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Academic Director, Competence Center Next Generation Work SD Worx Professor “Next Generation Work: Creating Sustainable Careers”
Opinion

January 31, 2023

By Ans De Vos

A plea for the relay in leadership and careers

Leadership

Jacinda Ardern's decision to quit as Prime Minister of New Zealand already triggered a wide range of reactions, ranging from "Can women really have it all?" and "The strengths and pitfalls of empathy" to "In the current system, we're losing all the good guys...". A wide range of opinions,

Opinion

September 16, 2022

By Ans De Vos

Dear employer, are you a “Quiet Dismisser”?

Human Resources

Doing the minimum at work: it is a trend. For employers, it is a signal that they should take a more critical look at their policy, says AMS Professor Ans De Vos. Below you will find her open letter to employers, which appeared as an opinion piece in De Standaard.

Research

October 19, 2021

By Ans De Vos

How to build a sustainable career

Human Resources

In essence, a career is the pattern of work-related experiences a person has during his professional life. It is a complex mosaic of objective situations and events and their subjective interpretations. In short, the work we do every day and how that makes us feel. This turns a career

Research

March 29, 2021

By Ans De Vos

Three conditions for sustainable careers

Human Resources

With careers lasting longer and technological evolutions going faster than ever, the key question for all HR policy makers is how to combine employability and workability.

Research

March 15, 2021

By Ans De Vos

10 years of Next Generation Work

Human Resources

Building a sustainable future of work If there is one issue that moves people, organizations and policymakers alike, it is work. Work is a crucial link connecting these three parties–they need each other to achieve sustainable careers, continuity in business operations and a smoothly

April 9, 2020

By Ans De Vos

Can't construction workers help fruit growers out?

Human Resources COVID-19 Strategy & Innovation

The distribution sector is worried about staff cutbacks, which could endanger supplies. Hospitals are calling for volunteers. Gardeners lie awake to the coming harvests for which they simply have no workers now that our borders are closed. The corona crisis challenges us in many areas. It

Expertise Research

November 29, 2017

By Ans De Vos

Deploying talent flexibly: opportunities and success factors of co-sourcing

Human Resources

We all must, and we all shall, be employed for a longer period of time. Thereby, the question arises what is necessary to ensure that this is not a case of “having to” but of “wanting to” for employees. Organizations are faced with the challenge of creating ‘workable work’ for employees

Expertise

June 7, 2017

By Ans De Vos

Can HR learn something from Supply Chain?

Human Resources

According to Professors Peter Cappelli (Wharton) and John Boudreau (USC), yes, they can! The authors give several reasons for this. Cappelli says talent management and supply chain management are basically the same: it’s about guessing and predicting future demand and then planning to

April 14, 2016

By Ans De Vos

4 Key dimensions of career management

Human Resources

Responsibility for career management is gradually shifting from the organization to the individual. Nevertheless, it is interesting to look at the benefits of managing careers from the organization’s perspective. To which extent can firm performance be explained or improved by