Cornelius Hawkins COSC 418 Assignment # 5 STEP I Title of Article/Issue: Freelance Economy Grows as Workers Seek Flexibility A. List the relevant facts. State facts in complete sentences. (List more than five facts.) At the end of your list, cite reference from your source(s). 1. 12 percent of employees work as freelancers as their primary source of income, the same percentage perform freelance work in addition to their primary job 2. The freelance economy can be beneficial for both temporary workers and businesses. Organizations get access to highly skilled talent who bring in a fresh perspective 3. Businesses must have extra equipment available so freelancers can plug in and immediately get to work 4. IT Departments should be prepared …show more content…
Employees freelance for a variety of reasons, including the flexibility to make their own hours (37 percent), make more money (39 percent), and achieve a work-life balance (32 percent) 6. 44 percent of employees who freelance part-time say they would consider leaving their primary, traditional job to freelance full-time 7. 8. Reference: B. What ethics/values are in question from the above facts? (List more than three facts.) 1. (2) How does freelance economy benefit actual workers 2. (3) What are the extra equipment available so that the freelancers can do work immediately 3. 4. 5. C. List the stakeholders involved. List the individuals/groups who are/may be affected by this issue and how. Be specific. Who are affected/Who may be affected? How are they affected by the dilemma/OR could be affected? Staples Advantage Feels freelance can beneficial for both temporary workers and businesses Office Workers (Employees) Many employees are considering leaving their primary, traditional job to freelance full-time Businesses More businesses are taking on more freelancers Human Resources Helping more businesses hire more freelancers United States More job opportunities for American people STEP II A. Write several statements or questions that are ethical dilemmas from this
Outsourcing simply means acquiring services from an external organization instead of using internal resources (Butler, 2000). By using outsourced resources, organizations can gain a competitive advantage by utilizing contingent staff to accomplish strategic goals without incurring the fixed overhead. By focusing on the leading edge and highly specialized skill sets, outsourcing providers can often offer higher quality services, or at a lower price than the client organization. Typical reasons for outsourcing go beyond simple contingent staffing. Outsourcing providers are able to maintain economies of scale with regard to specialization (...
In order to separate the people from the problem more easily, the stakeholders and each of their problems are provided in the table below.
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Virtual Paralegals can give lawyers the best of all solutions to the need for help” (Finkelstien, B. 2005 “Virtual Assistants” Broker Magazine, 44). Another article Outsourcing for Solos and Small firms: Virtual Paralegals states, “A virtual paralegal enables solos and small firms to take advantage of the economy that effective use of a paralegal can provide to a practice, on an as needed basis” (Price, C.2006 “Outsourcing comes of Age 27-28”).
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The use of contingent workers is on the rise. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics defines contingent workers as anyone who "does not have an explicit or implicit contract for long-term employment" (Phillips & Gully, 2011 pg 51). This definition includes independent contractors, freelancers, consultants, and temporary workers who may or not work for an agency. In the past 50 years, temporary workers have been crucial to many businesses, and their role in business is growing. Companies must recognize potential problems and concerns brought about by employing temporary workers, and adjust their approach to staffing.
Outsourcing has been around for many years. In this paper I will discuss some of the history of outsourcing, the goods things about outsourcing, and the bad things about outsourcing.
Gig economy can have a huge positive impact on the labour market. Participating in the gig economy is not only beneficial for the worker, but it can also bring
Business was also dependent upon information technology. If systems were down for some reason due to viruses or major electricity failure, the company would not be able to fill orders. The company should consider external power supply.
This is affected by the ability of your customers to find a different mode of managing what you do – for example, if you supply a unique software product that automates an important process, people may substitute by doing the process manually or by outsourcing it.
Disaster Recovery Planning is the critical factor that can prevent headaches or nightmares experienced by an organization in times of disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan marks the difference between organizations that can successfully manage crises with minimal cost, effort and with maximum speed, and those organizations that cannot. By having back-up plans, not only for equipment and network recovery, but also detailed disaster recovery plans that precisely outline what steps each person involved in recovery efforts should undertake, an organization can improve their recovery time and minimize the disrupted time for their normal business functions. Thus it is essential that disaster recovery plans are carefully laid out and carefully updated regularly. Part of the plan should include a system where regular training occurs for network engineers and managers. In the disaster recovery process extra attention should also be paid to training any new employees who will have a critical role in this function. Also, the plan should require having the appropriate people actually practice what they would do to help recover business function should a disaster occur. Some organizations find it helpful to do this on a quarterly or semi-annual basis so that the plan stays current with the organization’s needs.
...urcing services, the company operation will be became a mess. This is because one organization can’t run a lot of task or project at one time. Therefore an organization need outsourcing in the way to help their organization run smoothly.