional approach focuses on full-time employees, while the ecosystem perspective emphasizes the interdependence of gig workers, requesters, and platform firms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key implication of the ecosystem perspective on HRM in the gig economy, as described in the text?

    <p>Platform firms should engage in HRM activities for both their employees and the broader ecosystem of gig workers and requesters.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    • Authors suggest an ecosystem perspective on HRM, defining ecosystem as a group of interacting entities that depend on each other's activities and are hierarchically controlled.
    • Ecosystem in this context consists of intermediary platform firms, gig workers, and requesters, engaging in multilateral exchanges shaped by HRM activities including planning, recruitment, training, performance management, and compensation.
    • Despite having very few full-time employees, gig economy firms like Airbnb, Amazon, and Uber still engage in HR activities for both employees and requesters in various forms.
    • The ecosystem approach emphasizes the interdependence and multilaterality of exchanges among gig workers, requesters, and platform firms, where all actors are complementary in nature.
    • The value creation in the ecosystem relies on the constant interaction and contribution of all three entities (gig workers, requesters, platform firms), with the complexity and sophistication of technology leading to the involvement of multiple entities in online platforms within the gig economy.

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    Explore the concept of ecosystem in HRM within gig economy firms, focusing on the interdependence and multilateral exchanges among gig workers, requesters, and platform firms. Learn how intermediary platform firms engage in various HR activities for both employees and requesters to create value in the ecosystem.

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