The first part of the Report on the Future of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s Government builds a shared understanding of the future of work. The report looks for answers to broad questions exploring the future of working and provides information on the consequences of the changes that are taking place. SWiPE-consortium took part in the … Continued
Robotics is a hot topic. Robots have long performed mechanical work and transport, but are now also making an appearance in services by sensing, as companions and caring. One area of work where robots are making inroads are those work phases that require handiness and dexterity, such as surgery. Robots are part of the digitalization … Continued
Maarit Laiho works as a senior researcher and human resource management researcher at the University of Turku, Turku School of Economics, at the department of management and entrepreneurship. She specializes in the practices of leadership and interaction, and the issues related to job coaching and the development of work communities. Her current research areas include … Continued
Time: 24 August 2017 at 13-16 Place: Hotel Kämp, Peilisali Registration: By 16 August 2017 here Programme: 13:00- Registration and coffee 13:30–13:35 Opening and Welcome: Mr. Jorma Ollila, Chairman of the Board, Etla 13:35–14:15 Keynote: The Great Convergence, Prof. Richard Baldwin, President of CEPR 14:15–14:25 International Sourcing in Finland and Sweden, Dr. Petri Rouvinen, Managing … Continued
Workshop Time: 23 August 2017 at 9:00-16:00 Place: Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Topeliuksenkatu 41 B, Helsinki Registration: https://elomake3.uta.fi/lomakkeet/19331/lomake.html. Participation is free of charge with limited seats available. Deadline for abstracts: We kindly invite you to submit an extended abstract (about 2000 words) by email inka.koskela@ttl.fi. The submission should contain authors’ names, institutional affiliations and … Continued
The 3rd International Interdisciplinary Conference on Research on Work and Working Life on 16–18 August, 2017 in Turku Building on the success of the international interdisciplinary conferences WORK2013 and WORK2015, WORK2017 will be an international forum for the exchange of research and experience among researchers and practitioners in the field of work and working life. The … Continued
15th European Congress of Psychology will be organised in Amsterdam on 11-14 July 2017. One of the keynote speakers will be Research Professor, SWiPE Researcher Jari Hakanen from Finnish Institute of Occupational Health. His presentation is titled “Bored, burned out or engaged? The job demands-resources model and employee well-being”. Congress website: https://psychologycongress.eu/2017/
Dr. Maija Vähämäki works as a university teacher at the department of management and entrepreneurship, in the unit of management and organisation at the University of Turku, Turku School of Economics. Her expertise is in diverse topics of organizational learning, leadership communication and work place relationships, dialogue in organisational development and qualitative research methods. To … Continued
Mareike Seifried is a research and teaching assistant at the Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. Since March 2018, she has worked as a visiting researcher at Etla and as a part of SWiPE research project, where she has participated in research on Upwork employees. Read more about Mareike Seifried’s skills and research.
Tobias Kretschmer works as a professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. Currently, he is a visiting researcher in Etla and in the SWiPE research project. Read more about Tobias Kretschmer’s skills and work as a researcher.