Freelancing: values and needs of work
https://doi.org/10.31660/1993-1824-2022-1-57-68
Abstract
The relevance of the research of freelancing as a form of nonstandard employment is due to the fact that new jobs have appeared on the Russian labor market that require sociological understanding. The article discusses the reasons for choosing this form of employment. Works of M. Castells show that the idea of a predictable career promotion model is disappearing. Researchers express the idea that freelancing as a form of employment is chosen because of the advantages. These include a flexible schedule, the opportunity to participate in the execution of those projects that are more suitable for the employee due to his personal characteristics, health restrictions that don't allow him to be in a standard labor relationship with the employer, freedom in choosing a specialization, freedom in the distribution of time and workload, freedom of movement. Due to the fact that freelancing is firmly established in the Russian labor market and the demand for freelancers' services is growing, there is a need to study their value orientations and needs realized in work. The article presents the results of an empirical study of persons engaged in freelancing. The revealed hierarchy of values by a freelancer differs from the same for people with standard employment. There are also differences depending on age. Studying the needs of freelancers shows that they correlate with values. The exception is the need for freedom. The materials of the article may be interesting to anyone, who engaged in the study of forms of employment at the present stage of development of Russian society.
About the Author
S. A. Ilynykh
Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana A. Ilynykh - Department of Sociology
Novosibirsk
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Ilynykh S.A. Freelancing: values and needs of work. Proceedings from higher educational institutions. Sociology. Economics. Politics. 2022;15(1):57-68. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31660/1993-1824-2022-1-57-68
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