Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme
Lecturer: Dr. Gabriele Spilker, University of Salzburg
Date: November 17-18, 2014
Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
Language of instruction: English
Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be found on the website of the GIGA Doctoral Programme.
Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme
Lecturer: Dr. Beate Littig, University of Vienna
Date: November 12-13, 2014
Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
Language of instruction: English
Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be found on the website of the GIGA Doctoral Programme.
Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme
Lecturer: PD Dr. Lothar Krempel, MPIfG Cologne
Date: November 6-7, 2014
Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
Language of instruction: English
Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be found on the website of the GIGA Doctoral Programme.
Institution: GIGA Doctoral Programme
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Patrick Köllner, GIGA Hamburg
Date: November 4-5, 2014
Place: GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Neuer Jungfernstieg 21
Language of instruction: English
Registration: Participants need to register until 15 October via e-mail with Adam Kephart. Please use the registration sheet to be found on the website of the GIGA Doctoral Programme.
Call for Papers
3. Rhein-Ruhr Promovendensymposium
“Arbeit und Soziale Sicherheit”
12./13. März 2015 in Duisburg
Das Rhein-Ruhr Promovendensymposium ist eine Veranstaltung, die gemeinsam vom Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Institut (WSI) in der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Düsseldorf sowie dem Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation (IAQ) und dem Institut für Soziologie (IfS) der Universität Duisburg-Essen organisiert wird. Das Organisations- und Programmkomitee besteht aus Prof. Dr. Brigitte Unger (WSI), PD Dr. Martin Brussig (IAQ) und Prof. Dr. Marcel Erlinghagen (IfS).
Die jährlich ausgerichtete Veranstaltung richtet sich an Promovendinnen und Promovenden unterschiedlicher sozialwissenschaftlicher Disziplinen und angrenzender Fächer (z.B. Soziologie, Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Politikwissenschaft), deren laufende Doktorarbeit einen Zusammenhang mit dem Oberthema „Arbeit und Soziale Sicherheit“ aufweist. Im Rahmen des Symposiums besteht für die Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer die Möglichkeit, ihre im Entstehungsprozess befindliche Arbeit vorzustellen und mit erfahrenen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern sowie anderen Doktorandinnen und Doktoranden intensiv zu diskutieren. Dabei sind sowohl theoretisch-konzeptionelle als auch empirische oder sozialpolitische Arbeiten gleichermaßen erwünscht.
Interessierte Promovendinnen und Promovenden können sich für die Präsentation ihrer Arbeit bewerben, indem sie bis zum 15. September 2014 eine Zusammenfassung ihres Vorhabens (maximal 3.000 Zeichen) einreichen. Eine Entscheidung über die Annahme des Vortragsvorschlags fällt spätestens bis zum 15. November 2014. Angenommene Bewerberinnen und Bewerber müssen den Organisatoren dann bis spätestens 31. Januar 2015 einen zusammenhängenden Aufsatz (maximal 60.000 Zeichen) zusenden.
Die ausgewählten Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer werden auf dem Symposium in maximal 20 Minuten wesentliche Aspekte ihrer Arbeit vortragen. Dieser Vortrag und der zuvor eingereichte Aufsatz werden anschließend durch eine(n) erfahrene(n) Forscher(in) kommentiert und im Plenum diskutiert. Für eingeladene Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer übernehmen die Organisatoren die anfallenden Fahrt- und Hotelkosten.
Bitte senden Sie Ihre Bewerbung in elektronischer Form an:
Prof. Dr. Marcel Erlinghagen
c/o Silke Demmler (Sekretariat)
Universität Duisburg-Essen
The Department of Border Region Studies (IFG) at the University of Southern Denmark invites applications for an Assistant Professorship in Global Business Economics with focus on institutions and innovation in regional development.
The position as Assistant Professor is to be filled by January 1st, 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter, and has a time limit of three years.
This position is one of six full-time academic positions of the newly established Danfoss Center of Global Business (DCGB) at the IFG. The Center is co-financed by a donation from the Bitten & Mads Clausen Fund and funds from the University of Southern Denmark. The vision of the DCGB is to build a high profile, high quality research and teaching pole in the field of global business economics. Formal and informal relations to similar international research centers are currently being established.
The Department of Border Region Studies is part of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences, is located in Sønderborg and rooted in the unique history of the Southern Danish border region. It has lively relationships with the business community and with public, private and cultural institutions of the region.
The Department constitutes of an international and interdisciplinary unit with scholars organised around three research groups focusing on (a) Regional Economics & Development, (b) People & Society in Border Regions and (c) Global Business Relationships (GBR).
The DCGB is an independent unit in its research and teaching focus, yet is closely related to the GBR research group.
The Department offers teaching on all levels within Business Administration, Business Relationship Management, European Studies and Regional Economics.
There are approximately 800 students from about 50 countries enrolled at the Department and teaching is conducted in English only.
The Department offers one of the most modern office and research facilities in Denmark. Please visit our website for more information on Campus Sønderborg.
