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27. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
In 2008, the âFor Diversity. Against Discriminationâ campaign will continue to raise awareness of discrimination and the legislation which exists to combat it, as well as to promote the benefits of Diversity across the EU. The popular âFor Diversity. Against Discriminationâ Truck returns in 2008. The tour, set to launch in June, will visit ten […]
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27. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Competitive advantage is gained by accessing diverse customers through a diverse workforce, according to Procter & Gambleâs UK and Ireland HR director, Madalyn Brooks. The reason behind the success of its product choices are down to âdiversity driving those insights that help us to get to where the consumers areâ.
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2. May 2008 || by News Desk || HR, Newsletter ||
Wie stellen Sie sich einen besonders gefĂ€hrlichen Beruf vor? In schwindelerregender Höhe ohne Sicherheitsvorkehrungen. In stĂ€ndiger NĂ€he zu Feuer, ElektrizitĂ€t oder Chemikalien. SchweiĂtreibende Anstrengungen in lauter Umgebung. Oder einfach nur herumstehen und mit den HĂ€nden gestikulieren? Wenn man einer Studie des Rochester Institute of Technology glauben darf, ist das Verletzungsrisiko bei GebĂ€rdendolmetschern deutlich höher sein […]
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2. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Kryptische Quellcodes, bunte Grafiken und kleine Schriften – nicht nur das erkrankte Auge trifft im Internet auf Barrieren. Um diese und andere HĂŒrden beim âSurfenâ noch schneller ausfindig zu machen, wird die Meldestelle des âAktionsbĂŒndnis fĂŒr barrierefreie Informationstechnikâ kĂŒnftig ehrenamtliche BeschĂ€ftigte fĂŒr die Barrieren-Suche im âWorld Wide Webâ einsetzen.
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24. April 2008 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
The approach Diversity was initially developed and used in the business context. Today, we notice the entry of Diversity into the political sphere. The book âDiversity Management. European Contributions to a Current Debateâ collects experiences related to resource management and to job insertion. It presents 9 different approaches of how the idea of Diversity, to […]
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24. April 2008 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
The upcoming European annual thematic conference on anti-discrimination will take place in Belfast on the 5-6 June 2008. The conference, organised by the European Commission, will be dedicated to the theme of communication and awareness-raising in the anti-discrimination and equality field. It will bring together current national projects on awareness-raising and successful projects from the […]
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24. April 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
HP published a list with all important suppliers and will establish binding criteria regarding Diversity aspects for its partners around the globe. Thus the company has conducted 400 audits with the most important suppliers worldwide. In the EMEA region HP works closely with the Copenhagen Centre for Corporate Responsibility and the Copenhagen Business School in […]
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14. March 2008 || by Diversity Team || Publications, Strategy & Tools ||
Ob Imagefaktor, ProduktivitĂ€tsschub oder Internationalisierungs-Tool: Der Zuschnitt von Diversity bestimmt die Umsetzung und entscheidet ĂŒber den Erfolg. Diversity Management verspricht Lösungen fĂŒr zentrale strategische Herausforderungen wie Internationalisierung, Innovation oder OrganisationsverĂ€nderung. Doch das VerstĂ€ndnis von Diversity Management ist hĂ€ufig zu eng: Zu oft wird es einseitig als Personalthema betrachtet. Sollen die erwarteten Vorteile erzielt werden, ist […]
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1. March 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Wenn im BĂŒro gequalmt wird, machen nichtrauchende KollegInnen oft Dampf – denn die eigene Gesundheit ist traditionell ein hohes Gut. Und eine gesunde WertschĂ€tzung macht jeden Mitarbeiter zufriedener: âBetriebliche Gesundheitsförderung gehört wie eine sichere Arbeitsumgebung oder die Gehaltszufriedenheit zu einem positiven Arbeitsumfeldâ, sagt Friedrich Paul, Bereichsleiter fĂŒr Personal bei der Ăsterreichischen Post AG.
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25. February 2008 || by News Desk || D&I in the Media, Newsletter ||
The connection of innovation and diversity appears to be obvious to some extend: You need significantly different perspectives and skills in order to create something groundbreaking. If only experts from a field work together, invention (or enhancement) will be the result, but no sought-after leap forward. Consequently,
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