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Emerging Trends in Contingent Work Research

McMaster University, Michael G. DeGroote School of Business, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4M4connell{at}mcmaster.ca

Daniel G. Gallagher

James Madison University, College of Business, MSC 0205, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA

In the past decade there has been growing internationally-based evidence towards a trend in organizational staffing strategies which have placed emphasis upon the direct or brokered hiring of workers on temporary, fixed-term or "contingent" employment contracts in lieu of contracts with the implication of an ongoing relationship. Concurrently, there has been an emergence of research activity concerning individual and organizational-level consequences associated with the increased organizational reliance on fixed-term contracts in the workplace. This paper provides an overview of the contingent work literature and identifies topical themes and research questions which have been the primary focus of attention, as well as the possible causal interrelationships among the diverse constructs which have been examined. The paper highlights aspects of the existing research that may benefit from further exploration, as well as consideration of a number of theoretical and methodological issues which have also emerged. © 2004Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Journal of Management, Vol. 30, No. 6, 959-983 (2004)
DOI: 10.1016/j.jm.2004.06.008


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