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Leading Independent Contractors
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Costs associated with turnover in an important group of workers, independent contractors, are identified in order to show the impact of a lack of leadership training for the point-of-contact between a firm and its contractors. A new model of leadership utilizing components of Path-Goal Theory, Transformational Leadership, and Creative Leadership is proposed to remedy this situation.
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Leadership Models, Independent Contractor, Courier, Virtual Worker, Freelance-enterpreneur, Parallel Power Leadership
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