Current Trends in OWP

This module aims to enhance knowledge and development of skills in the field of OWP. The content of this subject includes the most recent research developments in different OWP-HR topics, their implications for work experience placements and the development of evaluation and intervention methods in these topics. Particular attention will be paid to the topics and requests relevant to European organisations and to the contributions of European researchers in these areas at a global level.

  • Admission requirements:
    • B1 level English
    • Admission requirements of the host university.
  • Content:
    • Students at the European universities will be able to receive training on the following topics, during short-term stays:
    • Diversity in the workplace, immigration and cultural differences.
    • New information communication technologies and their implication for work.
    • Quality of working life, occupational health and well-being (work-family balance, European agenda for occupational health and risk prevention, emotional responses in the workplace, stress, etc.).
    • New values in the workplace, quality of the working environment and (re)design of work positions.
    • Work performance and output at work (role innovation, self-regulation, pro-activeness, etc.).
    • New organisational methods and their implications for organisational processes and behaviour (flexible working, socialisation in new organisational methods).
    • Multi-level study of teamwork, group processes and team building: teams concerned by new technologies and team spirit.
    • Organisational development and transformation (managing change, resistance, innovation) consultancy.
    • Highly reliable systems. Organisational analysis and safety culture.
    • Skills and knowledge management in organisations.