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Daria Efimova
Like every year, the Center for Financial Studies (CEF) has organized a new edition of the Financial Studies Awards. Held for the first time in 1990, they have an important recognition in the area of Social and Legal Sciences. Its objective is to "recognize and stimulate creative and research work, and valuing its practical nature"; and contains numerous categories, such as Accounting, ADE and Civil and Commercial Law, among others.
This 2021, among its participants, has had José Ángel Zuñiga Vicente, professor of Business Organization at the Rey Juan Carlos University. His work, co-authored by a professor at the University of Salamanca in the same subject, José Ignacio Galán, has won the First Prize in the Human Resources category. The awards ceremony took place on September 29.
An investigation into the new economies
Entitled “Gig Economy: The beginning of a new era in the management of human resources?”, the study analyzes this new type of economy, its advantages and disadvantages and offers a proposal for its classification. It also puts a special focus on workers in this new sector, who are especially affected by the change in the market. Many of the companies that are part of the gig economy they are highly integrated into the daily lives of consumers. Uber, Glovo and Airbnb are just a few examples of a phenomenon that is expanding more and more. "For all these reasons, we consider that it is a particularly propitious moment to raise the issues dealt with in the work presented", comments José Ángel Zuñiga.
Both José Ángel Zuñiga and José Ignacio Galán highlight the pride they feel in having won the award after months of intense work. “In addition, it is also an important boost to continue working”, concludes José Ángel Zuñiga. "At least with the same, or if possible with even more enthusiasm in such an arduous task and, on many occasions, as misunderstood as research."