Spanish Economic-Financial Crisis: Social and Academic Interest

Abstract

The present study analyses the interest of both experts and the general population in the economic-financial crisis that has affected Spain up until 2019. To examine the interest of the general users, Google searches were analysed through the Google Trends tool. Meanwhile, the interest of scholars was assessed through the analysis of academic papers published on Scopus, one of the most relevant peer reviewed literature database. To this end, a Scopus search was made for papers containing the fragment "Spanish financial crisis" on their tittles, abstracts, or keywords, which ensued a sample of 632 studies. Findings show that the Spanish financial crisis worries the general population as well as scholars. Peaks in searches by general internet users take place in the years preceding the crisis (2004 and 2005) as well as throughout its duration (

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“…Spain was one of the European countries where the consequences of the global economic crisis were most devastating. In fact, the recovery has not yet been completed and it is still causing worries to the population [ 40 ]. In this context, economically vulnerable older individuals were particularly affected by the rise in owned and rented housing prices and other conditions related to the properties [ 41 , 42 ].…”

The Industry Life Cycle in an Economic Downturn: Lessons from Firm’s Behavior in Spain, 2007–2012

“…The study of dynamics of Spanish F&B industry through the ILC model reveals that, in spite of an overall picture of stability, consumption of Spanish households declined in the period of the study however the total performance of the industry was better than the one of the total economy (Araújo-Vila et al 2020 ). The exam of change trajectories (McGahan 2004 ) shows an overall pattern of intermediating change, where competitors, customers and suppliers force companies to act against their own profitability.…”

“…The economic recession left companies without the resources required given the need to change or cease operating (Bloom 2014 ) in a “post-growth”, scenario (persistent stagnation, stalled growth, high unemployment and inequality, Jackson 2019 ). Spanish financial crisis worries the general population during the worst of the peak but also throughout its duration (Araújo-Vila et al 2020 ).…”

Stress at Work: Can the Spiritual Dimension Reduce It? An Approach From the Banking Sector

“…Second: Employees and managers in the banking sector in Spain opt for a model to reduce work stress based on the learning of behavioural models based on the development of values and a transcendent vision. So, unlike the social improvements proposed by CCOO (2020) in the "Report on the evolution of employment in the financial sector restructuring process 2008-2020" based on organisational issues, this model proposes improvements that lie in the development of values and the transcendent vision of work to overcome adverse conditions resulting from massive lay-offs (Tarki et al, 2020), high fragility in the Spanish banking system (García and Vázquez, 2019) and high temporality (Araújo-Vila et al, 2020), aggressive policies to attract clients, demanding work schedules (Royo, 2020) and high mobility between offices (Sudria, 2016) which hinders personal and vital stability.…”

“…Adverse working conditions currently faced by banks in Spain, characterised by the fragility of the Spanish banking system (García and Vázquez, 2019) and high temporality (Araújo-Vila et al, 2020), is translated into aggressive client deposit-taking policies (Royo, 2020). This hinders employees' personal and vital stability.…”