"Being Flexible": graduates Facing Changes in Their Work Environment

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"Being Flexible": graduates Facing Changes in Their Work Environment

Michela Frontini Michele Rostan Julien Calmand

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Labour economics Engineering Higher education Compétence professionnelle media_common.quotation_subject [SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education [SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education Environnement de travail Change Flexibilité du travail Enseignement supérieur Temporary work Transport engineering 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine job skills Perception Labour flexibility ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Effect 030212 general & internal medicine Early career graduate Débutant Adaptation media_common 030203 arthritis & rheumatology Mobilité d'emploi University Effet ComputingMilieux_THECOMPUTINGPROFESSION Diplômé business.industry 4. Education Flexibility (personality)work environment job mobility [ SHS.EDU ] Humanities and Social Sciences/Education Higher Education Labour market Work environment Changement Université Work (electrical)8. Economic growth business Graduation Marché du travail

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According to the crucial importance of innovation for modern economies, the role of graduates regarding innovation appears to be a major topic when their performances in the labour market at stake. Five main questions are addressed in this chapter: (1) What does innovation mean? (2) Which organisations are likely to be more innovative? (3) What role do Higher Education graduates play regarding innovation? (4) Are they equipped to do develop innovation? (5) Which are the occupations more related to innovation, and are innovative activities rewarded? The results presented in this chapter confirm that higher education graduates are crucial actors in the innovation process. The jobs of innovative graduates show a number of specific characteristics: a high level of autonomy, more leeway to define their own goals and to perform their tasks. A paradox that emerged is the following: although innovation is more strongly developed in large organisations, small organisations offer graduates more opportunities to play a role in introducing innovations. When earnings are considered, innovative activities appear to be rewarded, in the private sector. That confirms the impression that innovation is recognised as valuable by organisations.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2011-01-01

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