A current study of companies owned or operated by the Czech State reveals lower numbers of women in top management and on boards compared to the country’s average. Even worse, the researcher from the Economics Institute of the Academy of Sciences found a negative trend over the past trend years in the Public Sector in […]
What are the bottom-line effects of cultural or ethnic diversity? How can companies benefit from this kind of diversity and at the same time avoid possible negative side effects? This exclusive extract from IBCR 3.0 presents two sample studies featured in the unique compendium of business case studies.
With networks for gay and lesbian employees having become a standard practice, the absence of LGBTI integration in many aspects of work life is often overlooked: transgender persons, gay employees in organisations belonging to the Catholic church, gays or lesbians in top management, homosexual images in advertisement. In two areas, we have seen surprisingly strong […]
Der kürzlich erschienene Sonderbericht der Gesellschaft für innovative Beschäftigungsförderung (G.I.B.) verschafft einen aktuellen Überblick über die Situation von Frauen auf dem nordrheinwestfälischen Arbeitsmarkt. Er gibt unter anderem Aufschluss über die Zunahme der Erwerbstätigkeit von Frauen, die besondere Situation von Alleinerziehenden und zeigt deutlich das große ungenutzte Potenzial von Frauen für die Wirtschaft.
Millennials value personal development and work-life balance over money and status. However, they are still ambitious and believe in their own ability to steer their career. This is one of many new insights from a large survey conducted by the INSEAD Emerging Markets Institute (EMI), the HEAD Foundation and Universum. The project was undertaken to […]
Die von der Generation Y verkörperten neuen Werte, die ganz wesentlich durch das Internet ausgelöst wurden, erfassen nach und nach ältere Manager-Generationen. Nicht nur jüngeren, sondern auch älteren Führungskräften wird Selbstverwirklichung bei der Arbeit wichtiger als Führung und Status. Zudem ist über alle Generationen hinweg ein höheres Bewusstsein für eine ausgewogene Work-Life-Balance sowie eine zunehmende […]
Leading companies identify most of their innovative D&I practices in the area of ‘Development & engagement’, followed by the fields ‘Women in management positions’ and ‘Work life balance’. This is one result of the latest International study initiated by European Diversity Research & Consulting. Companies consider D&I programmes innovative if they acknowledge specific needs of […]
Women embark on careers with high expectations and aspirations for advancement. However, this confidence evaporates as they enter their mid-career phase, a new study shows. What are the reasons and what can be done to remedy this deterioration that was not found for men?
Diversity & Inclusion evidently promotes performance, productivity, customer satisfaction, brand image, and competitive edge – we say. The International Business Case Report (2014) now underscores the accuracy of this statement with unprecedented empirical evidence. The 3rd edition of the unique (global) research report summarises 195 studies which illustrate the benefits and value-added from Diversity & […]
A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics shows that both organisational age diversity and age diversity management practices strengthen an organisation’s attractiveness and lessen the applicants’ expectation of age discrimination. However, the study finds two different groups of people with distinct reactions to age diversity (practices).
