dc.contributor.author | D'Cruz, Premilla | |
dc.contributor.author | Noronha, Ernesto | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-20T22:52:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-20T22:52:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.citation | D'Cruz, P., & Noronha, E. (2016). Positives outweighing negatives: The experiences of Indian crowd sourced workers. Work Organisation, Labour and Globalization , 10(1), 44-63. DOI: 10.13169/workorgalaboglob .10.l. 0044 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11718/21897 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article reports on an empirical study of Indian freelancers working via
Elance-oDesk (now renamed Upwork). In a qualitative approach, data were
gathered from 24 freelancers across India through in-depth telephone interviews
and analysed thematically. The core finding that ‘the positives outweigh the
negatives’ highlighted the fact that the challenges were eclipsed by what
these freelancers gained, in terms of employment opportunities, income,
skill utilisation and enhancement, career progression, emphasis on merit,
international exposure, flexibility and platform-based protection of worker
interests. Participants’ favourable experiences are explained by the nature of
the Indian labour market. The study extends insights into crowdsourcing for
paid work which has so far been largely researched in the West and has focused
disproportionally on the Amazon Mechanical Turk platform. | en_US |
dc.subject | crowdsourcing | en_US |
dc.subject | Internet | en_US |
dc.subject | Indian labour market | en_US |
dc.title | Positives outweighing negatives: the experiences of Indian crowd sourced workers | en_US |
dc.title.alternative | Work organisation, labour & globalisation | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |