Analyses of Employee Experiences and Perspectives
Using secondary datasets, such as the European Working Conditions Survey, these studies examine the employment preferences and needs of different-aged employees.
Researchers use the Institute’s quality of employment framework to guide analyses exploring three fundamental questions:
- How does variation in age affect employees’ perspectives about the quality of employment?
- How does variation in country context affect employees perspectives about the quality of employment?
- What factors predict variation in employees’ quality of employment experiences?
These analyses inform our “Mind the Gap” report series, aimed at aiding business decision-makers focus on the fit between employees' expectations and employers' HR practices.
Workplace Policies, Programs & Practices
These studies use secondary data about human resources policies and programs to explore the prevalence of different types of employer-supported resources available to employees working in different countries.
The research team accesses multiple datasets specific to individual countries. A significant asset for this work is our partnership with the Cranfield Network on Comparative Human Resource Management (Cranet) project.
The Institute’s Quality of Employment Framework guides the following key research questions:
- How does the availability of human resource policies, programs, and practices vary by country?
- What organizational factors explain variation in the availability of specific types of human resource policies, programs, and practices?
These analyses similarly inform our “Mind the Gap” report series, aimed at aiding business decision-makers focus on the fit between employees' expectations and employers' HR practices.
Analysis of Policy Context
The Institute’s researchers have adapted a policy framework developed by the European Union to guide analyses of laws and regulations relevant to quality of employment.
The Institute is working with colleagues around to world to develop summary comparative policy tables, such as Measures that Govern Rights to Alternative Work Arrangements, to highlight broad demographic trends.
Is your company interested in sponsoring a case study?
To date, there is limited research on the responses of employers around the world to today’s multi-generational workforce, and how their promising practices are customized for local work situations. The Institute works with in-country experts to identify existing cases addressing our research questions and to conduct primary research based on a shared methodology.
The focus of our case studies is one organization’s adoption of selected talent management policies/practices connected to the contemporary multi-generational workforce. These include lessons learned and outcomes of policies and practices.
Is your organization interested in sponsoring a Case Study?
A typical case study consists of interviews with three key informants from each organization in addition to an organizational survey, including questions from the Cranet project. These data allow us to analyze whether these cases are typical or outliers of employers in that country.
As a Case Study sponsor, your organization will receive the benefits of an Employer Affiliate. Contact Kathy Lynch for more information.
Become a Center Partner or Affiliate!
The Global Initiatives welcomes the participation of academics, media and representatives of member organizations from different departmental functions, including: legal, external affairs, corporate social responsibility, organizational development, diversity, training & development, employee relations, research, strategy, human resources, and talent management. To sign up as a partner or affiliate, or to learn more about how to become one, contact the institute at age.work@bc.edu. |
