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and maintain a positive workplace environment and to encourage cooperation among workers with differing backgrounds.

making the organization a more positive workplace. Employees that come to the FC are recharged with new energy;

and back 24 C. Møller This research agenda is aligned with Industrie 4. 0 that further emphasizes New social infrastructures in the workplace and Cyber-Physical Systems technology as research areas.

provide a framework in which we bring the skills of the future into today's workplace.

Partnership and Workplace Innovation 29 10 Competition and Better Regulation 31 Conclusion 33 Innovation in Ireland 2008 Innovation in Ireland 20081ireland is recognised internationally as a stable and progressive society

and employers to increase levels of workplace learning and upskilling. Lifelong learning Education and training can no longer be seen as a phase that individuals go through before their career starts;

non formal, workplace and community settings, and is designed to ensure access, transfer and progression for learners.

provides a testing ground for new ways of integrating marginalised groups into the workplace and of upskilling those already in employment.

National Workplace Strategy Social partnership fosters innovative activities and practices to ensure the continuing transformation of the workplace in Ireland.

a National Workplace Strategy is a blueprint by the National Centre for Partnership and Performance (NCPP) aiming to transform Irish workplaces.

The Strategy takes a coherent and integrated approach to workplace development and focuses on actions to stimulate workplace change and innovation, within a social partnership environment.

The key message of the National Workplace Strategy is that the quality of Irish workplaces is critical to Ireland's transition into an even more dynamic, highly skilled, innovative and knowledge-based economy.

In particular, the Strategy identifies the need for more organisational innovation and related improvements in workplace cultures to complement

and service ongoing innovation in products and processes. The future of work Partnership and Workplace Innovation Innovation in Ireland 2008 30 Workplace Innovation Fundthe Workplace Innovation Fund helps companies build a stronger commitment to workplace innovation.

It is administered by Enterprise Ireland in collaboration with the NCPP and has three main strands: A public awareness campaign:

The National Centre for Partnership and Performance aims to bring the concept and practice of workplace innovation to a wider national audience.

Support for capacity building: This aims to enhance the capacity of the social partners to build a stronger commitment to workplace innovation and change.

Promotion of innovation at enterprise level: This focuses on companies who are seeking to leverage workplace innovation to improve their competitiveness and productivity.

The Workplace Innovation Fund is a unique opportunity for SMES to receive financial support for projects seeking to develop partnership and participation within the workplace leading to productivity improvements, improved performance and employee well-being.

This positive approach to the management of innovative change through partnership builds on over twenty years of experience that will equip Irish workplaces to deal with future challenges.

Innovation in Ireland 200831 Competition fuels innovation The pressure to be competitive drives innovation across the range of business practice;

The implementation of new organisational methods in firms'business practices, workplace organisation and external relations can have substantial impacts on firms'competitiveness

workplace organisation and marketing (OECD, 2010a, forthcoming. Another issue is that whereas technological innovation tends to be associated more with manufacturing,

or a new organizational method in business practices, workplace organization, or external relations. 4 Innovations can arise at many different points in the development process,

In an ever-changing technological world, children should be exposed to a broad range of ICT skills to understand their application in the workplace.

and to create the jobs and workplaces of tomorrow. From the GEDI pillar comparison on page 17

and adults in the acquisition of skills that are needed in the workplace is a key objective of this reform process.

financial assistance through Jobs Plus and a range of workplace support schemes to support employers who employ a person with a disability.

which is reducing the administrative burden of company registration and filing systems, the new Workplace Relations Commission, trusted partners for the issuing of work permits,

and/or at a minimum to adopt technologies in the workplace; and encouraging new technology intensive and software start-ups that are focused on addressing the needs of the manufacturing sector.

Strategic issues, trends and challenges The potential for innovation in the workplace in terms of changing job types, how work is performed

or green areas and packaging products. 13 There is also EUWIN (European Workplace Innovation Network) 9 http://www. eurofound. europa. eu/areas/industrialrelations/dictionary definitions/selfemployedperson

public agencies and research institutions to raise awareness about workplace innovation and its benefits. 14 Roles and impacts of ICT There is much agreement about some of the main impacts of ICT on employment.

