Employment research

Gijs van Houten

Senior research manager

Gijs van Houten è un alto dirigente di ricerca presso l'unità per l'occupazione di Eurofound. Ha competenze specifiche nella metodologia di indagine transnazionale e nell'analisi delle pratiche di lavoro e delle strategie organizzative. È a capo della task force di Eurofound per la raccolta dei dati ed è responsabile della progettazione e della metodologia dell'indagine europea sulle condizioni di lavoro 2024, che rappresenterà un passo fondamentale per rendere le indagini di Eurofound adeguate alle esigenze future. Prima di entrare a far parte di Eurofound nel 2010, ha lavorato presso l'Istituto olandese per la ricerca sociale (SCP). Gijs ha trascorso un anno lontano nel 2016, lavorando presso il Pew Research Center di Washington, DC. Ha conseguito un Master in Sociologia presso la Radboud University di Nijmegen e un dottorato di ricerca in Scienze Sociali presso l'Università di Utrecht.

Temi di competenza

Gijs è un esperto nei seguenti temi.

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Rapporto di lavoro

Rappresentanza dei dipendenti

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Partecipazione al lavoro

Competenze e formazione

Organizzazione del lavoro

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Small and medium-sized enterprises

Pubblicazioni di ricerca

Gijs è l'autore delle seguenti pubblicazioni.

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Eventi, podcast e blog

Gijs ha contribuito ai seguenti eventi, articoli di blog ed episodi di podcast.

19 September 2023

Episodio di podcast

Does Europe have the skills it needs for a changing economy?

In this episode of Eurofound Talks Mary McCaughey speaks with Eurofound Research Manager Tina Weber, Eurofound Senior Research Manager Gijs van Houten, and Giovanni Russo, Senior Expert at CEDEFOP, about Europe’s skills challenges and what can be done to help workers and businesses adapt to future skills demands.

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13 January 2021

Articolo di blog

COVID-19, Big Brother and the business case for doing better

The COVID-19 pandemic compelled governments to take exceptional measures to monitor and control the spread of the Coronavirus. Among them was the introduction in most EU Member States of tracking apps to gather data on citizens who have contracted the virus and to trace their contacts, a measure that inevitably traded off privacy protection for effective infection prevention.

27 November 2020

Articolo di blog

Managing skills requires skilled managers

According to the dictionary, an organisation is an organised group of people with a particular purpose. To achieve this purpose, tasks are divided between the members of the group, and the task of some of those people is to manage the others. Interestingly, whereas most tasks are allocated based on competence and qualifications, the allocation of the task of managing people is often based on a different rationale. Many managers are appointed to their role because they exceled at the tasks that are carried out by the people they are supposed to manage. Many business owners take on the management of their staff, regardless of whether this is where their strengths lie. But people management is not easy and requires skills that, contrary to what is often assumed, are not just learned by doing.

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Temporary research project officer

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Garance Hingre

Research support officer

John Hurley

Senior research manager

Ciara Keeshan

Administrative assistant

Tadas Leončikas

Head of Unit

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Research officer

Sarah Pearcey

Administrative assistant

Matteo Sostero

Research officer

Cesira Urzì Brancati

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Carlos Vacas‑Soriano

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Christopher White

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Giacomo Zanchetti

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