Description of the four taxonomic categories of technology (Dellot et al. 2019).
| Category . | Definition . |
|---|---|
| Automation | Technology takes the place of human labor or enhances human capacity |
| Brokerage | Technology functions as a mediating platform that connects buyers (eg employers or customers) to sellers (eg workers) |
| Management | Technology is used to manage, monitor, or control workers |
| Digitization | Technology converts physical goods information into data that is efficiently replicable, shareable, and transferable |
| Category . | Definition . |
|---|---|
| Automation | Technology takes the place of human labor or enhances human capacity |
| Brokerage | Technology functions as a mediating platform that connects buyers (eg employers or customers) to sellers (eg workers) |
| Management | Technology is used to manage, monitor, or control workers |
| Digitization | Technology converts physical goods information into data that is efficiently replicable, shareable, and transferable |
Description of the four taxonomic categories of technology (Dellot et al. 2019).
| Category . | Definition . |
|---|---|
| Automation | Technology takes the place of human labor or enhances human capacity |
| Brokerage | Technology functions as a mediating platform that connects buyers (eg employers or customers) to sellers (eg workers) |
| Management | Technology is used to manage, monitor, or control workers |
| Digitization | Technology converts physical goods information into data that is efficiently replicable, shareable, and transferable |
| Category . | Definition . |
|---|---|
| Automation | Technology takes the place of human labor or enhances human capacity |
| Brokerage | Technology functions as a mediating platform that connects buyers (eg employers or customers) to sellers (eg workers) |
| Management | Technology is used to manage, monitor, or control workers |
| Digitization | Technology converts physical goods information into data that is efficiently replicable, shareable, and transferable |
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