WORKSM. Ramioul

Work, Organisation and Restructuring in a Knowledge-basedSociety - WORKS

Monique Ramioul, HIVA-KUL

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FP6-Citizens -3

2.1.3 Changes of work in the KBS

WORKSA 4 year Integrated Project

With 19 partners

From 14 countries

Lead: HIVA-KUL (B)

Work and Organisation Restructuring in the KBS

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1. Changes in work and NFWO from the perspective of global restructuring of value chains

2. Changes in use of knowledge and skills3. Different ways of achieving flexibility4. Use of time5. Occupational identities6. Impact on Quality of Life7. Social dialogue and the regional institutional

context

WORKS: Key issues

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WORKS: Integrating Knowledge

1. Theories and concepts: • State of the arts in European regions

2. Quantitative analysis:• Feasability assessment - construction of indicator-sets• Roadmap for more European convergence

3. Qualitative analysis• Development of comparative methodologies + training

4. Policy, social dialogue and institutions• Mapping of regional dynamics

5.Going global: • Global peer review and dissemination conferences

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1. Quantitative analysis:

• Secondary analyses on datasets of organisation and individual survey databases

2. Qualitative analysis in a longitudinal perspective• Organisational case studies with ‘windows’ on value chains,

focusing on business functions of different production processes

• In a regional comparative perspective• including next individuals and their households• Including the role of regional policy and social dialogue

3.Theories and concepts:• Horizontal thematical analysis/papers on core issues, cross-

cutting regions and business functions• Integration of qualitative and quantitative outcome

4.Policy papers

5.Going global: global dissemination conference

WORKS: Innovating Knowledge

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IN TEG RATIN G know ledge and preparing the ground for an ERAon changes of w ork

T h e o rie s a n d co n c ep ts

State-of-the-art

Them atical analys is Forcas ting m ethods Train ing in itia tives

Individual IndividualsO rganisation O rganisations

M ap ping institutionsand policy

W P2 W P3

Bringing together the know ledge in a g lobal perspective

R evisiting to build in the longitudinal perspective

Bringing together the know ledge in a g lobal perspective

W P6:

W P4 W P5

Q u a ntita t ive a n a lys is Q u a lita tive re se a rch

Im proving and innovating the know ledge on changes in w orkand the quality o f life

G oing beyond the project tow ards a European Research Area andtow ards a g lobal perspective: Integration the know ledge on the

future o f w ork, po licy and d issem ination

Bringing together the know ledge in a g lobal perspective

W P7

W P11

W P8

W P9

W P10Institutional frameworks

and social dialogue

Occupationalcase studies

Organisationcase studies

Comparative analysisof organisation surveys

Comparative analysis ofindividual and household

surveys

P o lic y in st itu tion s a n ds oc ia l d ia lo g u e