In March the German Institute for labour market research (IAB) published an international report on the qualification standards of immigrants. The report compared the qualification standards of immigrants in countries like Germany, USA, Canada, Australia or United Kingdom. According to the results of the report traditional immigration countries such as Canada (59%), New Zealand (46%) […]
Metastudie zeigt wirtschaftliche Effekte von Diversity auf Diversity hat sich in Deutschland mittlerweile fest als Managementansatz etabliert. Hatten im Jahr 2000 erst zwei DAX-30 Unternehmen einen oder mehrere Diversity Manager, sind es heute bereits mehr als die Hälfte. Aber was bringt Diversity Management konkret? Welche empirisch messbaren Erfolge erzielen heterogene Teams und wie wirkt sich […]
How best to implement migration and housing policies at the local level will be one of the main questions of an upcoming conference on April 7 in Brussels. The conference ‘European cities integrating migrants’ aims to debate on policies of local governance for integration and access to housing and on personnel policies of local authorities […]
Understanding other people – their behaviours, their decisions, their communication – can be regarded as one of the most critical elements on the way to unleash the power of Diversity. Over time, experts have developed a variety of models trying to explain some of the differences we observe or experience when dealing with others. Gender […]
As part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008, the Intercultural Cities Conference will closely look at migration, diversity and urban life in the European Union. The conference will not only provide an opportunity for international city leaders and experts to look at how different cultures can live together but how this cultural diversity […]
European companies make progress in preparing for the ageing workforce and show an increased awareness for the shrinking workforce in their countries. These are the key results of the recently published second ‘Demographic Fitness Survey’ by the Adecco Institute. The ‘Demographic Fitness Survey’ was conducted among 2,506 companies in Germany, the UK, France, Italy and […]
As the European Union grows together, the European Commission challenges interested people to capture their vision of intercultural dialogue and share it with the world in the competition “Cultures on my street”. All European residents, regardless of age or origins, can participate. The idea behind the competition is that the borders within Europe are fading […]
Die Bewältigung des demographischen Wandels ist die wichtigste Zukunftsaufgabe für PersonalmanagerInnen in Deutschland. Das ergab die Studie „The Future of HR in Europe“ der Boston Consulting Group (BCG) und der European Association for Personnel Management (EAPM). Ganz oben auf der Liste der wichtigsten Personalfragen in Deutschland – aber auch in Österreich, der Schweiz und Frankreich […]
In January European Commissioner Ján Figel‘ announced the launch of a study on the role of culture, and the EU’s cultural industries, in promoting and stimulating creativity, innovation and growth in the EU. “Innovation and creativity are fundamental to the process of economic growth,” Mr. Figel‘ told the representatives, “and they also boost social development.
Three in four EU citizens welcome the dialogue with other cultures according to the latest Eurobarometer on cultural and ethnic Diversity commissioned by the European Commission in 2007. Almost three quarters of EU citizens (72%) believe that people with a different background (ethnic, religious or national) enrich the cultural life of their country, while a […]
