inclusion
27. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Competitive advantage is gained by accessing diverse customers through a diverse workforce, according to Procter & Gamble’s UK and Ireland HR director, Madalyn Brooks. The reason behind the success of its product choices are down to “diversity driving those insights that help us to get to where the consumers are”.
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27. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
In May, the TRIGOS exceptional award on “Equal Opportunities in the 21st Century” which is funded by Microsoft Austria was assigned for the 1st time. This year winner was TNT Express Austria GmbH. The award was dedicated to the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue with a special focus on migration and integration. With its comprehensive […]
Tags: english, ethnicity origin race, inclusion
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2. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Strategy & Tools ||
Das Problem ist bekannt: Deutschland hat im internationalen Vergleich zu wenig hochqualifizierte Beschäftigte. Einen – bisher noch nicht gehörten – Lösungsvorschlag haben ForscherInnen der Fachhochschule für Oekonomie & Management jetzt artikuliert: „Mit alternativen Studienformen, wie beispielsweise dem berufsbegleitenden Studium, kann dieses Problem behoben werden“, sagt Dr. Matthias Klumpp, Professor an der FOM.
Tags: age, german, inclusion
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2. May 2008 || by News Desk || Newsletter, Policy & Politics ||
Türkische AkademikerInnen und Studierende stellen eine wichtige Schlüsselgruppe für den Wirtschaftsstandort Deutschland dar – und trotzdem wird ihr Potenzial noch unzureichend wahrgenommen, erkannt und genutzt. Zu dieser Feststellung kommt das Forscherteam des Futureorg Instituts in einer aktuellen Untersuchung. Die ForscherInnen haben die Lage von jungen sowie erfahrenen Wissenschaftlern unter die Lupe genommen.
Tags: ethnicity origin race, german, inclusion, research
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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 […]
Tags: english, globality internationality, holistic, inclusion
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24. April 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
A recent survey “One Step Ahead of 2011: A New Horizon for Working Women” conducted by Accenture provides an overview of how tomorrow’s workforce feels about the changes to business that will accompany the increasing levelling of economic power globally. 4,100 professionals (both gender were equally represented) from medium to large organizations in 17 countries […]
Tags: english, gender, globality internationality, inclusion, mixed abilities, research
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24. April 2008 || by News Desk || Business Case, Newsletter ||
A recent research published by The Economic Journal titled “The Price of Reconciliation: Part-Time Work, Families and Women’s Satisfaction” shows again how women in business are forced to waste their talents to find jobs that allow them to balance their professional and family life. According to the authors of the research a third of female […]
Tags: english, gender, inclusion, work life navigation
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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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15. April 2008 || by Diversity Research || Business Case, Press Statements ||
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 […]
Tags: age, ethnicity origin race, gender, german, globality internationality, inclusion, lgbtqi*, mixed abilities, religion beliefs, research, work life navigation
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2. April 2008 || by News Desk || Marketing, Newsletter ||
Eine echte Überraschung bietet das bayerische Arbeitsministerium derzeit in Kinovorstellungen. Vor dem Haupt-film reißt sich in einem Ministeriums-Werbespot einer der Topmanager seine Kleidung vom Leib. In einer Vor-standssitzung, in der nur Männer anwesend sind, forderte der Vorsitzende zu Einsparungen auf. Kündigungen und eine Verringerung der Arbeitszeit schließt er aus.
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