The need for clear leadership, including sense making, direction (and target) setting and role modelling has been found critical for the success of Diversity initiatives in many studies. To date, however, the CEOs’ perspectives have not been examined by research: how do they justify the slow pace of change and what drivers for gender equality […]
Flexible working is one of the bestselling employment features companies can offer their employees as an increasing amount of surveys demonstrates. Flexible employers score higher on the labour markets and can more easily attract the right talent. However, the reality still holds a lot of room for improvement, the new Working Families report “Time, Health […]
Gut 70 Jahre nach der Befreiung Europas und Deutschlands von der unmenschlichen nationalsozialistischen Diktatur sollten antisemitische Haltungen und Handlungen der dunklen Vergangenheit angehören. Dies entpuppt sich leider als Wunschdenken, wie eine erstmals in der EU durchgeführte Umfrage der Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte (FRA) unter 5.850 europäischen Juden aus acht Ländern zeigt.
Obwohl das Thema Gender-Diversity ganz oben auf der Agenda der Politik und gesellschaftlichen Diskussion steht, haben lediglich 40% der Unternehmen die berufliche Chancengleichheit von Frauen und Männern als strategisches Ziel definiert. Dies geht aus einer Umfrage des Führungskräfteverband ULA und der Bertelsmann Stiftung unter 1.250 Führungskräften der mittleren Ebene hervor.
International experiences and cross-national exchanges are among the most wanted aspects in globally operating companies. Transferring these ideals to reality seems to be more difficult, as Ernst & Young’s sixth annual “Global Mobility Effectiveness Survey 2013” suggests. The study examines business practices and movements of expatriates and business travellers and gives detailed information about
While Western countries like the U.S. and many EU member states are still struggling with the recent recession, the so-called emerging countries are catching up economically. In addition to the BRICS countries, African countries show high growth rates and both technical and human resources are required to expand business. In this context,
Worldwide about 1 billion people are affected by some type of disability, according to estimations of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank. The two international organisations released a 350-page report on living conditions of disabled people worldwide. The economic and societal situation for those 15% of the total population could be far […]
Manchmal reicht zur Lösung einer Aufgabe oder eines grundlegenden Problems einfach eine Auszeit. Im Falle des Berufsalltags kann der Abstand durch eine lange Reise hergestellt oder durch die Beschäftigung mit anderen Themen und Aufgaben erzielt werden. Eine unfreiwillige Auszeit wegen Krankheit oder Arbeitslosigkeit bewirkt hingegen Stress und Sorgen und dient kaum dem Wohlbefinden. Wie unterschiedliche […]
Individual wellbeing ultimately contributes to overall business results, a new report gives additional evidence to this long-suspected nexus. Concretely, trust in and identification with a company were found to be essential for gains in productivity. The report “Trust:
In most European countries, public dialogue and media features focus on deficits of and conflicts with the migrant population. It has been perpetuated by politicians and media from all camps and colours who have consistently underreported on positive facts, such as the net tax contribution. A new report from the European Network Against Racism (ENAR) […]
