Video link—https://www.pbs.org/video/driven-iqgrcz/
Read: Cases from the Real World page 313. (Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/business-ethics/pages/10-3-alternatives-to-traditional-patterns-of-work )
“This is the future of work,” says Diane Mulcahy, a private equities investor whose clients often benefit financially from the use of gig workers. “The full-time employee is getting to be the worker of last resort.”72 (Links to an external site.)
Reflection Questions
Describe the parties involved and their interests.
Describe the corporate culture at Uber.
How did Travis Kalanick’s personality and actions influence the corporate culture at Uber?
What did Kalanick stand to gain or lose if he had changed his behavior?
Describe key moments when Kalanick or Uber’s shareholders could have made different choices with different outcomes for the company.
Aside from the lack of benefits, what are the potentially negative effects for society of the gig economy?
What happens to the concept of loyalty between worker and employer if we move to a mostly gig economy?
Will that result be negative or positive? For whom, and why?
How has the last year impacted the gig economy?
