Gain or loss? The well-being of women in self-employment [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 Using data from the Chinese Household Income Project survey, we find that self-employed women have lower levels of well-being compared with their male counterparts.
Lin Xiu, Yufei Ren
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Self-employment and health inequality of migrant workers [PDF]
BMC Health Services Research, 2022 Background Self-employment is one of the most common forms of employment for migrant workers in China. However, migrant workers’ lifestyle and behavior, as well as health disparities among them, would be impacted by self-employment. This research aims to
Deshui Zhou, Xin Wen
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Successful self-employment in microenterprise for persons with disabilities in a rural setting [PDF]
African Journal of DisabilityBackground: Persons with disabilities are involved in self-employment (vocational rehabilitation) in microenterprises despite key role players not making valuable contributions or using self-employment as a placement option.
Luther L. Monareng +2 more
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PROTOCOL: Evidence‐based frameworks used to promote self‐employment with persons with disabilities: A scoping review [PDF]
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2023 Aim This scoping review aims to highlight literature on self‐employment evidence‐based frameworks used to promote self‐employment among persons with disabilities.
Luther Lebogang Monareng +2 more
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Examining self-employment policies for persons with disabilities in South Africa: Perspectives from policy actors. [PDF]
PLoS ONEBackgroundDespite robust global and national efforts to promote inclusive development, a significant gap persists in countries such as South Africa's self-employment policies for persons with disabilities.
Luther Lebogang Monareng +2 more
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Self-Employment in Later Life: How Future Time Perspective and Social Support Influence Self-Employment Interest [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 For older workers, self-employment is an important alternative to waged employment. Drawing on social learning theory and social cognitive career theory we examine how attitudes toward one’s own aging, future time perspective (captured by perceived time ...
Valerie Caines +2 more
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Self-employment and disability
Journal of Comparative Social Work, 2023 In many countries, self-employment has become a common strategy for achieving inclusion in the labour market. Studies show that the occurrence of self-employment depends not only on individual motives, but also on existing policies and support.
Maria Norstedt, Per Germundsson
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Efficient privacy-preserving variable-length substring match for genome sequence
Algorithms for Molecular Biology, 2022 The development of a privacy-preserving technology is important for accelerating genome data sharing. This study proposes an algorithm that securely searches a variable-length substring match between a query and a database sequence. Our concept hinges on
Yoshiki Nakagawa +2 more
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Self-Employment and Migration [PDF]
World Development, 2019 There is a widespread policy view that a lack of job opportunities at home is a key reason for migration, accompanied by suggestions of the need to spend more on creating these opportunities so as to reduce migration. Self-employment is widespread in poor countries, and faced with a lack of existing jobs, providing more opportunities for people to ...
Giambra, Samuele, McKenzie, David
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Managing effective labor market entry: proactive coping and self-employment intention among Polish small business owners [PDF]
Central European Management Journal, 2023 Purpose – Self-employment is considered one of the responses to precarious employment, particularly among those who lost jobs during an economic crisis.
Katarzyna Ślebarska +2 more
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