Clara Viñas-Bardolet
PhD candidate in Information and Knowledge Society Doctoral Programme
Doctoral School – Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, UOC
Master’s Degree in the Information and Knowledge Society, Knowledge Economy area, at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC). Social and Cultural Anthropology Bachelor’s degree at Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and Statistics Bachelor’s degree at the same university.
Her research is part of the i2TIC research group program based on the study of the new forms of health; well-being, happiness and work-life balance in the knowledge society. She is specifically devoted to the fields of welfare, well-being, job satisfaction and happiness in the knowledge society: specifically, focusing on an empirical exploration of the relation between knowledge, quality of life, quality of jobs, sustainable consumption and happiness.
Before joining the UOC, she had worked in management and consultancy for Cultural institutions (audience development, programs and exhibitions evaluations, Community Outreach).
Recent Publications:
• Viñas-Bardolet, C.; Torrent-Sellens, J. & Guillen-Royo, M. (2018). “Knowledge Workers and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Europe”. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-018-0541-1.
• Viñas-Bardolet, C.; Guillen-Royo, M.; Torrent-Sellens, J. (2018). “Job characteristics and life satisfaction in Europe: A domains-of-life approach.” TIK Working Papers on Innovation Studies 20180412, Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, University of Oslo.
• Castellacci, F.; Viñas-Bardolet, C. (2017) “Internet use and job satisfaction“. TIK Working Papers on Innovation Studies, No. 20170126.
• Torrent-Sellens, J.; Velazco-Portocarrero, J.; Viñas-Bardolet, C. (2016) “Knowledge-Based Work and Job Satisfaction: Evidence from Spain“. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, pp. 1- 38. DOI: 10.1007/s13132-015-0349-1
• Viñas-Bardolet, C. & Torrent-Sellens, J. (2015) “Knowledge-based work and job satisfaction: Evidence from Europe”. The 2015 Quality of Life Conference: The Future of Quality of Life. Phoenix, Arizona 15- 17 October, 2015.
• Velazco, J.; Torrent-Sellens, J.; Viñas-Bardolet, C. (2014) “Job satisfaction of Spanish knowledge-based workers: Characterization and determinants“. Institut Interdiscplinari d’Internet (IN3), Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. IN3 Working Paper Series WP14-002, pp.1-37. ISSN: 2013-8644
• Viñas-Bardolet, C.; Torrent-Sellens, J.; Velazco, J.; (2013) “Determinants of job satisfaction: The role of knowledge-based work. An illustration from Spain”. X Jornadas de Economia Laboral. Asociación Española de Economía del Trabajo (AEET). Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid (Espanya), 11-12/07/2013.
• Torrent-Sellens, J.(dir.); Díaz-Chao, A.; Ficapal-Cusí, P.; Jiménez-Zarco, A.I.; Curós-Vilà, P.; Soler-Ramos, I.; Viñas-Bardolet, C. (2012). L’empresa gironina a l’economia del coneixement. Noves fonts de productivitat i competitivitat? Girona: Universitat de Girona i Observatori de les Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació a Girona (OTIC). [ISBN: 978-84-8458-393-6; DL: GI.821-2012].
• Torrent, J. (director); Díaz, Á.; Ficapal, P; Jimenez, A. I.; Viñas, C.; Soler, I.; Ruiz, M; Bellmunt, E.; Martínez J.; More, T. (2010) “Estudi sobre l’adopció i l’ús de les TIC a les microempreses del sector del comerç, 2010. Estructura i elements de valor de la microempresa comercial a Catalunya“. Informe FOBSIC (Fundació Observatori per a la Societat de la Informació a Catalunya), Generalitat de Catalunya. p.1-175.
• Torrent, J. (director); Díaz, Á.; Ficapal, P; Jimenez, A. I.; Viñas, C.; Soler, I.; Ruiz, M; Bellmunt, E.; Martínez J.; More, T. (2010) “Estudi sobre l’adopció i l’ús de les TIC a les microempreses del sector del turisme, 2010. Estructura i elements de valor de la microempresa turística a Catalunya“. Fundació Observatori per a la Societat de la Informació a Catalunya (FOBSIC). Generalitat de Catalunya. p.1-174.