.... Findings The fragility of the career ecosystem appeared in the data as repeated accounts of financial insecurity due to contingent work, multiple jobholding, and mental vulnerability. Freelancers and solo self-employers build sustainability into their fragile ecosystem by enhancing networking, reshaping...

...). Moreover, self-employed workers are usually left out of these studies due to different labour protection legislation (De Cuyper, Bernhard-Oettel, Berntson, De Witte and Alarco, 2008). Given the growth of self-employment over the past decades and its economic importance (Sevä et al., 2016...

... more learning opportunities. On the task level, the self-employed were more engaged during core work tasks and social tasks. Practical implications The findings suggest that self-employment is an effective way for high-skilled workers to increase the amount of job control available to them...

...-related event of motherhood relative to the transition from corporate employment to self-employment. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative longitudinal research design was operationalized over a four-year period and data from both primary and secondary sources were collected in relation...

... on organizational promotions and linear career paths (Barnett and Bradley, 2007 ; Clarke, 2009). For example, according to GMAC, 15 percent of experienced individuals in top managerial positions are seeking EMBA programs to develop opportunities for self‐employment (GMAC, 2012). Similarly, 16.9 percent of MBA...