Crowdworking Symposium

1. Crowdworking Symposium

The Crowdworking Symposium is an annual event that was initiated by Prof. Lars Hornuf. On July 4-5, 2019 it took place for the first time at the University of Bremen. The symposium offers academics and practitioners a platform to exchange ideas about the latest developments in crowd work as well as for networking. Moreover, it is a forum meant to inform legislators on the European and national level on a scientific basis with regard to new legislative proposals or legal reform projects. Each year we define a research focus, which addresses crucial topics regarding crowdsourcing, crowd work, cloud work, gig work, online freelancing, and other forms of on-demand labor from an interdisciplinary perspective. In 2019, the topic of the symposium was “Understanding Digital Labor Markets.” Several workshops provide scholars with the opportunity to present their academic research. As the keynote speaker, we welcome Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister, who is a professor of information systems and director of the Institute for Information Management at the University of St. Gallen. In his keynote speech, he will talk about: Understanding a New Type of Digital Labor: How the Nature of Work Affects Satisfaction and Identification Among Crowd Workers.

Opening Speech

Opening Speech by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.. Jochen Zimmermann Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies and Economics at the University of Bremen.

Commitment Satisfaction and Health Among German Crowdworkers

Prof. Dr. Martin Schneider (University of Paderborn) talks about "Commitment Satisfaction and Health Among German Crowdworkers: First Findings of the Paderborn-Bielefeld Survey".

Platform Work and its (Regulatory) Effects for Social Security

Prof. Dr. Paul Schoukens (Catholic University of Leuven and Tilburg University) talks about "Platform Work and its (Regulatory) Effects for Social Security".

Crowdworking and Data Privacy

Dr. Sonja Mangold (University of Bremen) talks about "Crowdworking and Data Privacy".

Crowdsourced Innovation: How Community Managers Affect Crowd Activities

Prof. Lars Hornuf talks about "Crowdsourced Innovation: How Community Managers Affect Crowd Activities".

Keynote Speech

Keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister (University St. Gallen) "Understanding a New Type of Digital Labor: How the Nature of Work Affects Satisfaction and Identification Among Crowd Workers".

Interview with the Keynote Speaker Prof. Dr. Jan Marco Leimeister

What makes crowdworking different from regular work? What are the most relevant research questions at the moment? Does it make sense to engage in interdisciplinary research for young scholars?

Interview with Prof. Dr. Martin Schneider

What makes people committed to their Crowdworking Plattform? Do crowdworkers benefit from the more flexible arrangements? How will research proceed in crowdworking?

Interview with Prof. Dr. Paul Schoukens

How does platform work affect social security systems? Do crowdworks need specific security systems? How should we protect them? What are the most relevant research questions in the future?

Interview with Dr. Sonja Mangold

How do crowdworking platforms deal with data privacy? Do we need different or additional regulation?