Abstract
This article deals with the development of a new model for measuring job quality based on the intrinsic components of work, an European Intrinsic Job Quality Index. The objective is measure job quality on the basis of the characteristics inherent to the labour activity itself, and not from its financial rewards. First, we review the existing literature on current measurement models and justify the need for an index of this nature. Secondly, we explain the fundamental methodological decisions adopted for the construction of the index, and present the descriptive model, the indicators that make up each dimension, and the empirical model. Finally, we present the index scores by European Union countries within the framework of institutional theories. In this work, we have used a quantitative methodology, based on social indicator systems, and it has been carried out mainly with data from the European Working Conditions Survey (2015). The fundamental contribution of this article is the construction of a new model for measuring the quality of work, robust, valid and reliable, which will allow us to monitor the intrinsic job quality of the member countries, and thus provide relevant information that contributes to the framework of public policies.
Highlights
True to its nature, a composite indicator is usually built to ‘tell a story’
In order to enrich this field of study, we present a model based on the principle of parsimony, which measures only the intrinsic aspects of work, through the construction of an European Intrinsic Job Quality Index (EIJQI)
There is a relationship between Varieties of Capitalism (VoC) models and various aspects of job quality, those related to intrinsic characteristics such as autonomy and the possibility of participating in decisions at work (Esser and Olsen 2012)
Summary
A composite indicator is usually built to ‘tell a story’. It is ideally suited to identify and bring attention to a possibly latent phenomenon (KucCzarnecka et al 2020). There is a growing use of models that measure other non-monetary aspects of job performance that are critical to workers’ quality of life (Gallie 2009; OECD 2013; Eurofound 2012, 2016) These studies have confirmed the relevance of intrinsic aspects of work such as autonomy, social utility and social relations for the well-being of workers (Eurofound 2014, 2016; Green and Mostafa 2012; Muñoz de Bustillo et al 2011a; Dahl et al 2009; Gallie et al 2012). The EIJQI is a new model for measuring job quality, so in this article we will present the process carried out to design, construct, validate and interpret the resulting model by country
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