In each case, of course, such human-centred work will increasingly be strongly 14 http://ec. europa. eu/enterprise/policies/innovation/policy/workplace-innovation/euwin/index en. htm 15 See Tepsie

and self-esteem-ICT adapts workplaces to needs and capacities of workers with a mental illness, market basis (e g.

Aumühle laundry)- Public, private and civil funding (€1. 5m turnover aim for 2014), civil operation-700 sheltered workplaces in all Germany, 280,000 jobs CSE:

and automate workplaces to place people with a mental illness in a sheltered workplace such as the Aumühle laundry.

but the application of ICT has supported physical workplace communities of workers. Mission Leben uses an ICT Internet of things e g.

comprehensive workplace and work process transformation to match the capacities and needs of people with a mental illness.

700 sheltered workplaces and 280,000 jobs for people with a mental illness across Germany. For example, one workplace in Aumühle includes inter alia a protected 27 laundry workplace and shows an increase in secure jobs to 55,

plus 10 additional staff (team leaders and skilled employees), compared to former‘normal'workplace. CSE:

just over 100 start-ups create their own new businesses and jobs for unemployed students, with an average of 4 people each including interns,

Mission Leben and CSE, are at opposite ends of the spectrum between a protected and adapted workplace in the former case and a dynamic, innovative and challenging workplace in the latter case.

In the Mission Leben case the workplace for people with a mental illness would not be commercially viable without ICT adapting it

and adapting workplaces to workers'special needs. Mainly standard ICT is used, although some bespoke is deployed also where relevant,

such as in the Mission Leben case where workplaces are adapted to suit the needs of people with a mental illness.

e g. for adapting workplaces & work processes for vulnerable people, for enabling vital online knowledge & experience sharing.

and offline social networks, encouraging strong and positive relationships between people from different backgrounds in the workplace, in education and within neighbourhoods to do things for themselves as‘digital pioneers'with a mutual aid ethos.

often in the workplace but in principle in any context. ii) Because Cops are traditionally local and characterised by a great deal of tacit knowledge,

defined as the social organization of a group of people jointly pursuing a shared practice, often in the workplace but in principle in any context.

The digital economy and digital workplace...12 1. Supporting and promoting the digitisation of industry...13 2. Supporting the young digital economy...

14 4. Reconfiguring the workplace in the digital world...15 5. Promoting the transition to renewable energy and green IT...

The digital economy and digital workplace I I. THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND DIGITAL WORKPLACE 13 Ever greater volumes of data (so-called big data) are being interconnected to build smart data,

THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND DIGITAL WORKPLACE zzsupporting smart home applications; zzfacilitating ICT-based support for (electro-)mobility;

I I. THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND DIGITAL WORKPLACE 15 We will improve the distribution and availability of mobile Internet access via WLAN.

and data protection. 4. Reconfiguring the workplace in the digital world The progressive digital transformation is creating new areas of activity and job opportunities.

THE DIGITAL ECONOMY AND DIGITAL WORKPLACE family and working life on a partnership basis. To this end

and equal treatment in the workplace. Opportunities to create shared value arise because societal problems can create economic costs in the firm's value chain.

Microfinance 34 6. Health and ageing 37 7. Incubation 41 8. Workplace innovation 44 9. Regional strategies 46 Part 3:

workplace organisation or external relations. 7http://hbr. org/2011/01/the-big-idea-creating-shared-value (Porter, Kramer,

1. Social inclusion 2. Migration 3. Urban regeneration 4. The social economy 5. Microfinance 6. Health and ageing 7. Incubation 8. Workplace

Atelier des Gens de Mer to facilitate the return of injured and disabled fishermen to the workplace.

or developing a new approach to tackling societal problems. 8. Workplace innovation Workplace Innovation focuses on how to improve aspects of work organisation

Workplaces with flatter hierarchies and possibility for workers to contribute are more creative and ultimately more productive and open to addressing both social and technological challenges.

workplace innovation is called‘Social Innovation 'and has been supported for over a decade by the Structural Funds.

Workplace innovation concerns not only the private sector but also large parts of the social economy such as charities and foundations as well as the the public sector. Celebrated examples include Google,

they integrate workplace innovation, social dialogue and support to the social economy as key elements. 79 78 OECD Reviews of Regional Innovation:

Social innovation can have a role to play, for example and among many others, in workplace innovation or administrative reform

and to grow through business support measures and by encouraging workplace innovation; 5. Investing in new financing models for each stage of the innovation process and specifically for financing pilots, implementations and scaling up.

