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Inclusive human resource management in freelancers' employment relationships: The role of organizational needs and freelancers' psychological contracts

van den Groenendaal,Sjanne Marie
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Freese,Charissa
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Poell,Robert Frans
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Kooij,Dorien
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This study aimed to advance our understanding of inclusive human resource management (HRM) in freelance employment. We examined organizational needs and freelancers' psychological contracts with a qualitative interview study among eight dyads of HR managers and freelancers. Although the findings showed that organisations and freelancers have different interests, both parties agreed on what inclusive HRM entails in freelancers' employment relationships. However, within the dyads, the content of the psychological contract was not always viewed the same by HR managers and freelancers. Hence, negotiating mutual expectations when implementing inclusive HRM to avoid psychological contract breach appeared important. Furthermore, organizational needs did not seem to be considered when designing inclusive HRM. Due to this lack of strategic fit, organisations may waste opportunities of tapping into the full potential of hiring freelancers. The findings provide organisations insight in considering freelancers as potential sources of competitive advantage.
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This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors
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2023
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ATTITUDES, BREACH, FIELD, HRM, IMPACT, OUTCOMES, WORK, dyad study, employment relationship, freelancers, inclusive HRM, organizational needs, psychological contract
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van den Groenendaal, S M, Freese, C, Poell, R F & Kooij, D 2023, 'Inclusive human resource management in freelancers' employment relationships : The role of organizational needs and freelancers' psychological contracts', Human Resource Management Journal, vol. 33, no. 1, pp. 224-240. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12432
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