Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies : Itinerant Experts in a Knowledge Economy.

Gurus, Hired Guns, and Warm Bodies : Itinerant Experts in a Knowledge Economy.

Over the last several decades, employers have increasingly replaced permanent employees with temporary workers and independent contractors to cut labor costs and enhance flexibility. Although commentators have focused largely on low-wage temporary work, the use of skilled contractors has also grown...

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Main Author: Barley, Stephen R.
Other Authors: Kunda, Gideon
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Information services industry > United States > Employees > Case studies.
Information technology > United States > Employees > Case studies.
Electronic data processing consultants > United States > Case studies.
Independent contractors > United States > Case studies.
Self-employed > United States > Case studies.
Temporary employees > United States > Case studies.
Part-time employment > United States > Case studies.
Information services > United States > Employees > Case studies.
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