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Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa
Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2024.
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| author | Viljoen, Catherine Doris |
| author2 | Roux, André, 1959- |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/131966 Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa Viljoen, Catherine Doris Roux, André, 1959- Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. University of Stellenbosch Business School. Labor laws and legislation -- South Africa Gig economy -- South Africa Temporary employment -- Law and legislation -- South Africa Part-time employment -- South Africa Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on -- South Africa UCTD Thesis (PhD)--Stellenbosch University, 2024. ENGLISH SUMMARY: Gig work is a nascent, but growing, phenomenon. In this research, gig work is defined as on-demand, task-based engagements, agreed between a party that wants a task done and a person who is willing and able to perform the task; and where parties find each other at customary spaces, through established networks, or via electronic platforms. A scoping review of existing literature indicated that most scholars explore gig work from a single domain (like economics) and focus on platform-enabled gig work happening in the Northern Hemisphere. This research takes a multi-domain approach, and uses a wide lens to include gig work that happens outside of platforms, with a focus on South Africa and how alternative futures could develop toward 2035. A framework that incorporates continuous quality assessment, and makes provision for preliminary scoping and domain mapping as separate activities before the scope is finalised, was developed to guide the research. This framework may be useful to other scholars within the field of Futures Studies. Through a suite of tools and techniques, eight pivotal factors were identified to develop four archetype scenarios of gig work in South Africa, 2035. These scenarios could deepen conversations about gig work and provide scholars and practitioners with insights about the interplay and interdependencies among factors from different domains. Moreover, it could contribute to people’s understanding of the longer-term issues and influences, and their respective roles in shaping the futures of gig work in South Africa. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Gig-werk is 'n ontluikende, maar groeiende verskynsel. In hierdie navorsing word gig-werkgedefinieer as op-aanvraag, taakgebaseerde verbintenisse, ooreengekom tussen 'n party wat 'n taak wil verrig en 'n persoon wat bereid en in staat is om die taak uit te voer; en waar partye mekaar by gebruiklike plekke, deur gevestigde netwerke of via elektroniese platforms vind. ‘n Oorsig van bestaande literatuur het aangedui dat die meeste navorsers gig-werk vanuit 'n enkele domein (soos ekonomie) ondersoek en fokus op platform-gefasiliteerde gig-werk wat in die noordelike halfrond plaasvind. Hierdie navorsing volg 'n multi-domein benadering en gebruik 'n wye lens om ook gig-werk in te sluit wat buite platforms plaasvind, met die fokus op Suid-Afrika en hoe alternatiewe toekomste teen 2035 kan ontwikkel. 'n Raamwerk wat die deurlopende assessering van kwaliteit insluit, en voorsiening maak vir die voorlopige beskrywing van ‘n tema en domeinkartering as afsonderlike aktiwiteite voordat die tema gefinaliseer word, is ontwikkel om die navorsing te rig. Hierdie raamwerk kan moontlik ook nuttig wees vir ander navorsers in die veld van Toekomsstudies. Deur middel van 'n geselekteerde groep tegnieke is agt deurslaggewende faktore geidentifiseer om vier argetipe scenario's vir gig-werk in Suid-Afrika, 2035, te ontwikkel. Hierdie scenario's kan gesprekke oor gig-werk verdiep en vir navorsers en praktisyns insig gee oor die wisselwerking en interafhanklikhede tussen faktore uit verskillende domeine. Dit kan ook bydra tot mense se begrip van die langtermynkwessies en -invloede, en hul eie rolle in die vorming van alternatiewe toekomste van gig-werk in Suid-Afrika. Doctoral 2025-05-02T11:49:25Z 2025-05-02T11:49:25Z 2024-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131966 Stellenbosch University xix, 272 pages : illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Labor laws and legislation -- South Africa Gig economy -- South Africa Temporary employment -- Law and legislation -- South Africa Part-time employment -- South Africa Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on -- South Africa UCTD Viljoen, Catherine Doris Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa |
| title | Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa |
| title_full | Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa |
| title_short | Alternative futures of gig work in South Africa |
| title_sort | alternative futures of gig work in south africa |
| topic | Labor laws and legislation -- South Africa Gig economy -- South Africa Temporary employment -- Law and legislation -- South Africa Part-time employment -- South Africa Labor supply -- Effect of technological innovations on -- South Africa UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/131966 |
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