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WORKS. Work O rganisation and Restructuring in the K nowledge Society the project. 6FP – Citizens and Governance in the KBS. 2.1.3 Changes in work in the knowledge society. Co- ordinator: HIVA-K.U.LEUVEN - Belgium FORBA – Austria LONDONMET - UK FTU – Belgium UPSPS – Greece
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WORKS Work Organisation and Restructuringin theKnowledge Society the project
6FP – Citizens and Governance in the KBS 2.1.3 Changes in work in the knowledge society Co-ordinator: HIVA-K.U.LEUVEN - Belgium FORBA – Austria LONDONMET- UK FTU –Belgium UPSPS – Greece UT – Netherlands UESSEX - UK ISB –Hungary ISF MUNCHEN - Germany FZK – Germany IET –Portugal IRES - Italy SINTEF - Norway ATK– Sweden CEE-CNRS – France IS - Bulgaria June 2005 – May 2009
WORKS: Key issues • Changes in work and NFWO from the perspective of global restructuring of value chains • Changes in use of knowledge and skills • Different ways of achieving flexibility • Use of time • Occupational identities • Impact on Quality of Life • Social dialogue and the regional institutional context
WORKS: 5 subgroups • Theories and concepts • Quantitative analysis • Two streams: • Individual survey data • Organisation survey data • Qualitative research • Policy, social dialogue and institutions • Going global
WORKS: three project phases • Integrating knowledge • Mapping surveys, questions and indicatorsets- digital toolkit • Assessment organisational surveys • Core issues: make or buy, NFWO, flexibility, skills, QoL • Indicator workshop February 2006 • 2. Innovating knowledge: • Analysis on organisation/employee surveys • Contribute to the innovation of organisation surveys • 3. Innovating knowledge • Final conference and training initiatives
Quantitative pillar: this workshop • Future challenges • International organisation surveys • Linked employer – employee surveys • Measuring inter-organisational changes
Quantitative pillar: this workshop • International organisation surveys • Historically much more ‘fragmented’ than labour force surveys • Growing interest from international bodies in EU co-ordinated surveys • EU-initiatives on convergence of indicators and measurement methods (MEADOW)
Quantitative pillar: this workshop • 2. Linked employer – employee surveys • Growing need for linked employer- employee datacollection, analysis and reporting • Growing importance of administrative data • Bringing together producers and users of linked EE data
Quantitative pillar: this workshop • Measuring inter-organisational changes • Specific perspective of WORKS: • Global restructuring of value chains • Growing inter-organisational division of work and collaboration between firms • Business units as windows to understand changes in work • Establishment as observation unit is questioned • But still the level most used in organisation survey
Quantitative pillar: this workshop • Aims of the workshop • To bring together experiences on these issues • To stimulate exchange and networking • To stimulate discussion on the three ‘challenges for the future’