Freelancing Expertise

The Reputation Economy

“…17 On a similar line, Brett Neilson and Ned Rossiter describe this context as one of 'freedom without security', where autonomy pairs up with precariousness as a response of global fi nancial capital to the rejection of 'jobs for life' that the mantra of entrepreneurialism and creativity brandishes. 18 David Hesmondhalgh and Sarah Baker assimilate these jobs to the kind of 'emotional labour' evidenced by Arlie Hochschild in her work on airline staff, 19 as creative forms of labour similarly elicit appropriate emotional responses by inducing or repressing feelings, and intertwine with instances of self-realisation, self-exploitation and precariousness.…”

“…17 Paul Resnick, Professor at the School of Information at the University of Michigan, sustains 18 that reputation systems are instrumental to construct socio-technical capital by enabling a common ground of trust among users through persistent interactions. The works by Resnick, and also those led by Gary E. Bolton,19 show that when economic exchange is at stake, such as with eBay and Amazon, the intermediation of an O RS guarantees that users evaluate whether to trust others when involved in a digitally mediated transaction. 20 Yet, the idea of a reputation-based economy or society remains fashionable in the tech literature.…”

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Employment Management Work: A Case Study and Theoretical Framework

“…Second, they expand their human capital, taking it upon themselves to acquire new skills and knowledge sets (Barley & Kunda, 2004;Bergvall-Ka˚reborn & Howcroft, 2013;Frenette, 2013;Gershon, 2017;Lingo & Tepper, 2013). Third, they utilize their social capital: Networks of individuals who may provide information about new technologies, job openings, and innovations (Bergvall-Ka˚reborn & Howcroft, 2013;Cornfield, 2015;Granovetter, 1973;Neff, 2012;Osnowitz, 2010;Osnowitz & Henson, 2016;Sharone, 2014a). Fourth, job seekers engage in self-branding or identity management.…”

“…This made work more interesting; plus, learning new skills was important if they wanted better jobs, whether in the same business or elsewhere. Just like contractors who invest in human capital to avoid downtime and obsolescence (Barley & Kunda, 2004;Osnowitz, 2010), our interviewees continually searched for opportunities to learn new skills. Fernando, for example, commented on a kitchen job he had had in an Argentinean restaurant; his sentiment was shared by other interviewees.…”