Organizational perspectives on digital labor market intermediaries

Dramatic changes in organizational forms and employee‐employer relationships have coincided with a proliferation of labor market intermediaries. Often digital and internet‐based, these new hiring technologies assist organizations in recruiting and screening potential job candidates. We identify thre...

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Published inSociology compass Vol. 17; no. 4
Main Authors McDonald, Steve, Damarin, Amanda K., Membrez‐Weiler, Nicholas J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.2023
Subjects
hiring
intermediaries
Internet
labor markets
organizations
technology
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Summary:Dramatic changes in organizational forms and employee‐employer relationships have coincided with a proliferation of labor market intermediaries. Often digital and internet‐based, these new hiring technologies assist organizations in recruiting and screening potential job candidates. We identify three types of digital labor market intermediaries (dLMIs): connectors, curators, and comminglers. We examine the use of dLMIs through the lens of organizational theory, focusing on implications for organizational efficiency, power, and equity. dLMI use is patterned but variable across different organizations and has unintended outcomes that defy efficiency expectations. It poses new constraints for job seekers while allowing organizations and intra‐organizational groups to negotiate institutional pressures and power imbalances. Finally, dLMI use appears to reproduce pre‐existing inequalities among different types of employees.
ISSN:1751-9020
1751-9020
DOI:10.1111/soc4.13061