Awards
- Short-listed for PROSE - Association of American Publishers’ Professional and Scholarly Publishing (United States).
Overview
The gig economy can be viewed as the fuel that lit the fire of change in economies throughout the world. Flexible work grew out of a cultural shift in how we defined how we wished to work. The gig economy also grew out of a need, a need to earn more to keep pace with the inflation that nullified expected gains in purchasing power as wages increased. We no longer define work as related to the brick and mortar buildings that housed the traditional 9 to 5 job. Perhaps, the office-centric era is over as many companies have now made decisions relative to how and when their employees can work. Work from home is no longer a wish; it is a reality, and the gig economy has been the fuel that has helped companies realize new and better ways to engage labor and serve consumers. The future has arrived! The marketplace is favorable to new ways to purchase products and services. Gig opportunities will continue to grow as a meaningful way to earn income. The ultimate gig is ultimately the one that best matches the gig seeker's definition of what matters most. Our ultimate motivation for taking on the work of this book, this research project, is rooted in a belief that the gig economy is helping to define a new reality; flexibility and freedom in how work is done can be achieved. We believe in the free enterprise system. When we focus on contribution, we best explore the possibilities that improve the quality of any product or service and the quality of all the lives we touch.
Full Product Details
Author: John T. Fleming (Ideas & Design Group, USA) ,
Lauren Lawley Head (Lawley Head Media, USA)
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Dimensions:
Width: 13.80cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.560kg
ISBN: 9781839828614
ISBN 10: 1839828617
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 25 March 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
John T. Fleming has been involved in the direct selling channel of distribution, directly and indirectly, for more than 40 years. He is a former executive of Avon Products Inc., former Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Direct Selling News and current principal of Ideas Design Group LLC. His recognition includes Direct Selling Association Hall of Fame, Direct Selling Education Foundation Circle of Honor and Direct Selling News Lifetime Achiever. Lauren Lawley Head spent more than twenty years a journalist before founding Lawley Head Media, LLC to help organizations, authors and entrepreneurs create and launch new products, streamline content development and implement effective marketing practices. She is a former Senior Vice President of SUCCESS magazine, Publisher and Editor in Chief of Direct Selling News, and Editor for American City Business Journals' Dallas Business Journal and Pittsburgh Business Times.
