Is Finland Different? Quality of Work Among Finnish and European Employees

2010

The issue of the quality of work-life has risen in popularity due to concerns about the economic and social sustainability of European societies. Throughout the continent, global competition, technological change and the intensification of work are common developments which are seen to affect the well-being of the workforce. Nevertheless, European countries differ substantially in terms of job quality. According to earlier research, employees in Sweden and Denmark (and to lesser extent in Finland) report a higher quality of work tasks than elsewhere in Europe. The aim of this paper was to investigate, in a cross-national context using multivariate techniques, whether job quality in Finland …

Työn ja perheen yhteensovittamisesta yhteensopivuuteen? Tutkimus työn ja perheen myönteisestä vuorovaikutuksesta

2010

Työelämän laatu ja laadun arviointi : tutkimushankkeen loppuraportti 10.11.2010

2010