Becoming a gig worker
An exploratory life course study of inbound career trajectories in the UK gig economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21189688 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas Charlton (0000-0002-8003-1979, University of Cambridge), Philipp Hukal (0000-0002-5928-0153, BI Norwegian Business School), Attila Márton (0000-0002-8947-6675, Copenhagen Business School) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Work Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428 |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/workorgalaboglob.19.3.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W4417347899 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 62 |
Research provides insights into the characteristics and conditions of gig work, but rarely into how individuals enter it or its long-term implications for careers. We present an exploratory social sequence analysis of UK gig workers to examine how occupational histories and types of gig work are connected. By identifying six distinct career trajectories leading up to participation in the gig economy, our findings suggest that a worker’s preceding career constrains the choice of gig work. We contribute a novel typology of gig work and an application of life course methodology to the study of careers that traverse platforms
Exploratory research · Gig economy · Life course approach · Traverse · Typology · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing · Sharing Economy and Platforms
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |