...Pankaj C. Patel Purpose This study explores the relationship between occupational skill mismatch and self-employment, examining both the likelihood of self-employment among those experiencing skill mismatches and the subsequent impact on entrepreneurial earnings. Design/methodology/approach We...

... effects. Heterogeneity within self-employment is explored, making a distinction between solo self-employment and employer entrepreneurship. Findings The findings reveal that the impact of employment protection legislation, both for regular and temporary employment, on aggregate solo self-employment...

... even be harmful to youth. Entrepreneurship Self-employment Youth Unemployment Middle East and North Africa J21 J24 J31 N15 How can countries address high rates of youth unemployment? Governments and international agencies often prioritize youth entrepreneurship as a solution...

... support on life satisfaction during the transition from paid employment to self-employment. This paper uses the job demand resource model (JD–R) as a theoretical lens to investigate this relationship. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on the household income and labour dynamics in Australia (HILDA...

...% of the relationship between solo self-employment and late retirement preferences: the self-employed experience more possibilities than employees to work from home and to choose their own working times, which partly explains why they prefer to retire late. Originality/value In discussions about retirement, often...

... with firm-level constructs to develop a more meaningful understanding of new venture creation and performance. It enhances our knowledge of the heterogeneity within the group of self-employed by exploring the individual entrepreneurial antecedents of performance in early-stage firms. Self-employment...

... of Finland 10.13039/501100002341 501100002341 Self-employment Digital economy Service professionals Employment Two-sided labour market © Paul Jonker-Hoffr. 2020 Paul Jonker-Hoffr. Published by Emerald Publishing Limited. This article is published under the Creative Commons...

...Erica L. Bettac; Tahira M. Probst Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how the experiences of work–family conflict (WFC) and health- and sleep-related outcomes differ among traditionally employed and two forms of self-employment (SE): incorporated and unincorporated workers. Moreover...

... Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only How does wage employment differ from self-employment in Nigeria? The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of participation and the resulting wage differentials with respect to individual employees...

... experience more than three years of unemployment (relative risks (RR)=1.91, p<0.1), and among those who exit unemployment starting a self-employment activity (RR=1.70, p<0.1). Using different selections of the study population, a clear pattern emerges: the healthier and more labour...

... for self-employment candidates by providing successful examples. The purpose of this paper is to show that role models matter in aggregate decision outcomes regarding self-employment. Design/methodology/approach – By explicitly considering the self-employment rates of the natives, which may influence...

...Lina Andersson Purpose Self‐employment has been stressed as a way for immigrants to enter and improve their situation in the labour market. However, research shows that some people who become self‐employed revert to wage employment or unemployment. The purpose of the paper is to study the labour...

...Carlo Altavilla; Benoît Mahy; François Rycx; Pernilla Andersson; Eskil Wadensjö Purpose Many unemployed people become self‐employed. Self‐employment, however, does not necessarily lead to success. The main objective of the paper is to compare the economic outcome and success as self‐employed...