Asian Journal of Multidimensional Research
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 12

An overview on freelancer

1Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing & HR, Faculty of Commerce, Management & law, Teerthanker Mahaveer Institute of Management and Technology, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Email Id- grawat436@gmail.com

Online Published on 03 February, 2022.

Abstract

This article examines the idea of a freelancer in depth, including its history, jobs, wages, top hiring, freelancer nations, and prominent websites that act as a middleman between employers and freelancers. The research also clarifies the distinctions between an entrepreneur and a freelancer. A non-systematic descriptive assessment of the available literature backed the study with empirical data. Facts regarding freelancers were revealed in a study. To begin with, it was discovered that existing organizational structure is evolving to accommodate labor market and technology developments, indicating that independent freelancers, now known to as freelancers, are seeing sustained growth. Second, a study of the literature reveals that freelancing dates back to the 1970s and has been steadily increasing since the 1980s. Finally, the research determined that an entrepreneur is an individual who uses someone else's service or product to start a company, while a freelancer is a person who uses his or her own talents to serve numerous customers for various work kinds. Finally, empirical data suggests that freelancing is still seen as a novel and distinct field, which academics and policymakers should investigate more.

Keywords

Entrepreneur, Freelancer, Contractor, Boundary-Less Worker, Portfolio-Worker