scholarly journals Long-term Resilient Labour Strategies to Deal with the Economic Crisis in Europe Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 9-23
Author(s):  
Sandra Martínez-Molina ◽  
Paula Sabater Pavía ◽  
Jorge Garcés Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
European Economies

The crisis has had a negative impact on both European economies and labour markets with different effects among countries, raising the importance of analysing the labour market resilience. This paper seeks to identify which strategies and labour adjustments have led European labour markets to both resilient and non-resilient results by using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). The findings show two different configurations explaining 57% of the resilient cases and four configurations explaining 74% of the non-resilient cases. The results of this study revealed three important issues. First of all, the same strategy was found to have different results on labour markets. This fact stressed that the context in which different measures are imposed is a decisive factor in their success. Secondly, resilient strategies underlined the importance of “flexibility”, by increasing temporary employment together with other conditions to escape from the crisis. Finally, the non-resilient results stress the importance of the imbalance between the flexicurity dimensions and the effect of the fall in economic activity on not being resilient in the long-term.

Welfare Capitalism in Crisis: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Labour Market Policy Responses to the Great Recession

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 659-686 ◽  
Author(s):  
FARAZ VAHID SHAHIDI
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Great Recession ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Fiscal Crisis ◽  
Labour Market Policy ◽  
Market Policy ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
Policy Responses

AbstractSocial policy responses to the recent economic crisis have varied considerably across advanced capitalist countries. This study aims to explain this cross-national diversity through a qualitative comparative analysis of labour market policy responses to the Great Recession across eighteen advanced welfare states. The results of the study suggest that theories of welfare state change that attribute theoretical centrality to political and institutional factors do not provide a compelling explanation for patterns of labour market reform observed since the onset of the economic crisis. Rather, they appear to be explained principally in terms of the variable fiscal capacity of the state. In particular, the study findings indicate that the presence of fiscal crisis has acted as a necessary (but insufficient) condition for the presence of recommodification, while the absence of fiscal crisis has acted as a sufficient (but unnecessary) condition for the absence of recommodification. These empirical developments suggest that there is a need for a scholarly return to the problematic relationship between capitalism and the welfare state.

scholarly journals Identifying Resilient and Non-Resilient Labour Conditions in Europe Using Qualitative Comparative Analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Sandra Martínez Molina ◽  
Paula Sabater Pavía ◽  
Jorge Garcés Ferrer
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Financial Crisis ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Initial Conditions ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Labour Market Flexibility ◽  
Different Levels

Based on the concept of labour market resilience, this paper is aimed to determine the combination of initial conditions behind resilient and non-resilient labour markets after the financial crisis in 2008 in Europe. We start from the assumption that some initial conditions in 2007 are crucial to achieve a specific labour result when a shock appears. In this sense, the effect of temporary employment in cyclical sectors, labour market flexibility, the level of education among the workforce, and the expenditure on Labour Market Policies (LMP) have been tested using crisp-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (csQCA) in 25 European countries. Whilst our results do not explain labour market resilience in its entirety, we have found a model explaining 85% of the non-resilient cases. These findings suggest that the different levels of initial conditions may have prompted dissimilar labour adjustments with varying success rates in dealing with the job losses.

scholarly journals ADAPTATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE LABOR MARKET: DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN EXPERIENCE

2021 ◽  
pp. 185-195
Author(s):  
Juliia Pidvalna ◽  
Olha Pavelkiv
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Self Determination ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Stable Employment ◽  
Large Groups

The article considers the process of adaptation of young people in the labour market. It has been determined that the main adaptation barriers for young people in the modern Ukrainian labour market are: low competitiveness; lack of the majority of young people with the necessary knowledge and skills for self-determination in the labour market, career development, negotiating with employers on employment issues; inconsistency of the professional qualification structure of youth with the needs of the economy and the available vacancies; lack of a mechanism to ensure the relationship between the labour market and the market of educational services; backwardness of personnel policy of most organizations, focused mainly on achieving current results, rather than on long-term development. It is analyzed that the successful adaptation ends, as a rule, with stable employment, adoption of laws of the labour market functioning. Violations of young people's adaptation in the labour market can have serious consequences, the main of which are chronic unemployment of large groups of young people, negative impact on socio-psychological development of young people, frustration at work as a means of personal self-realization.

scholarly journals The ‘Yellow Danger’? Global forces and global fears in the North Sea and beyond (1600–1950)

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 743-754
Author(s):  
Matthias van Rossum
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
North Sea ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Labour Relations ◽  
The North ◽  
15Th Century ◽  
Global Connections ◽  
The North Sea

Since direct shipping routes between Europe and Asia opened up at the end of the 15th century, the growing intercontinental and regional shipping connections resulted in increasing entanglements between European and Asian maritime labour markets. This article analyses the long term development of the connections between European and Asian maritime labour markets and its impact on socio-cultural (and labour) relations through three elements: first, the changing connections between European and Asian maritime labour markets; second, the changing nature of European and Asian maritime labour markets and its influence on the positions of sailors; and third, the changing relations between European and Asian sailors and its effects on the reactions and interactions in a globalising maritime labour market. It explores how these changing global connections shaped encounters between European and Asian sailors on (intercontinental) shipping in and from the North Sea region, and how it affected the positions and reactions of its workers.