C H A n G E s 3. 2. 4. Workplace innovation...41 3. 2. 5. Changes in governance...

117 3. 3. 2. 5. Workplace Innovation Network...118 3. 3. 2. 6. Multi-stakeholder platform for corporate social responsibility...

and bringing together partnerships. 3. 2. 4. Workplace innovation Workplace innovation focuses on how to improve aspects of work organisation

Workplaces with flatter hierarchies and the possibility for workers to contribute are more creative and ultimately more productive and open to addressing both social and technological challenges.

Workplace innovation concerns not only the private sector but also large parts of the social economy such as charities and foundations as well as the public sector. Celebrated examples include Google,

In The netherlands and Belgium, workplace innovation is called‘Social Innovation 'and has been supported for over a decade by the Structural Funds.

In addition, the Industrial Policy flagship initiative emphasises workplace innovation, which is an integral part of the broader concept of social innovation102 and on design as a source of innovation.

and youth unemployment is also being tackled through more workplace and entrepreneurial learning experiences and more possibilities for self employment.

as well as of the services developed, to enlarged communities across borders. 3. 3. 2. 5. Workplace Innovation Network Workplace innovation is a change in structure, human resources management, internal decision-making, relationships

Workplace innovation can be found in all types of organisation be they large corporates, SMES or even public administrations.

The European commission has made workplace innovation a priority and therefore established the European Workplace Innovation Network (EUWIN) in April 2013.

EUWIN is a vehicle for sharing and distributing workplace innovation knowledge, experience and learning resources amongst enterprises and other stakeholders.

It is also a practical source of information about why and how to implement workplace innovation in an organisation. 3. 3. 2. 6. Multi-stakeholder platform for corporate social responsibility In October 2011 the European commission published a Communication on Corporate Social Responsibility

(CSR) 191 with an agenda for action covering the period 2011-14. Action 1 sets out to‘Create in 2013 multi-stakeholder CSR platforms in a number of relevant business sectors, for enterprises,

A workplace should provide a clear and engaging insight into the work that goes on and culture that rests within the organization.

and make their workplace into a working gallery or museum. They demonstrate much of their work visually, through photos and graphs.

and urban design. 1 241) Radical democratisation, taking the principles of popular sovereignty into new spaces, from the mass media to local government and the workplace.

Examples include bans on smoking in workplaces in part of Europe, and on advertising billboards in São Paolo, Brazil. 262) Enforcement.

154 White house Office of Social Innovation 132 Wikipedia 138 Wikiprogress 120 Wiser Earth 178 Wordpress 138-139 Workplace as Museum 75 Work

and the opening of the workplace. Every autonomous community has its own form. Some require that work injury

or workplace in question) be filed along with the forms. Other forms and documents might be needed depending on the workplace activities.

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and process changes in the workplace are a major impediment to growth in Europe. Weaknesses in managerial skills and technology awareness,

This requires greater improvements in workplace efficiency that are more difficult to achieve but also provide longer-term benefits.

Reorganising the workplace to adapt to new technology can involve anything from automating manual processes to overhauling product design, production or logistics systems.

and that they deter companies from reorganising the workplace. Policymakers and economists diverge however, on the link between labour regulations and productivity growth,

One targets the workplace, where public agencies can directly organise or support third-party initiatives to improve managerial and employee skills in ICT use.

and provide incentives to encourage staff to undertake this training outside the workplace. The organisations that will be most successful in harnessing ICT will train their staff

or networks can have a harmful impact on workplace productivity. It is therefore incumbent on executives to ensure, through training and other mechanisms,

as well as the specific workplace factors that may complicate it, before a purchase is made. ICT vendors carry a special burden of responsibility in this context.

But ultimate responsibility for using ICT more effectively to improve workplace productivity lies with the executives and staff of European organisations, public and private sector alike.

Preparing for the Workplace of Tomorrow, Deloitte, 2009. Desmoulin-Canselier, Sonia, "What Exactly Is It All About?

and work trends, Knoll Workplace Research, 2009. OECD, Research and development: Going Global, Geneva, Switzerland: OECD 2008.

