Freelancing in Croatia: Differences among Regions, Company Sizes, Industries and Markets

IF 16.4 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI:10.2478/bsrj-2021-0008

A. Žunac, S. Zlatić, K. Buntak

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Abstract Background: Freelancers have a significant impact on economic growth due to their specific skills that are nowadays often used as complements to the regular full-time workforce of a company, not as their competition. Objectives: The study aims to investigate employers’ attitudes towards the employment of freelancers in Croatia, taking into account the place of establishment, the operational market, the size, and the industry of the organization hiring freelancers. Methods/Approach: Differences among organizations according to their attitudes towards freelancers are analyzed by multiple 2xc Fisher’s exact tests with the Monte Carlo Simulation, and binomial logistic regression analysis. Results: Significant differences are found in terms of the operational market and the industry in which the company operates. Besides, the binomial logistic regression analysis identified the following independent constructs as significant predictors of hiring freelancers: the region of the company’s seat, company size, and area of operation. Conclusions: The national legislation should complement the developmental policies to encourage employment and especially self-employment of freelancers.

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克罗地亚的自由职业:地区、公司规模、行业和市场之间的差异

背景:自由职业者对经济增长有着重要的影响，因为他们的特殊技能现在经常被用作公司常规全职员工的补充，而不是作为他们的竞争对手。目的:本研究旨在调查克罗地亚雇主对雇佣自由职业者的态度，考虑到雇佣自由职业者的组织的成立地点、经营市场、规模和行业。方法/途径:采用蒙特卡罗模拟法，运用多重2xc Fisher精确检验和二项logistic回归分析，分析不同组织对自由职业者态度的差异。结果:经营市场和所在行业存在显著差异。此外，二项逻辑回归分析发现，以下独立结构是雇佣自由职业者的重要预测因素:公司所在地、公司规模和运营区域。结论:国家立法应与发展政策相辅相成，鼓励就业，特别是自由职业者的自主创业。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

CiteScore

31.40

自引率

1.10%

发文量

312

审稿时长

2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.