Factors Causing the Indian Information Technology Industry's Human Resource Management to Change to Gig Contracts

Year 2023, Volume: 31 Issue: 57, 77 - 99, 26.07.2023

H.r. Swapna Geetika Madaan , Amrinder Singh Kıran Sood , Simon Grıma

https://doi.org/10.17233/sosyoekonomi.2023.03.05

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The gig economy has become a viable field for alternate job arrangements. Therefore, we aim to explore the gig contracting influencing factors in Information Technology. We propose a conceptual framework using Structured Equation Modelling to ascertain the relationship between Human Resource Management and gig work contracting mediated through a sustainable digital economy. Based on a specifically designed survey, employers’ most significant hurdles were the competitiveness level, the extended hours when one was logged in, and late-night delivery. The incentives were not strong influencing factors for Gig contracting. However, the flexibility reduced much of the workload pressures.

Keywords

Human Resource Management, Digital Economy, Gig Economy, Gig Work Contracting, Gig Information Technology Professionals, Sustainability

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Hindistan’da Bilgi Teknolojileri Endüstrisinde İnsan Kaynakları Yönetiminin Gig Sözleşmelerine Yönelmesine Yol Açan Faktörler

Abstract

Gig ekonomisi, alternatif iş düzenlemeleri için uygun bir alan haline gelmiştir. Bu nedenle çalışmada, bilgi teknolojisinde Gig sözleşmesini etkileyen faktörler inceleme konusu yapılmıştır. İncelemede, insan kaynakları yönetimi ile sürdürülebilir dijital ekonominin aracılık ettiği gig iş sözleşmeleri arasındaki ilişkiyi tespit etmek için Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli kullanılarak kavramsal bir çerçeve ortaya konulmaktadır. Özel olarak tasarlanmış bir anket uygulaması sonucunda, işverenlerin karşılaştığı en belirgin engellerin rekabet gücü seviyesi, uzayan çalışma süreleri ve gece geç saatlerdeki teslimat gerektiren işler olduğu belirlenmiştir. Teşvikler, gig sözleşmelerini etkileyen güçlü faktörlerden değildir. Bununla birlikte, esneklik iş yükü baskılarının çoğunu azaltmaktadır.

Keywords

İnsan Kaynakları Yönetimi, Dijital Ekonomi, Gig Ekonomisi, Gig İş Sözleşmeleri, İş Bilgi Teknolojisi Uzmanları, Sürdürülebilirlik

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