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IT Freelancing in Bangladesh: Assessment of Present Status and Future Needs

, 2021
The tremendous changes that business and economic activities worldwide have gone through in the last few decades, have opened new avenues for IT Freelancing to establish itself as the next big thing in business arena. Bangladesh, transitioning to more IT-
Ahmed Rizvan Hasan, Tanmay Borman, S. M. Shahedul Alam   +2 more
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How digital platforms affect local entrepreneurial activities: Evidence from the staggered entry of craigslist

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Access to markets is critical for entrepreneurial success, yet many face significant barriers. This study argues that digital platforms functioning as peer‐to‐peer marketplaces can facilitate entrepreneurial activity by improving market access for new ventures.
Daehyun Kim, Yongwook Paik, Namil Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Freelancing and independent contracting: Increasing popularity of freelancing and independent contracting as alternative career paths

Freelancing and independent contracting have emerged as significant alternatives to traditional employment, driven by technological advancements, evolving workforce preferences, and shifting economic conditions.
Dadhich, Avinash, Kanwal, Preet, Nguyen, Phuong Mai, Yadav, Amit Kumar   +3 more
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Career Sustainability Profiles of Self‐Initiated Expatriates and Associated Person‐Related Factors

Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasingly volatile global working environment poses particular challenges for self‐initiated expatriates (SIEs), who often lack formal organizational support and must manage their careers independently. However, research on SIEs has largely focused on single international experiences or specific stages of the expatriation cycle, thereby
Shaofang Zong, Sandaruu Jayawardhana, Vesa Suutari   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Origins of the Human Rights Act: A ‘British Bill of Rights’ the First Time Around

The Political Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This article reconstructs the first initiatives for a British Bill of Rights from the late 1960s to the mid‐1980s and argues that their failure shaped the eventual form of the Human Rights Act. Proposals for a Bill of Rights emerged across the political spectrum, but commanded most support on the right as a means of restraining trade unions ...
Marco Duranti, Chris Hilliard
wiley   +1 more source

DEVELOPING ENGLISH BOOKLET FOR FREELANCING HOTEL DRIVERS IN SURABAYA [PDF]

, 2018
Mahmudah, Indah Binti. Student Registered Number. 1723143078. 2018. Developing English Booklet for Freelancing Hotel Drivers in Surabaya. Thesis. English Education Program. The Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers’ Training. Satate Islamic Institute (IAIN)
INDAH BINTI MAHMUDAH, 1723143078
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Gender, Families, and Wealth Accumulation Among the One‐Child Generation

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Prior literature on gender and wealth accumulation largely examines the role of families in reproducing inequalities. However, less attention has been paid to families without sons, a significant demographic, particularly within China's one‐child generation, that challenges conventional understandings of familial wealth dynamics.
Ye Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Entrepreneurship vs. Freelancing: What’s the Difference?

Naše Gospodarstvo, 2020
The development of Internet technology (IT) at the end of the 20th century and its integration into the business sector has led to the emergence of digital labour platforms that provoke a reorganization of work arrangements by matching the demand and ...
Huđek Ivona, Tominc Polona, Širec Karin   +2 more
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Gender and Anticipatory Labour in the Gig Economy: How Employability Is Unequally Performed by Women and Men on Project‐Based Platforms

The British Journal of Sociology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Work mediated by digital labour platforms is often framed as flexible and autonomous, yet accessing paid tasks commonly requires extensive unpaid effort. Drawing on 65 qualitative interviews with Australian workers on project‐based platforms (including Airtasker, Fiverr and Freelancer), we develop the concept of anticipatory labour: the unpaid,
Brendan Churchill, Kate Dangar, Asangi Mira Gunawansa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Non-standard employment in the Russian Federation: challenges and prospects for youth career development

Вестник университета
This article investigates the impact of non-standard (atypical) employment on the career trajectories of young people in the Russian Federation amid ongoing transformations in the labour market.
R. K. Dianov
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