Stretchwork: Managing the Career Progression Paradox in External Labor Markets

By Siobhan O’Mahony, Beth A. Bechky. 2006

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Education, Sociology and Political Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Classifying Work in the New Economy (2013, background): “O’Mahony and Bechky (2006) observed a high incidence of independent contracting among film production workers.”
• Working on my own: Measuring the challenges of gig work (2021, background): “The absence of clear structures and repeated bouts of unemployment (Rowlands and Handy, 2012) may make career progression especially challenging (O’Mahony and Bechky, 2006).”
• Toward the Employability—Link Model: Current Employment Transition to Future Employment Perspectives (2008, background): “…employment benefits were worse for the secondary segment, that is, the periphery or so-called temporary workers who were needed for fluctuations in staffing demands (see also Barley & Kunda, 2006, in their excellent contribution on “contracting” issues and contingent work; O’Mahony & Bechky, 2006).”
• Paradox as a Metatheoretical Perspective (2014, unknown): “Illustrative studies span phenomena and levels of analysis, including work–life balance (Rothbard, 2001), identity (Huy, 2002; O’Mahony & Bechky, 2006), innovation (Andriopoulos & Lewis, 2009; W. K. Smith & Tushman, 2005), strategic leadership (Jarzabkowski & Sillince, 2007), corporate governance…”
• Making the Intern Economy: Role and Career Challenges of the Music Industry Intern (2013, background): “…& Baker, 2011), the usual challenge of finding one’s footing—and, potentially, employment—is generally exacerbated by the (a) considerable oversupply of potential workers and (b) lack of a clear, formal sorting mechanism for entry (Ekinsmyth, 2002; Jones, 1996; O’Mahony & Bechky, 2006).”