The Digital Economy and the European Labour Market

ISBN-13: 9781032184586 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 302 str.

Maria Urbaniec

Opis

With a focus on the European labour market, this book seeks to understand how digital transformation affects changes in employee–employer relations. These consequences include shifts in job security and job flexibility as well as alternative work arrangements in the digital economy.

Spis treści

Introduction Part I: The labour market in the digital economy 1. Labour market dualism in the digital economy 2. Opportunities and consequences of digital transformation for the labour market: a systematic literature review 3. Labour market in the age of digital transformation: evidence from EU countries Part II: The labour market and employment relations in the digital economy: theoretical background 4. Labour market segmentation theory and the digital economy 5. New institutional economics and the digital economy 6. Behavioural economics perspective and the digital economy 7. Innovation theory and the digital economy 8. Agency theory and the digital economy 9. Regional economic theories and the digital economy Part III: Flexible forms of employment in the digital economy: exploratory research 10. Overview of non-standard work arrangements 11. Highly skilled solo self-employed individuals in the digital economy 12. Platform work in the digital economy 13. Casual work in the digital economy 14. Remote work in the digital economy 15. Job sharing in the digital economy 16. Interim management in the digital economy 17. Zero-hours contracts in the United Kingdom 18. Profile of digital workers in Spain

O autorze

Maria Urbaniec is an Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Cracow University of Economics, Cracow, Poland.