Haq, Shoaib Ul ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8899-290X, Sulbout, Jerome and Pichault, Francois (2025) From anchors to scripts: reframing career theory for the microtasking era. Career Development International. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1362-0436 (Print), 1758-6003 (Online) (doi:10.1108/CDI-07-2024-0317)

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Abstract

This study examines how French microtaskers construct their career within the context of an online labor platform (OLP). A mixed-methods approach combining a survey of 1,853 microtaskers with qualitative platform analysis tests Schein’s career anchors model in the gig economy context. Schein’s career anchors inadequately capture microtaskers' career orientations. These workers exhibit motivational structures aligning with boundaryless and protean career concepts. We propose an integrated theoretical framework incorporating Barley’s career scripts to explain how microtaskers develop careers at the intersection of individual agency and platform constraints. This study advances digital labor literature by challenging traditional career models' applicability to platform-mediated work and introduces a framework accounting for the socio-technical dynamics of OLPs.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	career anchors, microtasking, protean career, boundaryless career, Crowdwork, career scripts
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Networks and Urban Systems Centre (NUSC) Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2025 15:55
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50936

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