Do freelance independent contractors promote entrepreneurship?

Burke, Andrew; Zawwar, Imran; Hussels, Stephanie

doi:10.1007/s11187-019-00242-w

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“…The fulfillment of professional obligations from any place in the world, flexible working time (Burke at al., 2020), autonomy and not being part of one company (Manyika at al., 2016) are not the only benefits of gig economy (Burtch at al.,2018). The idea of gig economy is a significant response to the problems of employers with access to full-time employees.…”

Section: The Idea Of Gig Economymentioning

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Professional Activation of Women and Flexible Forms of Employment, as Exemplified by Gig Economy

Dettlaff

2023

WSB Journal of Business and Finance

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The aim of the article is to present the idea of Gig Economy as a flexible form of employment, which may serve as an opportunity to break the cycle of professional passivity among women in a macroeconomic scale. The author presents data on unemployment and access to employees on the labor market, and compares them with a relatively low level of professional activity among women. The article explores the issue of motivation to undertake professional activity, discusses the barriers to building a professional path by women, and indicates the potential influence of flexible forms of employment, based on the example of gig economy, on the improvement of the professional situation of women. Based on the available reports, secondary data and source literature the author identifies the basic social factors which impact the growth of professional activity among women, indicating the relationship between flexible forms of employment and the state of the labor market, expressed through the activeness of women.

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Section: The Idea Of Gig Economymentioning

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Professional Activation of Women and Flexible Forms of Employment, as Exemplified by Gig Economy

Dettlaff

2023

WSB Journal of Business and Finance

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“…Moreover, they do not need to invest in additional firm-specific human capital, but can instead focus on developing their particular aspect of human capital for a project in their area of interest [20]. In this regard, freelance human capital is seen as an enabler and facilitator in the startup market and contributes to an innovation-driven economy [43,46]. In some cases, it is better for startups to hire freelancers for a short period of time to start a business than hire and invest in full-time employees for the long term.…”

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The Human Capital of the Freelancers and Their Satisfaction with the Quality of Life

2021

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Digital technologies are underpinning a wide range of products, services, processes, and business model innovations that are significantly transforming industries, organizations, and society. They are increasingly permeating every aspect of our daily lives. In this paper, we looked at the challenges of digitalization, leading to a new way of working in the market and new business models, such as the gig economy. Individuals are becoming more mobile and self-directed in their careers, as opposed to traditional careers. We investigated the demographic characteristics of the new, growing group of self-employed, so-called freelancers, at the national level in Slovenia and investigated the relationships between human capital and their subjective (job and career satisfaction, life satisfaction) and objective success (income satisfaction). The survey was conducted among 200 freelancers (respondents). The empirical results show that most Slovenian freelancers working from home work in professional, scientific, and technical occupations; are between 35 and 44 years old; have completed the second level of tertiary education; work more than 40 hours per week; and have 16 years or more of work experience. To explore the quality of life of freelancers, empirical analysis showed that human capital factors are important for the success of a new career as a freelancer. The results show that freelancers’ human capital factors (education and experience, skills, and training) positively influence subjective and objective success. Using structural equation modeling, we also confirmed that human capital has a greater impact on freelancers’ subjective success (life satisfaction, career satisfaction) than on objective success (income satisfaction), suggesting that job and life satisfaction should be considered an important resource that freelancers rely on to determine their quality of life.

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“…Growing attention is paid to the different forms of self-employment, which on the one hand, may be perceived as a way to circumvent labour regulations (Sargeant, 2017;Baker et al, 2018;MacDonald and Giazitzoglu, 2019), described as precarious work, with less stability, higher risk and uncertain income (Putnin ¸ s and Sauka, 2011;Ald en and Hammarstedt, 2016;Moore and Newsome, 2018;Conen and Schippers, 2019;Hernanz and Carrasco, 2021;Heyes and Tomlinson, 2021;Kitschelt and Rehm, 2022) but on the other hand, a way how to allow individuals to strive for more independence and freedom (Rustagi, 2013;Allen and Curington, 2014;Hagqvist et al, 2015;Murgia and Pulignano, 2021). Another perspective highlights the importance of self-employed persons working as freelancers, their role in enabling entrepreneurial attitudes (van Stel and de Vries, 2015;Burke et al, 2020) and their impact on the productivity and efficiency of other organisations (Popiel, 2017;Bologna, 2018;Drahokoupil and Fabo, 2019;Pichault and McKeown, 2019).…”

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Dependent self-employed individuals: are they different from paid employees?

Dvouletý

Nikulin

2023

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PurposeThis study focusses on dependent self-employment, which covers a situation where a person works for the same employer as a typical worker whilst on a self-employment contractual basis, i.e. without a traditional employment contract and without certain rights granted to “regular” employees.Design/methodology/approachThe research exploits the individual-level dataset of 35 European countries extracted from the 2017 edition of the European Labour Force Survey (EU LFS) and compares the characteristics of employees and dependent self-employed individuals. Methodologically, the study relies on the estimation of a multivariate logistic regression model.FindingsThe main hypothesis assuming that dependent self-employed work most often in low-skilled occupations was empirically supported. There was also a non-linear (u-shaped) relationship between the years of accumulated experience (with a turning point at 35 years) and the likelihood of being dependent self-employed. Other results showed that dependent self-employed are less likely to be women and the dependent self-employed are more likely born outside of the countries where the dependent self-employed participate in the labour markets.Originality/valueThe study contributes to the field by adopting a comparable definition of dependent self-employment and exploiting the recent theoretical support of The Work Precarity Framework. The phenomenon should still be addressed by policymakers and labour office representatives, aiming to protect, primarily, vulnerable lower-skilled workers. The ongoing research should study the longitudinal dimension of dependent self-employment with a focus on motivational aspects.

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Do freelance independent contractors promote entrepreneurship?

Cited by 7 publications

References 43 publications

Professional Activation of Women and Flexible Forms of Employment, as Exemplified by Gig Economy

Professional Activation of Women and Flexible Forms of Employment, as Exemplified by Gig Economy

The Human Capital of the Freelancers and Their Satisfaction with the Quality of Life

Dependent self-employed individuals: are they different from paid employees?

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