The network economy and models of the employment contract

David Marsden

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Abstract: The development of the ‘network economy’ and project-based work challenge established methods of regulating employment relationships. There appears to be an unsatisfied demand for its greater use, especially among employers, and this may be blocked by the lack of suitable contractual forms.. Project-based work seeks to retain some of the open-ended flexibility of the standard employment relationship in relation to its task content but not its duration. The paper argues the success of the standard employment relationship stems from articulation of its psychological, economic/incentive, and legal aspects. As yet, this appears to be lacking for more transient forms of relationship.

JEL-codes: J01 J1 R14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 26 pages
Date: 2004-12-07
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Published in British Journal of Industrial Relations, 7, December, 2004, 42(4), pp. 659 - 684. ISSN: 0007-1080

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