Dr. Lindsey Cameron

Biography

Lindsey D. Cameron is an Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on algorithmic management and its effects on the modern workplace, particularly on individuals' behaviors at work. Professor Cameron is currently engaged in a five-year ethnography of the largest employer in the gig economy, the ride-hailing industry, where she explores how algorithms fundamentally reshape managerial control. She is examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gig workers using various platforms, including TaskRabbit, Instacart, and AmazonFlex, and how ride-hailing drivers on different continents navigate disputes in their work environment. Her work has been published in leading academic journals such as Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes. Additionally, she has contributed opinion pieces to publications like Fast Company and Kiplinger’s. Cameron’s research has been featured in numerous media outlets, including Bloomberg, NPR’s Marketplace, and CNBC. Prior to her academic career, she spent a decade in the U.S. intelligence and diplomatic communities as a technical political analyst, completing overseas assignments in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.

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