Presentation by Frank Pot during the Labour Market Obervatory Hearing on "Innovative workplaces as a source of productivity and quality jobs" of 15.12.2010 in the European Economic and Social Committee

1. Social innovation of work and employment Frank Pot EESC-hearing Innovative Workplaces 15-12-2010 Brussels

5. Best and poorest performers in Finland (409 self assessments) Performance + - Source: Ramstad, 2009 Quality of working life + - Poorest group 31 projects top-down interventions Best group 152 projects participation internal collaboration

6. Performance effects of improving working conditions and work organisation as assessed by management Source: Bonitz et al., 2007:23

8. Working Smarter and Performance Performance criterion SMEs without working smarter SMEs with working smarter Company results 2 18 Company turnover 7 15 Productivity 5 14 Employment 6 11 Economic Institute for SMEs. Source: Hauw et al., 2009 % change in performance last 2 years

9. Social innovation and performance Performance criterion Performance social innovative versus not social innovative organisations Increase in turnover 15% higher Increase in profits 14% higher Innovation 37% higher Productivity 22% higher New clients 20% higher Reputation 12% higher Erasmus Competition and Innovation Monitor. Source: Jansen et al., 2009

10. OSH interventions and performance Source: Pot and Koningsveld, 2009

12. Stress risks: discrepancies in work organisation Job demands Decision latitude Support supervisor colleagues Time staff Skills competences

13. Psychological demands/decision latitude model Source: Karasek, 1979; 1990 High-strain Active Low-strain Passive 1 2 3 4 A B Learning motivation to develop new behavior patterns Risks of psychological strain and physical illness HIGH LOW Decision latitude (control) LOW HIGH Psychological demands