Een slechte start en dan? De werksituatie van zelfstandig ondernemers met negatieve positieve startmotieven [A bad start and what then? The work situation of self-employed entrepreneurs with negative and positive start motives]
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This article assesses the extent to which the quality of labor varies between solo self-employed who set up a business for negative reasons and those who started for positive reasons. A negative reason is, for example, not being able to find a suitable job as an employee; an example of a positive reason is wanting to be self-employed from the very beginning. Quality of labor is measured according to the person's financial situation, security of employment, quality of the working environment and work satisfaction. In the analysis, data are used from the Self-employment Survey conducted by Statistics Netherlands and TNO. Compared to self-employed persons with a positive motivation, those who were negatively motivated show lower performance in terms of their business's financial situation, income position, work-related mental fatigue (burn-out), self-perceived health status, concern about the business's future and the level of satisfaction. However, in absolute terms, the vast majority appear to be satisfied with their work situation, enthusiastic and not intending to quit self-employment.
TNO Identifier
781610
Source
Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken, 33(3), pp. 286-302.
Pages
286-302