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Crowdsourcing jako specyficzna forma telepracy
Crowdsourcing – a particular form of teleworking

Author(s): Wioletta Klimaszewska, Alfred Brzozowski
Subject(s): Human Resources in Economy, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Centralny Instytut Ochrony Pracy – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Keywords: Crowdsourcing; work uberisation; teleworking; gig economy

Summary/Abstract: The labour market is constantly changing due to its relation to progress in technology as well as social modifications. New phenomenon appear, such as crowdsourcing thought in here as a way of acquiring and performing work with the use of internet platforms, work uberisation or co-working. New work forms involve benefits such as greater flexibility of labour market, easier access to service providers or lower costs of economic activity. However, there are also threats in place, mainly physical and psychosocial, with the special focus on stress as an outcome of job insecurity. Just as well, crowdsourcing is an occurrence social and legal aspects of which have not yet been decided ultimately, therefore prone to generate problems to both service providers and receivers as well as to the state.

  • Issue Year: 544/2017
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 20-23
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Polish