Job description:
The successful candidate is expected to further the development of research and teaching in the above areas within the DCGB and the Department as a whole, and is expected to develop an independent research programme.
The position includes teaching and supervision at the BSc, MSc and PhD level, course development, and contributing to administrative tasks. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute towards raising external competitive research funds, and to be willing to engage in collaborative research and teaching.
The DCGB offers resources for conference travel, research assistants and software requirements.
Applicants are expected to have strong quantitative skills (econometrics) and conduct research/have research experience in the following areas:
Candidates with some knowledge of the Danish research landscape and local knowledge of firms in the Danish-German border region will be preferred.
Further information can be obtained by contacting the Director of the DCGB, Prof. Bodo Steiner, e-mail or phone +45 6550 1221.
Application, salary etc.:
An application must include:
Appointment to the position requires a PhD degree or equivalent in Business Administration/Economics or in a closely related field. You are expected to have published reviewed journals, or be able to demonstrate that such publications are forthcoming. Strong quantitative skills are required for this position.
Teaching experience at both undergraduate and graduate level is an advantage. This must be documented such that it is possible to objectively assess the quality of the teaching.
Appointment to the position will be in accordance with the salary agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the Danish Confederation of Professional Associations.
An assessment of the registrered applications will be done under the existing Appointment Order for universities and the applications will be assessed by an assessment committee.
The committee may request additional information, and if so, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide the necessary material.
When the assessment committee has submitted its report, the applicant will receive the part of the evaluation that concerns him/her.
As part of the overall assessment of the applicant’s qualifications, an interview may be applied.
Applications that are incomplete with regard to the above requirements will not be assessed by the committee.
The University encourages all interested persons to apply, regardless of age, gender, religious affiliation or ethnic background.
Applications must be submitted electronically using the link below.
Uploaded files must be in Adobe PDF (unlocked) or Word format.
Read the guideline for the applicants
Each field can only contain a single file of max. 10 Mb.
Tjenestested:
Sønderborg
Ansøgningsfrist:
22/09/2014
Empirical research is seeking through methodological processes to discover, hopefully, nontrivial facts and insights. Beside choosing a topic and grounding an idea in theory, empirical research consists of gathering and analysing data as well as presenting results in scientific contexts in order to contribute new issues to the body of acquired knowledge – not only to someone‘s own but also to that of others.
Our workshop tackles these steps of your research project:
These steps will strengthen the cooperation in empirical research to boost and streamline ones project.
The regular workshop fee is 399 Euro (including meals and accommodation). The workshop fee is 249 Euro without accomodation at Sankelmark (only meals are included).
It is possible to get a certificate on 5 credit points (according to the European Credit Transfer System).
In detail the following courses will be offered:
Parallel Courses in the morning (September 28-October 1):
Parallel Courses in the afternoon (September 28-October 1):
Parallel Courses at the SDU (October 2):
PLEASE notice that every course has just a certain amount of participants!
For further information, especially lecturers & program, organizers and registration visit our website.
For any questions don’t hesitate to contact the workshop committee.
The International Research Workshop is organised by
The workshop is supported by
CALL FOR PAPERS
WSI-Herbstforum 2014
Arbeitszeiten der Zukunft: Selbstbestimmt, geschlechtergerecht, nachhaltig!
27. – 28. November 2014, Berlin
Das diesjährige WSI-Herbstforum widmet sich den Herausforderungen zur (Neu-)Gestaltung von Arbeitszeiten vor dem Hintergrund bedeutender wirtschaftlicher, betrieblicher und sozialer Entwicklungen der letzten Jahre. Zum einen besteht derzeit eine massive Arbeitslosigkeit in Europa, insbesondere in Südeuropa, die evtl. über eine Umverteilung der Arbeitszeit reduziert werden könnte. Zum anderen erfordern aber auch technologische und betriebswirtschaftliche Entwicklungen ein Umdenken. So hat die Nutzung neuer Technologien und neuer Formen der Arbeitsorganisation (z. B. Leistungssteuerung der Beschäftigten über Marktkennzahlen) zu einem signifikanten Anstieg der Arbeitsverdichtung und weiterer psychischer Arbeitsbelastungen geführt. Auch kommt es mit dem Anstieg der Frauenerwerbsarbeit zur Herausforderung, Arbeit und Familie bzw. Pflegetätigkeiten zu verbinden. Aber auch der demografische Wandel stellt Herausforderungen an die Arbeitsorganisation. Ältere Mitarbeiter werden immer unverzichtbarer für Arbeitgeber, jedoch ist ihre Beschäftigungsfähigkeit häufig begrenzt.
Die wachsenden Qualifikationsanforderungen führen darüber hinaus zur Notwendigkeit kontinuierlicher Aus- und Weiterbildung der Beschäftigten während und außerhalb der Erwerbstätigkeit. Dies ist mit hoher Wochenarbeitszeit in Verbindung mit der Erwartung flexibler Einsatzbereitschaft schwer umzusetzen. Nicht zuletzt verändern sich aber auch die Arbeitszeitbedürfnisse von Beschäftigten. Männer wollen mehr Zeit für die Familie und Aktivitäten außerhalb der Arbeit haben, Frauen wollen mehr Zeit in ihre Erwerbstätigkeit und ihr berufliches Fortkommen investieren.
