WORKS: Restructuring Knowledge Society - Gender, Policy & Global Perspectives

1. WORKS Work Organisation and Restructuringin theKnowledge Society the project

2. 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 NIWL - Sweden IRES - Italy SINTEF - Norway ATK - Sweden CEE-CNRS – France IS - Bulgaria June 2005 – May 2009

3. 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

4. WORKS: 5 subgroups • Theories and concepts • Quantitative analysis • Qualitative research • Policy, social dialogue and institutions • Going global

5. WORKS: and gender The gender dimension • Built in as a mainstream horizontal perspective • In research methodology • In analysis • In reporting • In dissemination

6. WORKS: 5 subgroups The project management

7. WORKS: 3 project periods • Integrating knowledge • Innovating knowledge • Going beyond to a global and future perspective

8. WORKS: Integrating knowledge • Theories and concepts: • Regional and thematical “state-of-the-art” • Quantitative analysis: • Mapping surveys, questions and indicator-sets • Assessment organisational surveys+ ‘roadmap’ • Policy, social dialogue and institutions: • Mapping and research instrument • Qualitative research: • Development of comparative methodologies and training • Going global:First conference

9. WORKS:Innovating knowledge • Quantitative analysis: • Secondary analyses on datasets of organisation and individual survey databases • Qualitative research: • Organisational case studies focusing on buiness functions of different production processes • In a regional comparative perspective • Including individuals and their family context • Including the role of regional policy and social dialogue ‘at work’

10. WORKS:Innovating knowledge • 3. Theories and concepts: • Horizontal thematical analysis/papers on core issues, cross-cutting regions and business functions • Integration of qualitative and quantitative outcome

11. WORKS:Going global • Policy papers • Training initiatives: • For researchers • For unions • Going global: • Global dissemination conference • National dissemination activities • Journal: “Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation”

12. Quantitative pillar • Partners • U ESSEX (UK), CEE (Fr), HIVA-KUL (B) • ISB (Hu), IET (P), IRES (It), Sintef (N), ATK (S), • IAB (G) – OSA (NL) • Two streams • Individual data • Organisation data • Four phases • Identification of indicators / datasets benchmarking • Focus on comparative analysis • Reporting • Training/contribute to innovation

13. Quantitative pillar: four phases • Indicators and datasets - benchmarking • Update ‘digital toolkit’ • Mapping of indicators and surveys on 5 key issues: • Make or buy • NFWO • Flexibility • Skills and qualifications • Quality of working life • Peer review workshop • Experiences with indicators in (organisation) surveys • Critical assessment

14. Quantitative pillar: four phases • 3. Analysis • Comparative analysis on key issues of WORKS • ‘Summer’ school (in winter) • Reporting and integration. Innovation • Integration with other WORKS findings • Recommendations on the innovation of surveys to measure changes in work

15. We wish you a fruitful meeting … WORKS:Workshop Leuven