Thriving in the gig economy : how to capitalize and compete in the new world of work /

Find your place in the gig economy! In the last five years, the world has changed dramatically. Thanks to technology companies like Uber, TaskRabbit, and Instacart, the new gig economy seems to constantly be in the news. But most of the media focus is on the low end of the skill spectrum; little att...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGovern, Marion, 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Wayne, NJ : Career Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Success in business.
Labor market.
Succès dans les affaires.
Marché du travail.
employing.
Online Access:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • What is the gig economy anyway?
  • Sizing the gig economy
  • The demand side of the gig economy
  • Building your independent brand
  • The price is right
  • Selling in the new marketplace
  • The nasty little employment problem
  • The employee experience as an independent
  • The gig economy ecosystem
  • The future of the gig economy Part 1: policy and politics
  • The future of the gig economy Part 2: the workplace and workers
  • Appendices
  • Appendix 1 Selected intermediaries and digital platform companies
  • Appendix 2 My digital platform experience
  • Endnotes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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