PhD Defence: Nicola Ens

In order to obtain the PhD degree, Nicola Ens has submitted her thesis entitled:

#Poshboss
An Ecological Ethnography of Digital Hustling

Against the backdrop of unstable jobs and precarious labour market conditions, digital hustling has emerged as an alternative whereby digital platforms provide the means to seek opportunities outside of conventional employment. Through an ethnographic study of the technological practices associated with hustling, embedded in the broader context of platformization, this dissertation contributes an understanding of how hustling has become a more mainstream mode of income generation in the 21st century.

The thesis will be available from research.cbs.dk

Primary Supervisor:

Associate Professor Attila Marton
Department of Digitalization
Copenhagen Business School

Secondary Supervisors:

Professor Mari-Klara Stein
Organization and ManagementUnit
TalTech University

Professor Tina Blegind Jensen
Department of Digitalization
Copenhagen Business School

Assessment Committee:

Associate Professor Daniel Souleles (Chair)
Department of Business Humanities and Law
Copenhagen Business School

Associate Professor Silvia Masiero
Department of Informatics
University of Oslo

Associate Professor Paula Bialski
Institute of Sociology
University of St. Gallen

Date: 7 November 2024
Time: 14:30-16:30
Online: Teams

*Please note that the microphone and camera of all spectators must be turned off.

Location: Kilen
Room: KL 1.43 (first floor)
Reception: Atrium

*The CBS PhD School will host a reception, which will take place immediately after the defence.