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In business, free agents are people who work independently for themselves, rather than for a single employer. The term free agent is believed to have been coined by Daniel H. Pink, author of a 1997 cover story in Fast Company titled “Free Agent Nation.” In 2001 Pink published a book with the same name. The combination of several workplace trends – including shortened job cycles, the increase of project work, the acceptance of a new lifestyle and the emergence of the Internet and other technology – points to free agent workers becoming more of an employment norm in the coming years. In a 2011 survey sponsored by Kelly Services, free agency is on the rise across all generations, with mature workers making up two-thirds of the free agent population. The survey also revealed that 73% of free a

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  • Free agent (business) (en)
  • フリーエージェント (労働) (ja)
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  • フリーエージェント(free agent)とは、組織に雇われない働き方をする人々である。 主にインターネットを使って自宅で働き、アメリカでは労働人口の四分の一がこの働き方を選んでいる。 近年アメリカで注目されているフリーエージェントの議論は、日本ではまださほど議論されていない。日本において学術的にフリーエージェントの議論を展開しているのは、今のところ玄田有史と三島重顕である。玄田はDaniel Pink(2001)の邦訳である『フリーエージェント社会の到来』(ダイヤモンド社)に付録としてコメントを載せている。 (ja)
  • In business, free agents are people who work independently for themselves, rather than for a single employer. The term free agent is believed to have been coined by Daniel H. Pink, author of a 1997 cover story in Fast Company titled “Free Agent Nation.” In 2001 Pink published a book with the same name. The combination of several workplace trends – including shortened job cycles, the increase of project work, the acceptance of a new lifestyle and the emergence of the Internet and other technology – points to free agent workers becoming more of an employment norm in the coming years. In a 2011 survey sponsored by Kelly Services, free agency is on the rise across all generations, with mature workers making up two-thirds of the free agent population. The survey also revealed that 73% of free a (en)
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  • In business, free agents are people who work independently for themselves, rather than for a single employer. The term free agent is believed to have been coined by Daniel H. Pink, author of a 1997 cover story in Fast Company titled “Free Agent Nation.” In 2001 Pink published a book with the same name. The combination of several workplace trends – including shortened job cycles, the increase of project work, the acceptance of a new lifestyle and the emergence of the Internet and other technology – points to free agent workers becoming more of an employment norm in the coming years. In a 2011 survey sponsored by Kelly Services, free agency is on the rise across all generations, with mature workers making up two-thirds of the free agent population. The survey also revealed that 73% of free agents voluntarily choose this workstyle because they seek the freedom, flexibility and entrepreneurial benefits associated with an independent workstyle. (en)
  • フリーエージェント(free agent)とは、組織に雇われない働き方をする人々である。 主にインターネットを使って自宅で働き、アメリカでは労働人口の四分の一がこの働き方を選んでいる。 近年アメリカで注目されているフリーエージェントの議論は、日本ではまださほど議論されていない。日本において学術的にフリーエージェントの議論を展開しているのは、今のところ玄田有史と三島重顕である。玄田はDaniel Pink(2001)の邦訳である『フリーエージェント社会の到来』(ダイヤモンド社)に付録としてコメントを載せている。 (ja)
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