Management 360 - Management and Organizational Behavior » Spring 2021 » OA When Your Boss is an Algorithm

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Question #1
This article explores whether the practice of companies in the gig economy (e.g. Uber, Deliveroo) of managing employees via their phones is exploitative or liberating.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
The protest in London was in response to an app update that reduced compensation to workers.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #3
There are about 800,000 estimated workers in the gig economy globally.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
The term “algorithmic management” was coined last year by academics at MIT.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Algorithmic management” echoes from a past concept called “scientific management” that swept through the factories of America.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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