Neo‐bureaucratic organisational forms, technology, control and contingent work: the case of UK TV
基于英国电视业自由职业者的质性研究，发现行业垂直解体后，大机构通过雇佣前员工及其偏好的自由职业者维持控制，导致工作不稳定但程度因职业和社会资本而异，自由职业者对工作态度积极但对工时、强度及福利不满。
A feature in contemporary labour markets has been the growth of non‐standard work. This has to be set within a context of evolving new organisational forms and the ways that large organisations control these forms. Based on a qualitative study of freelance work in television, we have witnessed considerable vertical‐disintegration of the industry and a substantial growth of freelance working. Control over the network is maintained by employing former large broadcaster staff, and in turn their own preferred freelancers. This has significant implications for the nature of freelance work. While work is characterised as more insecure, generally the degree varies. This is based, in part, on occupation but also on access to social capital. Freelancers also reported a positive attitude to work, but more negative findings on working hours, work intensification and on related benefits.