Introduction
The organization, that will be analyzed in this field study, is Uber. This application was created in 2008 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp. These two, young men, had consistent problems getting a cab in Paris. They came up with a simple idea to tap a button and get a quick ride. Uber is a location-based app that easily hires a private driver on-demand. For the riders, Uber is supposed to be a cheap, safe, and convenient taxi service for customers. The customers are supposed to hire a driver to pick them up and take them to their destination, with the tap of a button from their smartphone. Customers can even view their driver en-route, and the app shows them the description of the car as well as a photograph of the driver. As far as the drivers, Uber allows the employees to be their own boss. They get to choose how much they work and what times they want to work. They also get to meet new people on a daily basis.
I used two different research methods while conducting my field study report. I used literature materials and surveys to conduct my research. My literature materials involved internal company information, news articles, magazine articles, social media post, annual reports, and television segments. I used this method because it was very inexpensive and a convenient way to gather …show more content…
These two individual are the policymakers. The legal department is where explicit policies exist. People understand the policies established by Uber and have to read them before becoming a user of the app or an employee of the company. There five primary policies established by Uber which are the Firearms Prohibition Policy, Non-Discrimination Policy, Service Animal Policy, User Generated Content Policy, and the Zero Tolerance
The organization, that will be analyzed in this field study, is Uber. This application was created in 2008 by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp. These two, young men, had consistent problems getting a cab in Paris. They came up with a simple idea to tap a button and get a quick ride. Uber is a location-based app that easily hires a private driver on-demand. For the riders, Uber is supposed to be a cheap, safe, and convenient taxi service for customers. The customers are supposed to hire a driver to pick them up and take them to their destination, with the tap of a button from their smartphone. Customers can even view their driver en-route, and the app shows them the description of the car as well as a photograph of the driver. As far as the drivers, Uber allows the employees to be their own boss. They get to choose how much they work and what times they want to work. They also get to meet new people on a daily basis.
I used two different research methods while conducting my field study report. I used literature materials and surveys to conduct my research. My literature materials involved internal company information, news articles, magazine articles, social media post, annual reports, and television segments. I used this method because it was very inexpensive and a convenient way to gather …show more content…
These two individual are the policymakers. The legal department is where explicit policies exist. People understand the policies established by Uber and have to read them before becoming a user of the app or an employee of the company. There five primary policies established by Uber which are the Firearms Prohibition Policy, Non-Discrimination Policy, Service Animal Policy, User Generated Content Policy, and the Zero Tolerance