Diese Entwicklungen bedürfen einer vertieften Auseinandersetzung mit Optionen für kürzere und an den Interessen der Beschäftigten orientierte Arbeitszeiten. Flexible Arbeitszeiten und Arbeitszeitoptionen können Beschäftigte unterstützen, z. B. bei der Integration von Arbeit und Leben. Flexible Arbeitszeiten bringen jedoch auch Probleme für die Beschäftigten mit sich: die Intensivierung von Arbeit, zunehmende psychische Erkrankungen und Vereinbarkeitsprobleme deuten darauf hin. Neue Konzepte darüber, wie wir zukünftig arbeiten wollen und wie viel Zeit wir in Arbeit investieren wollen, müssen entwickelt werden. Die Zunahme der Frauenerwerbsarbeit macht zudem die Umverteilung von Arbeitszeiten im Job und im Haushalt unerlässlich.
Das WSI-Herbstforum diskutiert diese Herausforderungen in einer interdisziplinären Perspektive. Die Zeitbedarfe verschiedener Beschäftigtengruppen, Zeit für Familie und Freizeit ebenso wie die Verteilung der Arbeitszeiten von Männern und Frauen stehen im Fokus der Debatte.
Wir interessieren uns vor allem für:
Beiträge für das WSI-Herbstforum 2014 können in Form eines Abstracts (max. 300 Wörter) bis zum 30.06.14 an Toralf Pusch oder Yvonne Lott gesendet werden. Vorträge sind in Deutsch und Englisch willkommen.
Call for Papers
Wenzel Matiaske, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg (Germany)
Simon Fietze, University of Southern Denmark, Sønderborg
Gerd Grözinger, University of Flensburg (Germany)
Doris Holtmann, Helmut-Schmidt-University Hamburg (Germany)
Special Issue of Management Revue
Labour Time – Life Time
Ever since the beginning of industrialization the fight for the reduction of working hours was considered the way out of the “kingdom of necessity”. It was only in the 1980s, in the course of a decentralized organization in worldwide networks, that the paradigm changed to more flexible forms of working time management. This is no longer an issue of the collective actors alone but also of the individuals who have to cope with the increasing time flexibility in a socio-structurally differentiated way. From trust-based working hours to on-call duty, from the core workforce with a 35-hour week to temporary work: the contemporary organization of working time took since long already various forms. In addition, the ongoing economic crisis leads in many European countries to forced over-employment and under-employment at the same time.
At the same time the topics are changing under which the problems of the “flexible character” in balancing different aspects of life are discussed in (human resource) management, psychology and sociology. Role conflicts, the balance of work, free time and family or burnout as a possible consequence are keywords which show that work and work time cannot be separated from life time.
In the special issue, we would like to discuss our topic in an adequately broad and interdisciplinary way. We are particularly interested in questions such as:
This is not an exhaustive list.
Deadline
Full papers for this special edition of ‘management revue’ must be with the editors by July 31st, 2014. All submissions will be subject to a double blind review process. Please submit your papers electronically via the journal submission system using ‘Labour Time – Life Time’ as article section.
Hoping to hear from you!
Wenzel Matiaske,
Simon Fietze,
Gerd Grözinger,
Doris Holtmann
Call for Chapters Contributions:
Dimensions and Perspectives on Financial Participation in Europe
(to be published by Nomos Publishing with ISBN and eISBN)
Simon Fietze & Wenzel Matiaske (eds.)
While the PEPPER reports give an overview over the spread of employee financial participation (EFP) and the legislation in the different European countries, there have only been a few conferences and workshops addressing a broad perspective on research into this topic. In January 2014 the conference ‘Taking Action: Promotion of Employee Share Ownership (ESO)’ promoted an ongoing debate on EFP in Europe. The conference highlighted the positive impact of employee share ownership on employees and the organisation. The results were concrete policy options to further promote EFP at EU level. The idea for this book arose one year before during the workshop ‘Dimensions and Perspectives on Financial Participation in Europe’ which brought together leading researchers in the field of EFP (Andrew Pendleton, Erik Poutsma, Jens Lowitzsch, amongst others) presenting their recent studies and showing the broad perspective and different research approaches to the topic.
To contribute to the ongoing political and scientific debate the main purpose of the book is to produce a systematic overview of the employee financial participation field, providing a state of the art perspective and highlighting unanswered questions and opportunities for further research on EFP in European countries. It is intended to tie the empirical and theoretical discussion together. Chapter proposals from various disciplinary perspectives (management, psychology, sociology and economics) and methodological approaches (qualitative and quantitative as well as theoretical contributions) will be welcome. All units of analysis (individual, group/team, business units, the organisation and the interrelation between them) are appropriate. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Country Reports:
Case Studies:
Submission Procedure
Further details and discussion are welcome: