Research Group Decent Work

The ambition of this research group is to use practice-based research to support organisations in creating, organising and maintaining decent work opportunities. We strive to contribute to economic self-reliance and self-esteem, in particular for people who occupy a vulnerable position on the labour market.

Towards a team-oriented organization: new teaching teams in which the goal is central

Project

Two HU institutes will merge on 1 January 2023. The new institute aims to realize a team-oriented organization with semi-autonomous teaching teams where the student is central and which increases the flexibility and job satisfaction of lecturers.

More research projects

Labour market participation of refugees in the Netherlands and the role of social enterprises
- Leendert de Bell, Linda Bakker
- Research group: Decent Work
- Lecture
- 2022
Creating Multiple Value Through Social Business Collaboration The Dynamic Partnership Between IKEA and I-did
- Jens Andersson, Leendert de Bell
- Research group: Decent Work
- Lecture
- 2021
Why Data Driven Businesses need Analytics Translators
- Sjoerd van den Heuvel
- Research group: Decent Work
- Other
- 2020

More publications

The research group collaborates with students and lecturers from the Institute for People & Business and the Institute for Social Work.

We use the results of our research in education for the Human Resource Management (HRM) programme, including for the minor ‘Inspired employees, healthy organisations’ and for the graduation studio ‘Workload in healthcare’. The knowledge obtained from our research helps students to become better professionals. The research group also contributes to the redesign of HRM programmes and the development of new master's and post-bachelor's programmes, such as the Master Community Development and the Master Data Driven Business.

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To realise our ambitions, we collaborate with various employers and organisations; they are indispensable for creating and sustaining inclusive work. These include:

The Stichting voor Vluchteling-Studenten (Foundation for Refugee Students) UAF, which co-finances the special research group ‘Promoting sustainable labour participation of refugees’
Various social enterprises and other partners from the Groei in impact (Growth in impact) project, including University of Applied Sciences Windesheim, management consultancy firm Berenschot, Start Foundation, the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, Social Enterprise NL, and the Social Impact Factory.
Breed Platform Arbeid
CARPE partners (Horizon 2020 COSIE project)