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Reasons and Motivations for Working as A White-Collar Gig Worker
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: Received: 21 June 2023 / Approved: 21 June 2023 / Online: 21 June 2023 (05:37:51 CEST)
How to cite: Batmunkh, A.; Lakner, Z. Reasons and Motivations for Working as A White-Collar Gig Worker. Preprints 2023, 2023061485. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1485.v1 Batmunkh, A.; Lakner, Z. Reasons and Motivations for Working as A White-Collar Gig Worker. Preprints 2023, 2023061485. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202306.1485.v1
Abstract
Flexibility is perceived as a primary reason for working as a gig worker. However, there are not enough studies that investigate gig workers' motivations. Hence, this study aims to examine the motivation of white-collar gig workers using a sample size of 327 gig workers in Mongolia, a developing country’s labor market. The purpose of this study is to investigate intrinsic and extrinsic motivation factors for white-collar gig workers and their impact on behavioral intentions such as those of remote workers, freelancers, and any representatives of digital gig workers, not location-based gig workers. The primary data used in this study were collected through questionnaires from an online platform that attracts white-collar gig workers. The characteristics of this group are analyzed using Smart PLS4.0 software through the PLS-SEM technique to test the hypothesized relationships. Overall, the study contributes to an extension of current literature by understanding the white-collar digital gig workforce’s motivations and reasons behind it.
Keywords
gig workers; platform work; gig economy; remote work; employee motivation; Mongolia; well-being; white-collar workers
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Other
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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