Workplace or working environment? Job quality and economic crisis in Spain

Díaz-Chao, Ángel; Ficapal‐Cusí, Pilar; Torrent‐Sellens, Joan

doi:10.7238/in3wps.v0i0.2147

Cited by 4 publications

(5 citation statements)

References 54 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Intrinsic job quality contributes less and work environment contributes more in the overall assessment. The revalorisation of work environment was previously found for the overall working population (Díaz-Chao et al, 2014). Our results stress that the revalorisation effect is stronger among temporary employees.…”

Section: Tablesupporting

confidence: 76%

“…We have also extended the model to work environment dimension to capture relationships among colleagues and superiors, echoing the social support dimension (Johnson and Hall, 1988). Prior research has found that work environment serves as a buffer against adverse effects during the economic crisis (Díaz-Chao et al , 2014). The job prospects dimension measures the degree of commitment (participation in decisions), expectations (possibilities of promotion) and recognition from superiors.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Quality of work, economic crisis, and temporary employment

Bartoll

Ramos

2019

IJM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the association between the type of contract (temporary vs permanent) and the quality of work and its different dimensions before and after the economic crisis among Spanish employees. Design/methodology/approach Structural equations techniques are used to analyse the association between the type of contract and the work quality and its different dimensions before and after the crisis. Data are drawn from the 2006/2007 and 2009/2010 waves of the Encuesta de Calidad de Vida en el Trabajo. Findings The results show that in the two considered periods there are no differences in quality of work among male involuntary temporary workers and those with permanent contracts. However, there is an adverse widening gap across all dimensions of work quality for women in involuntary temporary employment during the economic crisis. There is also a shift among men and women in involuntary temporary employment from valuing intrinsic job quality dimension in the pre-crisis period to valuing more the work environment dimension during the crisis period. Research limitations/implications The analysis is limited by the continuity of variables across years and the high proportion of missing values in some variables. The obtained results cannot be interpreted in terms of causality. Originality/value This is the first study to consider whether the deterioration in the Spanish labour market during the crisis has affected the relationship between the type of contract and the different dimensions of the quality of work.

show abstract

Section: Tablesupporting

confidence: 76%

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Quality of work, economic crisis, and temporary employment

Bartoll

Ramos

2019

IJM

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…An advantage of this approach is that the CFA accuracy can be assessed by standard goodness of fit measures. For instance, this technique has been recently used to describe changes in the working conditions during the economic crisis in Spain as a tool for estimation a more robust measure of job satisfaction (, (Bartoll & Ramos, 2019, Díaz-Chao et al, 2014 Measuring health is a challenging issue due to its multidimensional nature. Often, the choice is limited by the availability of the data as in this investigation.…”

Section: Empirical Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Empirical Strategymentioning

confidence: 99%

Worked hours, job satisfaction and self-perceived health

Bartoll

Ramos

2020

JES

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

PurposeThis study aims to analyse the potential confounding and moderator role of job satisfaction on the effect of working hours on self-perceived health and to analyse the effect of transitions between working hours and job satisfaction.Design/methodology/approachUsing longitudinal data for the Catalan economy in 2005–2009, first, it runs a linear probability random effects model, with self-perceived health as the dependent variable, on one-year lagged job satisfaction, working hours and its interaction. Second, it estimated an ordered logit model to test the effect of transitions to working hours and different levels of job satisfaction on self-perceived health.FindingsShort working hours ≤ 20 h/w predict good self-perceived health for women. Long working hours 41–47 h/w predict poor self-perceived health among men and women but not for very long hours ≥ 48 h/w. Interaction effects between working 41–47 h/w and job satisfaction levels were found for men and women. Improvements in job satisfaction for health are reduced when working long hours. For employees, a decrease in job satisfaction may suggest a health risk except if hours also reduce.Social implicationsWorkplace practices aimed at gaining flexibility in working hours may be offset, in terms of health outcomes, by lower job satisfaction. Flexible working hours from the employees' side should be favoured to face reductions in job satisfaction.Originality/valueThe novelty of this paper is that highlights differential effect of job satisfaction in the relation between working hours and health status.

show abstract

“…Thus, most of these frameworks cover multiple dimensions and rely on numerous indicators of different nature. Additionally, different national initiatives, as for example l’Enquête Conditions de Travail of the French Ministry of Labour, the National Working Condition Survey (NES) in the Netherlands and the Belgian Four-A model [ 35 ] show the same problems [ 20 , 36 ]. Additionally, different European surveys providing information on job quality (European Social Survey; International Social Survey Programme; Eurobarometer; Gallup Work Poll; European Quality of Life Survey; EU-LFS AHMs; see [ 20 ]) comprise mainly the same components.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Quality of Work Index and the Quality of Employment Index: A Multidimensional Approach of Job Quality and Its Links to Well-Being at Work

Steffgen

Sischka

Henestrosa

2020

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

(1) Background: Job quality is a multidimensional and elusive concept that is back in vogue among social scientists and policymaker. The current study proposes a new job quality approach that is compared with the European Working Conditions Survey framework and structured with the help of the Job Demands-Resources model. Two new measures of job quality, the Quality of Work Index (QoW) and the Quality of Employment Index (QoE) are developed and validated in three different languages (German, French, Luxembourgish). The QoW is composed of 43 items, focusing on four areas of work—work intensity, job design, social conditions, and physical conditions (subdivided in eleven components)—which are particularly important for employees’ well-being. The QoE is composed of 13 items that cover training opportunities, career advancement, job security, employability, work life conflict, and income satisfaction. (2) Methods: Data were collected via computer-assisted telephone interviews in a representative sample of 1522 employees working in Luxembourg (aged 17–67 years; 57.2% male). (3) Results: Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the proposed factors structure and scalar measurement invariance for the three different language versions. Internal consistencies were satisfactory for all subscales (Cronbach’s α between 0.70 and 0.87). Correlations and hierarchical regression analyses with different psychological health measures (i.e., burnout, general well-being, psychosomatic complaints, work satisfaction, vigor) and subjective work performance confirmed the construct validity of the new instruments. (4) Conclusions: The QoW and the QoE are globally and on the level of the sub-categories effective tools to measure job quality, which could be used to compare job quality between organizations and different countries. Furthermore, the current study confirms associations between the different components of the QoW and QoE and employees’ health.

show abstract

Workplace or working environment? Job quality and economic crisis in Spain

Cited by 4 publications

References 54 publications

Quality of work, economic crisis, and temporary employment

Quality of work, economic crisis, and temporary employment

Worked hours, job satisfaction and self-perceived health

The Quality of Work Index and the Quality of Employment Index: A Multidimensional Approach of Job Quality and Its Links to Well-Being at Work

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About