englischEmployees are the most valuable asset for non-profit organisations. In order to retain them in the long term, management can provide targeted monetary and non-monetary incentives. Gratuities, the assumption of training costs, flexible working time models, sabbaticals and many other [...]

englischSocial economy enterprises are organisational systems that have to be managed from a business perspective. As social systems, however, they cannot be controlled from the outside with a specific intention. This poses a major dilemma for social managers working in the field of social work.

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englischIf you want to transform diversity into innovation, you have to uncover unconscious biases and stereotypes. The fact is, unconscious bias is omnipresent and creates mental shortcuts in information processing. The author shows that the so-called unconscious bias inhibits development in [...]

englischIn the academic literature communication is repeatedly described as a success factor for change management processes. However, the question how communication works best and should be designed in the phases of change usually remains unanswered.

Along the phases "unfreeze", "move" and "freeze" [...]

englischThe human resource management of social organizations faces special and growing challenges. The shortage of skilled workers is one of many examples. It is important to examine all existing potentials and to exploit them in the best possible way. One of the most important potentials of today [...]

englischIn the context of this review of the part-time master's program in social management at the Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, the subjective assessment of graduates with regard to the quality of the program and the resulting career opportunities is asked. The starting point is the [...]