The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary

a resource of the .network library

free access:

... to be able to approach, enter, exit, communicate with, or make use of without having to pay. The expression refers to having online access without being encumbered by requests for passwords, IDs and schemes for collecting personal information or having to deal with a data broker. Free access online information services are basic to Internet operations.

free agent:

... someone working independently and representing themselves; a solo worker. Free Agent Nation by Daniel H. Pink describes free agents as as a self-reliant, tech-savvy, and fulfillment-seeking. As employees, Pink says they are likely to have horizontal loyalty which means allegiance to teams, colleagues, and ex-colleagues; to clients and customers; to industries and professions; and to family and friends as opposed to vertical loyalty which is up the organization ... from individual to institution or authority figure(s).

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