Works
- I can't get no job satisfaction: meta-analysis comparing permanent and contingent workers, Journal of Organizational Behavior 34(1), 47 to 64, 2013
In Organizational Structures
Known for
The meta-analysis of contingent workers' job satisfaction
Ideas
Contingent and permanent workers compared. Meta-analyzing 72 studies, Wilkin found contingent workers less satisfied with their jobs than permanent employees, a difference that shrinks to a small one once outlying studies are removed, with agency workers less satisfied and contractors about as satisfied as permanent staff. Caveat: Worker attitudes, not firm performance.