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Commitment and work-related expectations in flexible employment forms: An empirical study of German IT freelancers

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  • Süß, Stefan
  • Kleiner, Markus

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Summary For some years now a tendency towards a more flexible shaping of employment can be observed. Little research, however, has been dedicated to the question of how relevant this is for the commitment of freelance employees. Therefore, the paper reverts to the question whether - and if so, under what preconditions - freelancers are likely to feel commitment towards the company that employs them. On the basis of an empirical study among IT freelancers, the paper identifies freelance clusters following their work-related expectations. Consequences for their felt commitment hence ensue. All in all it is mainly an affective commitment towards their company that they perceive.

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  • Süß, Stefan & Kleiner, Markus, 2010. "Commitment and work-related expectations in flexible employment forms: An empirical study of German IT freelancers," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 40-54, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:eurman:v:28:y:2010:i:1:p:40-54
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    1. Fernández-Mesa, Anabel & Llopis, Oscar & García-Granero, Ana & Olmos-Peñuela, Julia, 2020. "Enhancing organisational commitment through task significance: the moderating role of openness to experience," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 38(4), pages 602-612.
    2. Sascha Alexander Ruhle & Heiko Breitsohl, 2012. "Residuales organisationales Commitment: Ein konzeptioneller Ansatz zur Erweiterung der Bindungsforschung [Residual organizational commitment: Effects of commitment to previous organizations on curr," Schumpeter Discussion Papers sdp12007, Universitätsbibliothek Wuppertal, University Library.
    3. Carlos Pais Montes & Maria Jesús Freire Seoane & Beatriz López Bermúdez, 2016. "Perfiles de empleabilidad: de las competencias a las identidades," Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación volume 11, in: José Manuel Cordero Ferrera & Rosa Simancas Rodríguez (ed.), Investigaciones de Economía de la Educación 11, edition 1, volume 11, chapter 43, pages 771-794, Asociación de Economía de la Educación.
    4. Süß, Stefan & Sayah, Shiva, 2013. "Balance between work and life: A qualitative study of German contract workers," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 250-262.
    5. Sayah, Shiva & Suess, Stefan, 2013. "Conflict between Work and Life: The Case of Contract Workers in the German IT and Media Sectors," management revue - Socio-Economic Studies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, vol. 24(3), pages 222-244.

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