Dilettante or Renaissance Person? How the Order of Job Experiences Affects Hiring in an External Labor Market1

American Sociological Review

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 136-158

  Leung, Ming D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

categories; commitment; freelancing; online labor market

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; LABOR MARKET; RECRUITMENT (EMPLOYMENT);

EID: 84893347165     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: 19398271     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003122413518638     Document Type: Article

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