Free Agent BacklashWhat does it mean for your business?

Maybe so, but is an employer backlash looming against the "free agent nation"? Workplace consultant John Izzo, co-author ofValues Shift: The New Work Ethic & What It Means for Business(Fairwinds Press), sees resentment of freelancers as employers fight to hang on to their full-time employees in a tight labor market. While many employers realize they need to outsource certain aspects of their businesses to be cost-effective, they now want to create loyal stakeholders in their businesses. "There's an acceptance that free agents are part of the landscape," says Izzo, "but there's [also] a trend toward wanting people who have a financial and personal stake in the company."

Excerpted from the June issue ofEntrepreneur magazine