scholarly journals (Re)making labour markets and economic crises: The case of Ireland

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enda Murphy ◽  
Julien Mercille
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Social Nature ◽  
The Social ◽  
Welfare Systems ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Regulatory Interventions ◽  
Irish Case

The 2008 economic crisis has had significant impacts on labour markets around the world. In Europe, in particular, the need for internal devaluation within European Union nations in financial difficulty precipitated a wave of labour market reforms alongside the reform of welfare systems struggling to cope with high levels of unemployment. Various analyses have explored the nature of these changes separately for the labour market and welfare systems. Using a conceptual framework rooted in a political economy understanding the social nature of labour, this article takes an inclusive approach to understanding regulatory changes for both employed and unemployed labour. We do this using the case of Ireland, a country that went through a severe economic crisis, was subject to a European Union/European Central Bank/International Monetary Fund bailout in 2010 and witnessed one of the most significant labour market crises in Europe. The Irish case is instructive because it highlights both the range and depth of regulatory interventions utilised by the state during periods of crisis to deal with the social nature of labour and its role under advanced capitalism. JEL codes: J01, J08, J48.

“Made Me Feel Connected”: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Intimate Partner Violence Routine Screening Pathways to Impact

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 334-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jo Spangaro ◽  
Jane Koziol-McLain ◽  
Alison Rutherford ◽  
Anthony B. Zwi
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Continuity Of Care ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Routine Screening ◽  
Abused Women

Intimate partner violence (IPV) routine screening is widely implemented, yet the evidence for pathways to impact remains unclear. Of the 32 abused women interviewed 16 weeks after antenatal IPV screening, 24 reported positive impact, six reported nil positive impact, and two reported negative impact. Using qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), key conditions for positive impact were care in asking, and support and validation from the midwife. Lack of these and lack of continuity of care were relevant to nil positive impact. Benefits included naming the abuse, connection, unburdening, taking steps to safety, and enabling informed care. Disclosure was not required for positive impact.

scholarly journals Alignment of business in robotic process automation

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ning Zhang ◽  
Bo Liu
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Process Automation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Robotic Process Automation ◽  
Business Alignment ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to find out how business aligns with robotic process automation (RPA) and whether the alignment has the same factors as for IT–business alignment. Design/Methodology/Approach Condition configurations for positive and negative impact for business alignment with RPA. Findings The positive and negative configurations that possibly impact business alignment with RPA. Research limitations/implications There are some human instincts during conditions dichotomization and limited number of cases. Practical implications The findings can be used to guide practice application in real industry. Originality/value This paper adopted crisp-set qualitative comparative analysis to find condition configurations for alignment of business and RPA for more generalization.

Das Phänomen "Arbeitgeberzusammenschlüsse" als Arbeitnehmerüberlassung

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Petri
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Temporary Employment ◽  
Legal Issue ◽  
Sustainable Employment ◽  
Underdeveloped Areas ◽  
Micro Enterprises

Micro enterprises in economically underdeveloped areas face increasing difficulties relating to long-term employment of qualified workers. Unlike medium-sized and large companies, they do not have an internal labour market, which means it is difficult for them to offer secure and sustainable employment with good standards, and still receive the necessary flexibility. Employers’ alliances (Arbeitgeberzusammenschlüsse—AGZ) are a form of organisation that can compensate for these disadvantages. However, the legal uncertainties associated with this form of employment pose an obstacle to its development. In this light, this work addresses the legal issue of whether the German Temporary Employment Act (Arbeitnehmerüberlassungsgesetz—AÜG) can be applied to this form of employer cooperation and where proposals for reform could be adopted in order to make the AÜG a suitable legal framework for this type of employer cooperation.

scholarly journals Digital seismic logger "Ermak-5". Five years of development

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Pavel Butyrin
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Power Management ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Power Supplies ◽  
Published Data ◽  
State Register ◽  
Power Management System ◽  
Infor Mation

The published data on several well-known seismic recorders used in modern seismological moni-toring systems are considered, and their qualitative comparative analysis is carried out. Infor-mation about the presence of Russian devices of this class in the State Register of measuring in-struments is given. The key technical characteristics of the "Ermak" recorder and confirming the results of laboratory and field experiments are given. At the same time, special attention is paid to the correspondence of the amplitude-frequency characteristics of the recorder to the reference analogs. A brief description of the flexible power management system for the recorder modules, which is designed to reduce power consumption, is given. The minimum value of the power con-sumption is about 300 mW when recording through six channels, which makes it possible to ef-fectively use the device for long-term measurements using autonomous power supplies. The in-ternal clock of the recorder is synchronized using GPS/GLONASS systems (hundreds of nano-seconds) and NTP-services (tens of microseconds). The efficiency of operation is ensured by the presence of a LCD-screen at the logger, on which, in addition to time and parametric information, waveforms are displayed in various display modes. There is also a list of facilities where "Ermak" was tested or is currently being operated.

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