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Khan, Z., Zeng, J., Knight, G., Rajwani, T., & Pattnaik, C. (2023). Non-market strategies and disruptive innovation in the platform economy. Journal of International Management, 29(5), 101047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2023.101047
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Pichault, F., & McKeown, T. (2019). Autonomy at work in the gig economy: analysing work status, work content and working conditions of independent professionals. New Technology, Work and Employment, 34(1), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12132
Reem, A. D. (2022). Investigating the feasibility of applying the gig economy framework in the nursing profession towards the Saudi Arabian Vision 2030. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 30, 100921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2022.100921
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Schor, J. B., Attwood-Charles, W., Cansoy, M., Ladegaard, I., & Wengronowitz, R. (2020). Dependence and precarity in the platform economy. Theory and society, 49(5), 833-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-020-09408-y
Stark, D., & Pais, I. (2021). Algorithmic management in the platform economy. Sociologica, 14(3), 47-72. https://doi.org/10.17323/1726-3247-2021-3-71-103
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Wu, J., Wang, X., & He, Y. (2025). Design of blockchain and strategic financing service under the platform economy. Omega, 131, 103200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2024.103200
Xing, J. L., & Sharif, N. (2025). A processual approach to skill changes in digital automation: The case of the platform economy in the service sector. Research Policy, 54(4), 105190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105190
Xue, C., Tian, W., & Zhao, X. (2020). The literature review of platform economy. Scientific Programming, 2020(1), 8877128. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8877128
You, C. (2020). Law and policy of platform economy in China. Computer Law & Security Review, 39, 105493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2020.105493
Zhan, Y., Kumar, A., Hosany, S., Xia, Y., Schoenherr, T., & Xia, L. (2025). Market competition in the platform economy: new insights, integrative framework and research agenda. Journal of Business Research, 200, 115648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115648
Acs, Z. J., Song, A. K., Szerb, L., Audretsch, D. B., & Komlósi, É. (2021). The evolution of the global digital platform economy: 1971-2021. Small Business Economics, 57(4), 1629-1659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-021-00561-x
Akhmedova, A., Manresa, A., Escobar Rivera, D., & Bikfalvi, A. (2021). Service quality in the sharing economy: A review and research agenda. International Journal of Consumer Studies, 45(4), 889-910. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijcs.12680
Akhmedova, A., Mas-Machuca, M., & Marimon, F. (2020). Value co-creation in the sharing economy: The role of quality of service provided by peer. Journal of Cleaner production, 266, 121736. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121736
Alanzi, T. (2021). Prospects of integrating gig economy in the Saudi Arabian health-care system from the perspectives of health-care decision-makers and practitioners. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 255-265. https://doi.org/10.2147/JHL.S323729
Allon, G., Cohen, M. C., & Sinchaisri, W. P. (2023). The impact of behavioral and economic drivers on gig economy workers. Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, 25(4), 1376-1393. https://doi.org/10.1287/msom.2023.1191
Asfahani, A. M., Alsobahi, G., & Dahlan, D. A. (2023). Navigating the Saudi gig economy: The role of human resource practices in enhancing job satisfaction and career sustainability. Sustainability, 15(23), 16406. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152316406
Balakrishnan, J. (2022). Building capabilities for future of work in the gig economy. NHRD Network Journal, 15(1), 56-70. https://doi.org/10.1177/26314541211064726
Bonina, C., Koskinen, K., Eaton, B., & Gawer, A. (2021). Digital platforms for development: Foundations and research agenda. Information systems journal, 31(6), 869-902. https://doi.org/10.1111/isj.12326
Busch, C. (2020). Self-regulation and regulatory intermediation in the platform economy. In The role of the EU in transnational legal ordering (pp. 115-134). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118415.00013
Chalaby, J. K. (2024). The streaming industry and the platform economy: An analysis. Media, Culture & Society, 46(3), 552-571. https://doi.org/10.1177/01634437231210439
Cheng, Y. M. (2020). Why do customers intend to continue using internet-based sharing economy service platforms? Roles of network externality and service quality. Journal of Asia business studies, 15(1), 128-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/JABS-05-2019-0142
Cristobal-Fransi, E., Hernández-Soriano, F., Ferrer-Rosell, B., & Daries, N. (2019). Exploring service quality among online sharing economy platforms from an online media perspective. Sustainability, 11(13), 3690. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11133690
Dunn, M., Munoz, I., & Jarrahi, M. H. (2023). Dynamics of flexible work and digital platforms: Task and spatial flexibility in the platform economy. Digital Business, 3(1), 100052. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.digbus.2022.100052
Fiers, F. (2024). Resilience in the gig economy: digital skills in online freelancing. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 29(5), zmae014. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcmc/zmae014