Work and the Workplace, Knoll Workplace Research, 2011. Oyer, P. 2006) The making of an investment banker:

or a new organizational method in business practices, workplace organization or external relations (OECD, 2005).

or a new organizational method in business practices‘workplace organization or external relations takes place at these low-tech firms

trainees become more familiar with workplace practices, and the intermediary may act as an employment broker, introducing workers to prospective employers.

and they get an opportunity to evaluate their performance in the workplace before hiring them.

when inventors reside in another country than the country of the workplace. Industry Impacts and Market Potentials A key issue in evaluating the role of KETS for competitiveness is the link between KETS and industries.

and reporting on sector developments Architects/urban and rural planners--creative workplace and business environment design Industry--specific partnerships identifying partners, implementing partnerships Themes,

Employees look forward to interacting with colleagues, customers and partners in the physical workplace. Business owners have to be careful to ensure that the free,

which are in demand by industry combined with direct access to employers and the workplace. The initiative is aimed solely at the unemployed

which staff is being trained at the workplace. Norway is ranked 15th this year, up by one place and showing progress in a number of areas.

workplace innovation or quadruple helix models (including civil society), however, they require a considerable mentality change.

Examples can be found in urban regeneration, community-led local development, microfinance,(e-)health and ageing, workplace innovation,

and organise a conference on workplace innovation in cooperation with the Flemish government. They are also coordinating the Social Innovation Europe Initiative,

Employees with internet access at their workplace...86 3. 9 Summary and conclusions of ICT and e-business deployment...

or variables (like the percentage of employees with internet access at their workplace) and analyse their main characteristics in terms of e-business adoption and results.

This allows for the use of existing network structures and inexpensive personal computers with almost any operating system as workplace computer.

Employees with internet access at their workplace In this section we perform an advanced cluster analysis on the survey results using the percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace as the main clustering analysis. With this type of analysis we use the clustering data analysis technique

and logistics sector companies in order to have three different clusters of similar companies based on the percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace.

In the following table we have the clustering algorithm results for the variable Percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace.

and number of cases for the percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace Clusters Number of firms in each cluster Percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace Percentage of firms having a LAN Percentage of firms having a WLAN

of employees that have internet access at their workplace, in the low cluster the mean of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace is 9,

%the medium cluster has a mean of 44%of employees that have internet access at their workplace

and the high cluster 98%of employees that have internet access at their workplace. Exhibit 3. 8-2 shows a clear correlation between the percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace clusters

and the means of variables like percentage of firms having a LAN, A w-LAN and their on website.

Showing that the level of internet access among the employees (and the implied computer usage) is related to the LAN, WLAN and own company website adoption.

Clusters of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace vs. LAN and W-LAN and company website usage variables (means of percentages of firms) 9 44 98 52 48 54 71 59 19 29

with internet access at their workplace%of firms with a LAN%of firms with A w-LAN%of firms with their own website Exhibit 3. 8-3:

Clusters of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace vs. company size groups (percentage of companies) 32 53 54 44 35 25 20 17 20 24 43

Clusters of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace vs. Transport and Logistics sectors (percentage of companies) 42 26 18 25 24 22 33 50 61 0 10 20 30 40 50

Also the medium cluster registers the smaller relative percentage of firms with market share loss in the past 12 months (2%).So we can conclude that being in the medium cluster in terms of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace is positive

Exhibit 3. 8-6 shows that being in the medium cluster of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace also yields more relative probabilities of increasing the turnover (in the last financial year.

Clusters of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace vs. Increase or decrease in market share of companies in the last 12 months (percentage of companies) 36 60 3441 56 38 5953 8 2 76 0 10 20 30

Clusters of percentage of employees that have internet access at their workplace vs. Increase or decrease in turnover of companies in the last 12 months (percentage of companies) 42 51 42 44 53 41 5049 6 887 0 10 20 30 40

and includes the share of employees with an internet access at their workplace, internet connection capacity and the use of LAN, Intranet and Extranet.

