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The institutional vs. the academic definition of the quality of work life. What is the focus of the European Commission?

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In recent years, we have seen how the quality of work life has been focused and defined by the European Commission (EC). In our study we compare the EC definition with the academic one and try to see how close they are. We also analyse the possibility of applying the institutional definition to the Spanish case through the development of specific indicators. Our main conclusions are that QWL is increasingly important for policy makers. In addition, it is essential to have objective indicators and to conduct surveys in order to reliably measure QWL.

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Universitat de Barcelona. Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública

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cc-by-nc-nd, (c) Royuela Mora et al., 2007

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Documents de treball (Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada Regional i Pública (IREA))

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The institutional vs. the academic definition of the quality of work life. What is the focus of the European Commission?