Dipl. Soz. Susanne Lindner spoke in Heather Hofmeister’s Research Colloquium on January 26, 2012 to Sociology students at the Goethe University, Frankfurt, on “The Future of Market Research from the Viewpoint of a Sociologist in the Industry.” About 40 students attended and enjoyed a lively presentation and discussion about what market research is doing and …
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Tampere, Finland: Community, Work, and Family Conference
From May 19-21, about 200 scientists from all over the world – over 80 of whom were from Finland – and multiple disciplines came together to think and talk about the future of work and family in context at the fourth international Community, Work and Family Conference in Tampere, Finland. This conference series started in …
Work-Life: Cross National Conversations in Paris
On May 17, 2011, about 80 scholars from disciplines in the social sciences, business, and management gathered at the Paris Executive Campus of the Rouen Business School. Our purpose was to develop concrete suggestions for what to consider or how to proceed to improve the use of context, especially national context, in research on work-life …
The Leaky Pipeline
n a pipe, water has to pass through one part before it reaches another part. Similarly, in careers, a person has to pass one point before he or she can go to the next stage. The stages of a career are often described as a pipeline. A person must be a student before he or …
Should Germany have a Quota for women in leadership, and if so, which?
oday in the news, the difference of opinion between the Work-Minister von der Leyen and the Family-Minister Schroeder has been highlighted repeatedly. The debate is about whether or not Germany, as a nation, should set a minimum percent of women in the leadership of the companies based here, and if so, what form it should …
Leading by allowing for intrinsic motivation
practice a leadership style that, just today, earned me some praise from my team. It’s always great to get a compliment, of course, but what I’m doing should be nothing special — it’s proven to be more effective than traditional „punish-or-reward“ methods. I don’t check minute-by-minute who’s in which office, doing what. I know that …
Contradiction within EU Goals
lthough there are many priorities within the European Union, five key areas are interregional and cross-border mobility, gender equality, social cohesion, fertility, and environmental protection. One central area that the EU sets as a high priority is cross-border trade and a mobile labour market. The introduction of the Euro and the removal of many political …
European Society on Family Relations Conference in Milan, Italy
Together with Celina Proch and Lena Hünefeld, we presented a talk at the “Fifth ESFR Congress” with the title: “The patterns of job-related spatial mobility within family life stages for German and Polish men and women”. We presented, among other findings, our results that there are not only disadvantages for job-related spatial mobility. Mothers in …
Where is Europe headed in terms of spatial mobility, social relations and family life?
urope is likely to see rising, not declining, mobility in the foreseeable future. How Europe chooses to adapt itself, structurally, socially, and ideologically, will have a big impact on whether this mobility is detrimental or helpful to the social and environmental fiber of the continent. There are a number of reasons to believe that mobility …
Dual-earner couples may be less mobile than single-earner couples
Evidence from the USA suggests that an increasing percent of dual-earner couples reduces, rather than increases, relocation mobility (Fischer 2002). Couples who both have paid work are more likely to decide for one place to live and find work in that place. The most probable places for both partners to find paid work opportunities are …
