Research handbook of careers in the gig economy / edited by Jos Akkermans, (Full Professor of Sustainable Careers, Department of Management and Organization, School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands), Anne Keegan (Full Professor of Human Resource Management, HRM and Employment Relations Group, College of Business, University College Dublin, Ireland), and Franȯis Pichault (Full Professor, HEC Lig̈e - Management School, Lig̈e University and Director of LENTIC (Laboratory for the Study of New Forms of Work, Innovation and Change), Belgium).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Akkermans, Jos, editor.

Keegan, Anne, editor.

Pichault, F. (François), editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbook of careers in the gig economy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gig economy--Research.

Gig economy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages).

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2026.

Summary:

"This Research Handbook explores how gig workers' careers fit into the evolving employment landscape. It provides essential insights into how individuals can navigate the gig economy successfully and sustainably. Bringing together a diverse, global collective of contributors, the editors showcase how careers can unfold in the gig economy. They investigate a wide variety of occupations from cleaners to performing artists and from courier work to short-term contracts in the IT and design sectors, demonstrating the complexity of gig employment. Authors assess the dynamics of flexibility, unpredictability, meaningfulness and sustainability to present a detailed picture of the advantages and challenges of gig work in a fast-paced and complicated modern world. Scholars and students focusing on work or industrial and organizational psychology, human resource management, the sociology of work, decent work, and economic growth will find this Research Handbook a useful reference tool. Consultants and policy makers focusing on regulatory frameworks will additionally benefit from its real-world insights"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Towards an inclusive perspective on careers in the gig economy / Jos Akkermans, Anne Keegan and François Pichault

2. Exploring precariousness in the gig economy using a multiple-level perspective / Annabelle Hofer and Daniel Spurk

3. Decent work and meaningful work: Insights from gig work / Evgenia I. Lysova and Yiluyi Zeng

4. Career sustainability in the gig economy: A delicate balancing act / Sofie Jacobs, Jos Akkermans, Beatrice Van der Heijden and Ans De Vos

5. Developing professionally while working independently: Career development of professionals working in the gig economy / Erin Reid, Susan Ashford, Brianna Caza and Steve Granger

6. Identifying career trajectories in the gig economy: From professional career path to anti-career / Dominique Kost and Christian Fieseler

7. Disruptive events in disruptive work: How career shocks impact gig workers / Maria Tamontseva, Karen Pak and Jérôme Sulbout

8. The meaning and practice of benefits for gig workers / Kristine M. Kuhn

9. A configurational approach to career success in the gig economy / David Cross, Huainan Wang, Qingyang Xu and Mina Beigi

10. Working hard to make it work: Career-based opportunities and risks in app work / James Duggan, Anthony McDonnell, Ultan Sherman and Ronan Carbery

11. Careers and the gig economy: Analyzing the broader effects of gig work on career patterns, dynamics and outcomes / Jeroen Meijerink and Anne Keegan

12. Freelancing, platform work and precarious careers / Pulignano Valeria, Karol Muszyński and Maite Tapia

13. Union membership: A career self-management strategy to cope with the career difficulties associated with working in the gig economy / Pauline de Becdelièvre

14. When matchmaking is not enough: The new role of labour market intermediaries in supporting gig worker careers / José L. Gallegos, Bas A.S. Koene and François Pichault

15. Careers in the gig economy: The institutional context / Tui McKeown, Patricia Leighton and François Pichault

16. Careers and gig work in sub-saharan Africa / Desmond Tutu Ayentimi and John Burgess.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035318537 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.