Human Relations virtual special issue: The Quality of Working Life Revisited
This virtual special issue brings together a number of key articles published in Human Relations that focus on the quality of working life.
Workplace innovation and quality of working life – evidence from Poland
As demonstrated in the third and fourth European Company Surveys, workplace innovation cases in Central and Eastern Europe were less substantial compared to Continental and Western Europe countries.
Lortek @gite: Innovation in the workplace
In addition to adequate remuneration, people also look for their contribution to the company, opportunities to demonstrate their capabilities, grow professionally and see their efforts recognised.
Employee ownership: an enabler of workplace innovation?
Employee owned businesses generate higher levels of productivity by empowering staff to take decisions and feel valued to do so.
“Fostering workplace innovation” in the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
EUWIN’s 13 partners' opinion paper argues that workplace innovation offers a comprehensive approach to creating the fair working conditions mentioned in the Pillar of Social Rights, launched in 2017 by the European Commission (EC).
Work engagement in human-machine collaboration
Human-machine collaboration is sometimes considered as the face of digital Taylorism, with workers becoming brainless zombies what, how and when to perform by their technological masters.
Workplace innovation’s spillover into community and political participation
Is it true that a discontented worker is a discontented citizen? Does job quality make a difference in terms of participation in the neighbourhood and in politics? Well, looking at recent research the answer to both questions is “yes”.
The positive employment impact of Finland’s Liideri programme
Should countries invest in programmes that support Workplace Innovation in firms? The short answer is yes.
Innovation at Ematsa: Everyone’s invited
Excellence is not something you achieve once and forever. It is something to be pursued and maintained to the highest standards in a society which evolves and changes very quickly.
Managerial measures at the workplace in the Bulgarian transport sector during COVID-19
The Bulgarian passenger transport sector was one of the worst affected in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and several measures regarding personnel and work processes have been taken to deal with the situation.