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Foodora and Deliveroo: The App as a Boss? Control and autonomy in app-based management - the case of food delivery riders

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  • Ivanova, Mirela
  • Bronowicka, Joanna
  • Kocher, Eva
  • Degner, Anne

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The rise of digital platforms requires a deeper understanding of the structural role of algorithmic management in work environments. In this interdisciplinary study, we examine how digital platforms, which offer food delivery service, use a mobile application for management of their workforce. Drawing on interviews with self-employed riders at Deliveroo and employed riders at Foodora, we compare how the app affects the interplay between autonomy and control of riders, and how the app-based management relates to different contractual models.

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  • Ivanova, Mirela & Bronowicka, Joanna & Kocher, Eva & Degner, Anne, 2018. "Foodora and Deliveroo: The App as a Boss? Control and autonomy in app-based management - the case of food delivery riders," Working Paper Forschungsförderung 107, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf.
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