Anthony McDonnell is Professor of Human Resource Management, Deputy Dean and co-director of the Human Resource Research Centre at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland. His research interests include gig work, talent management and global staffing practices of MNCs.

Ronan Carbery is Senior Lecturer in Management, Director of the Executive MBA, and co-director of the Human Resource Research Centre at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland. His research interests include gig work, learning and development, and talent development.

John Burgess is Conjoint Professor of Human Resource Management at Torrens University, Australia. His research interests include the HRM practices of multinational enterprises, the transition from education to employment, working time arrangements and health, the transition from military to civilian employment, and the policy implications of contingent employment.

Ultan Sherman is Lecturer in Management and a member of the Human Resource Research Centre at Cork University Business School, University College Cork, Ireland. His research interests lie broadly in the relationship between work and psychology with a particular focus on the psychological contract.