Researchers found that gender diversity leads to a higher likelihood of introducing innovations at the workplace. Furthermore, a positive relationship between an open culture towards diversity and innovative performance is found. „This provides empirical evidence to the model of the Propelling Potential Principle which links differences, open-mindedness and inclusion to create value added,” Diversity expert […]
Due to the ongoing violation of human rights, Turkey’s potential accession to the EU continues to be controversially discussed across Europe. In the meantime, the European Parliament has therefore recently urged the country to continue its efforts in securing gender equality and women’s rights.
The Interior Ministry of Spain has set an example against the indiscriminate stopping of ‘foreign-looking people’. The ministry sent an internal appeal to law enforcement bodies stating that random people who seem to have foreign origins should not be suspected of being illegal immigrants. In the past,
GDF SUEZ profiles itself as a company of solidarity, citizenship, innovation in training and as a company which respects the many local contexts it operates in. The global giant with French / Belgian roots provides essential day-to-day services and places social responsibility at the core of its public service mission. Consequently,
Novartis, the second largest pharmaceutical manufacturer worldwide, has put a special focus on the importance of generational diversity. As part of a broader strategic D&I framework, Novartis Spain developed a strategic model and carried out an analysis to assess the impact of generational diversity on their organisation.
The ageing of many Western society and the partly related skill shortages have resulted in renewed attention on age diversity, and on older employees more specifically. In this context, lifelong learning for employees of all ages has become a household concept for talent management and personnel development.
It is a widespread – and disputed – assumption that men and women have different leadership styles, but when it comes to judge leadership behaviour, the traditional paradigm ‘Think Manager – Think Male’ comes to mind. At least until the executive makes a mistake. In that case, male leaders are seen as less competent, effective […]
Der Begriff vom „alten Eisen“ ist in der deutschen Sprache zum geflügelten Wort geworden. Ob dieses Eisen jedoch als Altmetall auf den Schrottplatz gehört oder als wertvoller und seltener Rohstoff produktiv genutzt werden kann, ist oft unklar. Die Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes setzte in diesem Jahr mit ihrer Aktionswoche ein Zeichen – mit einem klaren Motto: […]
Folgt man der rigorosen Kritik von Bundesarbeitsministerin von der Leyen am „unterirdischen“ Fortschritt beim Frauenanteil im Management der Großkonzerne, so müsste die Bundesverwaltung in dieser Disziplin weitaus besser abschneiden. Ein Blick in den aktuellen Gleichstellungsbericht – nach zehn Jahren Bundesgleichstellungsgesetz – zeigt, dass der Bund als Arbeitgeber trotz enger Regularien keine größeren Fortschritte aufzuweisen hat.
Seit der Anfangszeit von Diversity wurde das neue Konzept kritisch von den etablierten Gender PraktikerInnen und Kultur TrainerInnen beäugt. Sie bangten um ihre Vormachtstellung oder ihren ExpertInnen-Status.
