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Articles

You make me feel … autonomous or controlled: A mixed-method study on for- and non-profit platform organizations

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Pages 2669-2689 | Received 26 Sep 2021, Accepted 13 Jun 2022, Published online: 31 Jul 2022
 

Abstract

Digitalization supports the development of platform organizations, changing work relationships between individuals and organizations. This paper analyzes workers’ perceptions of autonomy and control in for- and non-profit platform organizations. Based on a mixed-methods study combining qualitative interviews and a quantitative questionnaire in digital food supply chains, this contribution empirically evaluates the interrelation of autonomy and control for two German sample groups of riders and volunteers. The analysis shows that the perceptions of autonomy and control are constitutive of work outcomes and thus essential for understanding work relationships in platform organizations. These perceptions differ in for- and non-profit contexts, providing insights to motivation and labor processes in platform work.

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Caroline Ruiner

Caroline Ruiner is Professor for Sociology at University of Hohenheim in Germany. Her research focuses on digitalization in work relationships and the effects on individual and organizational levels as well as with regard to industrial relations.

Matthias Klumpp

Matthias Klumpp is Interim Professor for Production and Logistics at Georg-August-University of Göttingen in Germany. His research interests include digitalization developments and the human factor in logistics and supply chain systems.

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