Fırat, G., Gough, J., & Moorkens, J. (2024). Translators in the platform economy: A decent work perspective. Perspectives, 32(3), 422-440. https://doi.org/10.1080/0907676X.2024.2323213
Fu, X., Avenyo, E., & Ghauri, P. (2021). Digital platforms and development: a survey of the literature. Innovation and Development, 11(2-3), 303-321. https://doi.org/10.1080/2157930X.2021.1975361
Hesmondhalgh, D., Campos Valverde, R., Kaye, D. B. V., & Li, Z. (2023). Digital platforms and infrastructure in the realm of culture. Media and Communication, 11(2), 296-306. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v11i2.6422
Hossain, M. A., Akter, S., Yanamandram, V., & Strong, C. (2024). Navigating the platform economy: Crafting a customer analytics capability instrument. Journal of Business Research, 170, 114260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2023.114260
Huang, Y. (2022). 'Strong regulations' of China's platform economy: a preliminary assessment. China Economic Journal, 15(2), 125-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/17538963.2022.2067687
Кан, Е. Н., & Ваел, Х. М. (2024). Examining the Current State of the Digital Economy in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Экономика. Право. Инновации, 3, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.17586/2713-1874-2024-3-30-37
Kenney, M., & Zysman, J. (2020). The platform economy: restructuring the space of capitalist accumulation. Cambridge journal of regions, economy and society, 13(1), 55-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa001
Kenney, M., Bearson, D., & Zysman, J. (2021). The platform economy matures: Measuring pervasiveness and exploring power. Socio-economic review, 19(4), 1451-1483. https://doi.org/10.1093/ser/mwab014
Khan, Z., Zeng, J., Knight, G., Rajwani, T., & Pattnaik, C. (2023). Non-market strategies and disruptive innovation in the platform economy. Journal of International Management, 29(5), 101047. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intman.2023.101047
Lage, O., Saiz-Santos, M., & Zarzuelo, J. M. (2022). Decentralized platform economy: emerging blockchain-based decentralized platform business models. Electronic Markets, 32(3), 1707-1723. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-022-00586-4
Liu, J., & Ge, J. (2025). Reversing deskilling in the gig economy: strategies for gig platforms. Expert Systems with Applications, 130512. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2025.130512
Malik, R., Visvizi, A., & Skrzek-Lubasińska, M. (2021). The gig economy: Current issues, the debate, and the new avenues of research. Sustainability, 13(9), 5023. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13095023
Masta, R., & Kaushiva, P. (2024). Work in the platform economy: a systematic literature review. Employee Relations: The International Journal, 46(7), 1365-1387. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-12-2023-0638
Milskaya, E., & Seeleva, O. (2019, March). Main directions of development of infrastructure in digital economy. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 497, No. 1, p. 012081). IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/497/1/012081
Pichault, F., & McKeown, T. (2019). Autonomy at work in the gig economy: analysing work status, work content and working conditions of independent professionals. New Technology, Work and Employment, 34(1), 59-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12132
Reem, A. D. (2022). Investigating the feasibility of applying the gig economy framework in the nursing profession towards the Saudi Arabian Vision 2030. Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 30, 100921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imu.2022.100921
Rezk, W. M. (2025). The Impact of Digital Economy Development on Total Factor Productivity in Saudi Arabia: A Panel Data Analysis. Sage Open, 15(4), 21582440251396315. https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251396315
Schor, J. B., Attwood-Charles, W., Cansoy, M., Ladegaard, I., & Wengronowitz, R. (2020). Dependence and precarity in the platform economy. Theory and society, 49(5), 833-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11186-020-09408-y
Stark, D., & Pais, I. (2021). Algorithmic management in the platform economy. Sociologica, 14(3), 47-72. https://doi.org/10.17323/1726-3247-2021-3-71-103
Szerb, L., Komlosi, E. S., Acs, Z. J., Lafuente, E., & Song, A. K. (2022). The digital platform economy index 2020. Berlin: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89651-5
Verma, M., & Yadav, P. (2025). Gig economy: workplace incivility's impact through culture, digital skills, and well-being. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Management, Procurement and Law, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.24.00065
Wu, J., Wang, X., & He, Y. (2025). Design of blockchain and strategic financing service under the platform economy. Omega, 131, 103200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2024.103200
Xing, J. L., & Sharif, N. (2025). A processual approach to skill changes in digital automation: The case of the platform economy in the service sector. Research Policy, 54(4), 105190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2025.105190
Xue, C., Tian, W., & Zhao, X. (2020). The literature review of platform economy. Scientific Programming, 2020(1), 8877128. https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8877128
You, C. (2020). Law and policy of platform economy in China. Computer Law & Security Review, 39, 105493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clsr.2020.105493
Zhan, Y., Kumar, A., Hosany, S., Xia, Y., Schoenherr, T., & Xia, L. (2025). Market competition in the platform economy: new insights, integrative framework and research agenda. Journal of Business Research, 200, 115648. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2025.115648