Vlerick Flash March 2009
Being a top European business school, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School is at the forefront of the latest trends and insights in management and business. Our faculty have built up relevant and rigorous expertise in numerous knowledge domains. They present their findings not only in publications and courses, but also at events and seminars. Through this flash we would like to inform you about all the latest happening at Vlerick.
Microsoft and Randstad elected as 'Best Employers of 2009 Belgium'
The ‘Best Employer’ is a large-scale survey of employers within the EU that place their personnel management policy at the centre of their business policy. All European member states were called on simultaneously to take part in this study. All organisations (profit, non-profit and government) with more than 50 employees could participate. This initiative of Vlerick’s HRM Centre − in collaboration with the Great Place to Work Institute Europe and media partners Vacature and Références − has the goal of defining a professional European standard for high-quality personnel management policy.
See complete story...Radical new MBA loan scheme introduced
With the withdrawal of the CitiAssist programme in the USA and a general shortage of credit across the world, potential MBA students are finding it harder and harder to secure finance for their studies. However, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School is bucking the trend by announcing an innovative new loan scheme aimed at candidates for its full-time MBA programme.
See complete story...The Great Remuneration Study: low marks for wage policy
The Flemish employee is only moderately satisfied with his or her level of wages and possible bonus; labourers are the least satisfied, executives and members of management the most. But what is especially striking is the dissatisfaction about the way in which companies draw up their wage policy. The lack of transparency and consistency in the area of wage increases and bonuses creates a sense of unfairness. In addition, there is a great lack of knowledge among all occupational groups about the components of their own wages, and especially about performance bonuses and extra-legal benefits. All these things are brought out in The Great Remuneration Study, conducted by Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School, in collaboration with De Standaard and Jobat. The study is based on an extensive survey of a little over 8,350 Flemish workers between the ages of 18 and 65.
See complete story...Vlerick top of table for diversity
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School has emerged as one of the top institutions in Europe for diversity. Out of the Financial Times’ top 20 European business schools, the School takes first place for gender balance, with a 40% female student population.
See complete story...Vlerick helps shaping the quiet revolution
As one of Europe’s leading business schools, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School is partner in a research programme which aims to explore the relationship between companies’ financial and non-financial performance. The ultimate goal is to develop a European framework for improved company and investor dialogue on non-financial performance. Recently a consultation report with draft principles has been published in order to seek feedback. Presentation of the final research results is expected in September.
See complete story...Launch survey Global Competitiveness Report 2009
Each year the World Economic Forum (WEF) makes up a Global Competitiveness Report for which Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School is the Belgian academic partner institute. This report presents a worldwide ranking of circa 130 countries based on the competitiveness of their economy. The ranking has been the World Economic Forum’s flagship publication since 1979 and is widely recognized as the world’s leading cross-country comparison of factors affecting economic competitiveness and growth.
See complete story...TeamScan brings your Dream Team within reach
A well-balanced and artfully composed team is an especially powerful tool in the innovation process. But it’s far from easy to find the right mix of people and complementary skills. Now, a new online tool called TeamScan offers you a concrete team analysis supplemented with practical tips and advice. TeamScan was developed by Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School in collaboration with Flanders DC.
See complete story...Entrepreneurial mentality adds to stability of the social economy
Although everyone is being affected by the crisis to a greater or lesser degree, the impact of the current economic climate will perhaps be rather limited in the social sector. But we should not really look at the subsidies to the social economy to explain this phenomenon − the key to the success lies in the entrepreneurial mentality at the top. That’s the major conclusion of the ‘Sociaal ondernemerschap in Vlaanderen’ (Social entrepreneurship in Flanders) study conducted by the Flanders DC Knowledge Center at Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School. The study is the first to explore the entrepreneurship factor in the social economy.
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