One remarkably constant figure in Swedish Working Life Research for over 30 years has been Kennetn Abrahamsson, who has organised and financed research in the field on behalf of Swedish government agencies.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic there were already many discussions about the future of work in times of digital transformation.
Workplace innovation (WPI) has many definitions, but what they have in common is being a driver for the ‘advancement of work’ and contributing to a ‘good jobs strategy’.
The current crisis has revealed how critical innovation practices are for improving companies’ resilience to adverse market conditions and tackling periods of transformation.
Innovative Work Organisation in Residential Care Centres (IWO in RCC) simultaneously tackles quality of care and workable work (the Flemish expression for job quality), does this together with employees and their supervisors, and is aimed at the entire sector.
Making sure that work has no detrimental effect on workers’ mental and physical health, is a cornerstone of job quality.
This is a time of change, when business leaders at every level must acquire the knowledge, skills and practical resources to build adaptable, innovative and resilient organisations whilst becoming employers of choice.
This event will focus on returning to the workplace and hybrid working and how to manage this still fairly new approach to working.
Good work doesn’t just lead to psychological wellbeing and personal fulfilment – it also boosts engagement, performance and innovation.
The INSPIRE project aims to improve and reinforce the young entrepreneurs' capacity to respond to the challenges that the labour markets are facing or will face in the future.