Highs and lows in implementing work-life balance at companies in the Basque Country

Martínez-Tola, Elena; Cal, Ma Luz de la; Larrañaga, Mertxe; Jubeto, Yolanda

doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2019.102301

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“…It is striking that while this is considered the most important challenge, the other challenges related to gender-based violence have not obtained such a high score, all of them being dependent on each other [43]. With regard to the future and quality of employment, the promotion and integration of young people into the labour market under decent conditions (8.71 points out of 10), as highlighted by [56][57][58][59][60][61], and favouring the establishment of companies in the territory (8.84 points out of 10), in line with [49][50][51], are selected as the top priority challenges. As to the area of the Triple Transition, the most noteworthy challenges are the development of alternative energy sources to fossil fuels (8.76 points out of 10) and the management of generational change in the production system by promoting digitalisation that will alleviate demographic deficiencies and employing migrants (8.71 points out of 10).…”

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“…To this end, it is necessary to encourage companies to remain in the territory, with actions such as tax incentives, legal measures, recognition, benefits of various kinds depending on the activity and size of the company, etc. [49][50][51]. Directly related to this point, there is a need for cross-border collaboration with European regions, promoting strategic cooperative projects that will boost R&D activity in the territory in order to be more competitive in the future [52].…”

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Towards Human-Scale Competitiveness: Priority Challenges for Triple Helix towards 2030

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The future of regions must be built on human-scale competitiveness based on quality employment, sustainability (climate, digital, and demographic), knowledge and skills, new business projects focused on people, and equality between women and men. The achievement of this competitiveness requires cooperation among the Triple Helix, i.e., cooperation between companies, universities, and administration. However, as extant studies indicate, cooperation levels between universities and companies remain low. Therefore, the development of research projects and tools to foster this cooperation is necessary. As can be seen in the United Nations Sustainable Development 2030 Agenda, the challenges that the Triple Helix must face in the runup to 2030 are manifold. Given these multiple challenges and the limitation of existing resources, the identification of priorities is crucial in order to optimise resources, focus policies, and develop an agenda to guide cooperation. To this end, by conducting an exhaustive review of the literature, four focus group sessions with 24 participants and a quantitative questionnaire answered by 90 institutions, this study identifies the challenges that the Triple Helix of the Basque Country (Northern Spain) considers to be a priority for 2030 in order to ensure regional human-scale competitiveness. In accordance with the results of the study, eradicating gender-based violence, favouring the establishment of companies in the territory (incentives, legal measures, recognition, etc.), and developing alternative energy sources are some of the main priority challenges.

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