Research

    Research Observatories of the Faculty of Labour Sciences

    • Observatory of Labour Law Studies
    • Observatory of Socioeconomic Studies of the Mediterranean
    • Observatory of Specificity, Labour and Financial Inclusion

    Lines of Research

    Active lines of the Research Plan (year 2016) of the Faculty of Labour Sciences (Faculty Board meeting of 12/19/2014).

    • Psychosocial health and organizations
      • Francisco Díaz Bretones
      • @email
    • Statistics and demography    
      • Pedro A. García    
      • @email
    • Work paths and migration    
    • Corporate social responsibility    
    • Opinions, values and work expectation from students of the Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources    
      • Rafael Martínez    
      • @email
    • Sustainable Development    
      • Óscar Bustinza    
      • @email
    • Labour relations and unprotected groups under the Civil and Fiscal Legal System    
    • Employment and Sustainable Local Development    
      • José Antonio Camacho    
      • @email
    • Integration of immigrant workers    
    • Alternatives systems for the solution of labour conflicts. New trends    
      • Rosa Glez. de Patto    
      • @email
    • Information technologies, management capacities and entrepreneurial results    
    • Movimientos Transnacionales de trabajadores y Derechos Socio-laborales.    

    Lines of Research Summary

    The Faculty of Labour Sciences and Human Resources has an interdisciplinary research activity which integrates very different lines of research ranging from international mobility of workers to sustainable development or corporate social responsibility. A detailed list of the current lines of research is provided below:

    • Line 1: Psychosocial health and organizations. The prevention and management of the health impact of psychosocial hazards of work is the main aim of study of this line of research. The members of this line has participated in several international projects such as the “Participative Prevention of Psychosocial Emergent Risks in SMEs” financed by the European Commission. Group Leader: Francisco Díaz @email
    • Line 2: Statistics and demography. As it is widely acknowledged, statistics has become a key element in most of research conducted in social sciences. This line of research focuses on the quality of statistical techniques applied to labour sciences and human resources. Group Leader: Pedro A. Garcia pagarcia@ugr.es
    • Line 3: Work paths and migration. Immigration and its impact on work conditions have gained increasing importance over the last decades. This lines of research analyses the relationship between migrations and work, paying special attention to the situation in developing and/or emerging countries like Morocco or Mexico. Group Leader: Rosa Soriano @email
    • Line 4: Corporate social responsibility. Corporate social responsibility is an aspect of firms which is acquiring more and more importance nowadays. It is generally defined as the engagement of firms in activity that produces some social good. This line of research examines CSR from the double perspective of big firms and SMEs. Group Leader: Valentin Molina @email
    • Line 5: Opinions, values and work expectation from students of the Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources The opinion of students is a key element when trying to match their expectations and the requirements of the labour market. This line of research have conducted several surveys over the last years that show very interesting results, among them the comparatively high adequacy of the abilities and capacities acquired by the students after completing their degree. Group Leader: Rafael Martínez @email
    • Line 6: Sustainable Development. This line of research aims at promoting the research on sustainable development, cooperatives and digitalization. Sustainability is examined from a triple perspective: economic, social and environmental. Group Leader: Óscar Bustinza @email
    • Line 7: Labour relations and unprotected groups under the Civil and Fiscal Legal System. This line of research focuses on analysing how changes in the civil and fiscal legal system affect vulnerable groups in Spain. Group Leader: Carmen Almagro @email
    • Line 8: Employment and Sustainable Local Development. The aim of this line research is examine the emergence of new areas of work and occupations and their impact on economic and social development at the local level. Its more recent projects focus on the service sector, in particular social services and knowledge-intensive business services. Group Leader: José Antonio Camacho @email
    • Line 9: Integration of immigrant workers. The increasing migration flows require the analysis of their impact from the point of view of integration. Among other issues, this line of research analyses the relationship between labour mobility and perception of social grants or the correspondence between the demand from immigrants and the capacity of governments. Group Leader: Mercedes Moya @email
    • Line 10 Alternatives systems for the solution of labour conflicts. New trends. There has been a long debate in Spain on the efficiency of the legal system. This line of research examines the alternatives systems of solution of labour conflicts as a very useful tool to reduce waiting times and save costs. Group Leader: Rosa González de Patto @email
    • Line 11 Information technologies, management capacities and entrepreneurial results. The aim of this line of research is to analyse the impact of information technologies (IT) on the process capacities of firms, in particular on human resources management. Other effects are also examined like environmental sustainability. Group Leader: José Benítez @email