Challenges of IT freelancers on digital labor platforms: A topic model approach
Electronic Markets, 2023 Freelancers working on digital labor platforms have to deal with many challenges. IT freelancers should be considered separately due to special characteristics such as high skill level or collaborative nature of IT work.
Lisa Gussek +2 more
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Self-branding strategies of online freelancers on Upwork
New Media & Society, 2022 Self-branding is crucial for online freelancers as they must constantly differentiate themselves from competitors on online labor platforms to ensure a viable stream of income.
D. Blyth +3 more
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Personality Traits of Freelancers Working Remotely [PDF]
Вестник Московского университета. Серия 14: ПсихологияBackground. Remote work has been gaining popularity for a long time. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work has become a necessity for many people.
Olga N. Rodina , Pavel N. Prudkov
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New Zealand print freelancers: Who they are, what they earn, where and what they publish?
Pacific Journalism Review, 2008 This article provides a statistical picture of print freelancers, the largest freelance sector in New Zealand. Compared with journalists employed in the print industry, freelancers had generally the same ethnic profile and distribution throughout the ...
Grant Hannis
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Design Opportunities for Freelancing Platforms: Online Freelancers’ Views on a Worker-Centred Design Fiction [PDF]
Symposium on Human-Computer Interaction for Work, 2022 Freelancing platforms, such as Upwork and Fiverr, have become a viable source of work for millions of freelancers worldwide. However, these gig economy systems are not typically designed in ways that centre workers’ preferences and wellbeing.
J. C. Vega, M. Cecchinato, J. Rooksby
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Subjective Well-Being of Employees and Freelancers in the Information Technology Sector
Journal of Law and Sustainable Development, 2023 Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the various dimensions of the subjective well-being of employees and freelancers working in the Information Technology sector.
Nivedhitha Jayasankar, S. Navamani
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Development in Times of Hype: How Freelancers Explore Generative AI? [PDF]
International Conference on Software EngineeringThe rise of generative AI has led many companies to hire freelanc-ers to harness its potential. However, this technology presents unique challenges to developers who have not previously engaged with it.
Mateusz Dolata +2 more
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Freelancers in the Software Development Process: A Systematic Mapping Study
Processes, 2020 [Context] Freelancers could catalyze the software development process by providing their niche skills to generate high quality outputs. They could help companies (including startups) to foster innovations by suggesting creative ideas and providing their ...
Varun Gupta +2 more
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Organization of freelancers training to process economic information [PDF]
SHS Web of Conferences, 2020 Hiring freelancers significantly reduces the general costs: economic costs – payment for just specific work done, hours of work – the contractor is interested in the fastest execution of the order, consumer costs – the freelancer is self-sustainable ...
Lobashev V.D. +2 more
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Inclusive human resource management in freelancers' employment relationships: The role of organizational needs and freelancers' psychological contracts [PDF]
Human Resource Management Journal, 2022 This study aimed to advance our understanding of inclusive human resource management (HRM) in freelance employment. We examined organizational needs and freelancers' psychological contracts with a qualitative interview study among eight dyads of HR ...
Sjanne Marie E. Groenendaal +3 more
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