Self-employment: a promising agenda for IHRM research
by Urban Pauli; Beata Buchelt; Aleksy Pocztowski
European J. of International Management (EJIM), Vol. 13, No. 1, 2019

Abstract: The main aim of this article is to present a theoretical model of applying HRM practices in the context of the self-employed (SE). According to recent studies and labour market data, the share of the self-employed in total employment is increasing. This may result from both changes in the business environment and attitudes to work. Running one's own business or being a self-contractor has become a promising alternative to contract employment. More and more, both young and experienced people choose this form of occupational activity for the higher earnings, career development and the work-life balance it affords. The article presents HRM as an important competency of the self-employed. That is followed by research designed to verify the interdependence between the level of HRM competency and business performance as well as SE employability.

Online publication date: Wed, 05-Dec-2018

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