Abstract
Purpose –Comprehensive review of the existing literature has been done to analyze the theoretical concepts and current developments in the domain of Gig Economy. Exploring current trend of Gig Economy is the aim of this paper. Further future research agenda will also be identified & set. Research Method – 526 papers from the web of science database was analyzed. Comprehensive explorations of papers have been done by two tier method.Bibliometric analysis helped to understand current state of affair on this topic. Systematic literature review analysis of few papers was conducted for identifying different domain of research Findings –Extensive review of the existing literature has been provided, based on the bibliometric analysis. This study also highlights future research themes by identifying knowledge gaps based on literature review. Research Limitations/Implications – State of Gig Economy have been explained for few years only. Web of science title search reflected papers for five years only. This research can be extended on the database of Scopus for extended number of years to gain deep insights on this topic. Multiple dynamics of Gig economy has not been explored, which is required to be explored to evaluate its impact specifically in the domain of human resource. All human resource management decisions are required to be taken meticulously not just by evaluating its impact on ROI but also valuing its impact on human mind.Orgnaizations should keep human sentiments, its overall spillover effect in mind while adopting strategies right from human resource planning,recruitment,onbaording,salary framework,training,mentoring to firing. Research of this kind will add human element in hiring & firing decisions. Originality/value – To develop an exhaustive overview & understanding of the research in the area of Gig Economy, bibliometric analysis & literature review has been done. Future researcher will be able to orient their research in the identified area.
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