It is also why we are instituting a number of longer-term processes looking in detail at taxation, the Federation, the financial system, competition policy, workplace relations, energy, agriculture and the development of northern Australia, among other issues,

returning our workplace relations system to the sensible centre; and helping parents stay in the workforce. 2 Labour force 3 infrastructure To meet our country's economic infrastructure needs for the 21st century,

returning our workplace relations system to the sensible centre; and helping parents stay in the workforce.

Returning the workplace relations system to the sensible centre The workplace relations system has an important role in ensuring workers'rights,

The Government is committed to returning our workplace relations system to the sensible centre. Actions already taken:

The Government will task the Productivity Commission to review Australia's workplace relations framework, including the Fair Work laws.

To improve our workplace relations system the Government is amending the Fair Work Act 2009

returning our workplace relations system to the sensible centre; and boosting the workforce participation of parents.

Workplace learning subjects including workplace visits, project-based learning and internships will be embedded in the curriculum and school timetabling.

Returning the workplace relations system to the sensible centre Workplace relations regulation has become too rigid

The workplace relations system has an important role in ensuring workers'rights, pay and conditions are fair and appropriate.

and our workplace relations system must do the same, otherwise our businesses and workers will be left behind.

The Government is committed to returning the workplace relations system to the sensible centre. The Fair Work Act 2009 provides the legislative framework underpinning the national workplace relations system,

which covers the majority of Australian workplaces. The Government is committed to keeping the Fair Work framework,

but we want to ensure it helps build a more stable, fair and prosperous future for Australia's workforce, businesses and the economy.

the Government has promised that the Productivity Commission will be asked to undertake a comprehensive review of the workplace relations framework,

better wages and living standards, make workplaces operate better and reduce red tape. The Commission's recommendations will inform any workplace relations policy the Government takes to the next election.

In the meantime, consistent with our pre-election commitments, we have a significant agenda we are advancing in this term of government.

which aims to restore balance to the workplace relations system by: Removing the capacity of unions to frustrate greenfields agreements bargaining through unsustainable claims

and delays Negotiations for greenfields agreements (for new projects) have been exempted from the good faith bargaining rules that apply to existing workplaces.

Restoring union workplace access rules and reducing excessive right-of-entry visits by union officials The current right of entry provisions are broader than under previous workplace relations legislation.

Under the Fair Work Act, union officials with an entry permit have TPO00007 Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Industry Competitiveness The Reform Agenda:

Ambition 2 59 a right to access workplaces including those that do not have any members.

The Bill provides that a union is entitled to enter a workplace for discussion purposes only if it is covered by an enterprise agreement,

Improving workplace flexibility by enhancing the scope for employees to make individual flexibility arrangements that meet their genuine needs Under the Fair Work Act employees

and employers should be able to achieve flexibility in the workplace through individual flexibility arrangements (IFAS).

This means that employees covered by an enterprise agreement may be denied the opportunity for more suitable workplace arrangements

and would not have a manifestly adverse impact on workplace productivity. We will also require employees

and job search costs, allowing workers to access more distant workplaces. These benefits are particularly important for Australia due to its geographical size

On the big issues for competition policy, workplace relations and taxation, the Government has committed to major reviews.

To this end, the Productivity Commission will be asked to undertake a comprehensive review of the operation and impact of Australia's workplace relations framework.

Towards more productive and equitable workplaces: An evaluation of the Fair Work legislation, 2012. Canberra:

young people and elderly people to have opportunities to contribute to innovation at their workplaces

and to support the learning of the processes in the workplace. First, the material informs you of what a certain technique

Enhancing the learning environment within the workplace is a key element in the facilitation and management of innovation. 9. 2. 1

Learning in the workplace and in-house is very useful. In practice though, if a course is organised in the company,

Innovative behavior in the workplace: The role of performance and image outcome expectations. Academy ofmanagement Journal.

and SMES looking for risk Key policy recommendations Increase the ability of women to participate in the labour force by ensuring the availability of affordable child care and equal treatment in the workplace.

professeur associé with Ecole nationale d'administration publique and UQAM, she has published many articles and books on employment and types of employment, job training, innovation in the workplace and work organization,

or a new organisational method in business practices, workplace organisation or external relations. Innovation, thus defined, is clearly a much broader notion than R&d

and creating an environment that allows workplace mobility, and hence the possibility of open innovation and idea cross fertilisation.

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