The Evolution Process and Mechanism of Labor Organization on Internet Platforms:An"Impetus-Capability"Analytical Framework
Taking the online car-hailing platform as an example,this paper investigates the evolution process and mechanism of the bureaucratization of the labor force's organizational form on the Internet platform through fieldwork.By bringing the government into the study of platform economy,this paper follows the analytical approach of organization and institution,and combines the theory of resource dependence to construct an analytical framework that explains the evolution of organizational forms.Performance objectives,policy content and pressure are the impetuses that determine why an organization should change,while the platform's dependence on external resources and the degree of dependence are the capabilities that determine why an organization can change.The scale of the platform is the precondition that facilitates the"impetus-capability"mechanism.This paper further argues that the platform's control over the core means of production and government regulatory policies are the legitimizing basis for the platform's ability to exercise its dominant power in the marketplace.