The study discusses myths of entrepreneurship by looking at the overlapping areas of entrepreneurship, self-employment and professions. The study argues that professions are part of the category of self-employment. Additionally, the study presents empirical findings drawn from a unique empirical...

The paper combines conceptual thoughts on the development of self-employment within stratified modern societies with empirical reflections based on public census data for Germany. Talk about the rise and future of self-employment must be linked to the discussion about changes in the structure of...

The complex interaction of technological development and socio-demographic change accelerated a structural change in the economy resulting in a changing working environment and new forms of employment. In the field of self-employment, an emerging trend towards one-person enterprises can be...

1. Einleitung: Politische Ökonomie der Globalisierung -- 2. Transformation des Arbeitsmarktes und geschlechtsspezifische Arbeitsmuster -- 3. Homeworkers in Global Supply Chains: Issues and Controversies -- 4. CSR und Heimarbeit: Konzeptualisierung der sozialen Verantwortung in der globalen...