This empirical study investigated the relationship between the learning climate and training participation in Dutch organizations and how subsidies and the sharing of investments in time and costs between employers and employees affect this relationship. Our analyses are based on a survey of a representative …

Purpose – Social enterprises have proven to play a vital role in the transitions towards inclusive labour markets and sustainable economies. Yet, they often struggle to flourish within traditional economic systems due to the dual mission of pursuing social and commercial goals, leading to inherent tensions …

This article analyzis two Dutch experiments in which the government guarantees a job to tackle long-term unemployment. The experiment with the Melkert jobs was carried out in the 1990s. Recently the municipality of Groningen implemented a project in which long-term unemployed people are offered a so-called …

De tweede reeks van onze podcastserie TalentTalk trappen we af met Ellen van Eden (practor Noorderpoort) en Ton Driessen (voorzitter Economisch Platform Regio Groningen-Assen). Arjen Edzes en Anouk Verstegen gaan met hen in gesprek over het belang van een leer- en ontwikkelcultuur op de werkvloer. Ellen …

Na de introductie gaan we in discussie met het publiek, samen met een panel bestaande uit Arjen Edzes, lector Regionale Arbeidsmarkt bij de Hanzehogeschool Groningen, en Xandra Groenewold, voorzitter van het Ondernemersfonds Groningen.

Purpose: Employer branding (EB) has become a powerful tool for organizations to attract employees. Recruitment communication ideally reveals the image that companies want to portray to potential employees to attract talents with the right skills and competences for the organization. This study explores …