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IT self‐employed workers between constraint and flexibility
Author(s) -
Tremblay DianeGabrielle,
Genin Emilie
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
new technology, work and employment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.889
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1468-005X
pISSN - 0268-1072
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-005x.2009.00237.x
Subject(s) - autonomy , flexibility (engineering) , constraint (computer aided design) , work (physics) , psychology , knowledge management , management science , process management , business , social psychology , computer science , mathematics , economics , engineering , political science , management , mechanical engineering , geometry , law
This research focuses on the degree of work autonomy which IT self‐employed workers enjoy. It relies on quantitative and qualitative data. We found that strategic autonomy (ability to choose one's work objectives) is linked to individual characteristics: education and expertise, whereas operational autonomy (ability to choose the adequate methods) is correlated to contextual factors such as the type of clients and the kind of contracts.