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The relationship between working in the “gig” economy and perceived subjective well-being in Western Balkan countries

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychology, 2023
The combination of accelerated digitalization and the recent COVID-19 crisis has increased the number of remote workers worldwide to unimaginable proportions.
Miloš Vučeković   +5 more
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A qualitative examination of Thai freelancers’ business model enhancement through the integration of social and human capital in the global market [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The research examines how these two forms of capital are interwoven and instrumental in freelancers’ success and provides a comprehensive examination of the strategies employed to optimize and integrate human and social capital, offering a nuanced ...
Sattayathamrongthian Mahachai   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Online Service Outsourcing Auctions With Endogenous Reviews

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2020
In the emerging online service outsourcing platforms where services are commonly transacted through buyer-determined auctions, review systems are usually provided to alleviate information asymmetry and opportunistic behavior between transaction parties ...
Jianyun Chen, Zhipeng Li
doaj   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Freelancing Success: Evidence from Youth of Hyderabad, Pakistan

open access: yesJournal of Business and Social Review in Emerging Economies, 2022
Purpose: Freelancing has really become popular in the recent years due to unemployment and also due to other benefits which people enjoy from freelancing, like flexible timings, good quality work, working on your own terms, work-life balance. The aim of
Aadil Idrees   +3 more
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PRECARITY OF FREELANCERS IN DUTCH CULTURAL AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Nowadays, many governments consider the new engine of the economy is embedded in the Cultural and Creative Industries, in which a considerable proportion of labourers are freelancers.
Bowen Lyu
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Siesta: A Theory of Freelancing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
I study the effect of fatigue and innate ability on performance in a model with incomplete contracts, lumpy tasks requiring multiple periods of work and stochastic productivity shocks. I find that increasing ability or reducing fatigue does not lead necessarily to more productive efficiency, since it may exacerbate the incentive for agents take "too ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Exploring Freelance Journalism in the Emirati Media Ecosystem: A Comparison of Using Freelancers Among National Media Organizations and Their Voluntary Professional Autonomy

open access: yesJournalism and Media
What are the nature and characteristics of freelance journalism in the UAE media system? To answer the main research paper question, this study investigates the usage and influence of freelancers in the Emirati media ecosystem through a comparison among ...
Fatima Ahmed Alawadhi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of personality traits in shaping career and life satisfaction among freelancers: A Study from Slovenia

open access: yesZbornik radova Ekonomskog fakulteta u Rijeci : časopis za ekonomsku teoriju i praksu
This article investigates how personality traits influence financial and non financial career satisfaction, as well as overall life satisfaction, among freelancers in Slovenia.
Ivona Huđek Kanižaj, Karin Širec
doaj   +1 more source

Vocational identity and work engagement: The mediating effect of career adaptability

open access: yesSA Journal of Industrial Psychology
Orientation: Given that freelancers work for multiple clients for varying periods, it is their responsibility to enhance their own levels of work engagement.
Vurshayna Naidoo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxation of Workers in the Gig Economy: World Practice and Challenges for Ukraine [PDF]

open access: yesОблік і фінанси, 2019
The gig economy is a relatively new phenomenon and is characterized by the fact that the availability and rapid spread of temporary, flexible jobs is becoming commonplace, and employers prefer hiring independent contractors and freelancers instead of ...
Liudmyla Kozarezenko, Iryna Tochylina
doaj   +1 more source

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