On Friday 6 December 2024, J.A. van den Elsen will defend the doctoral thesis titled: ‘Where’s the Evidence? A critical analysis on the underlying assumptions of employability policy in the public sector‘.
- Promotor
- Co-promotor
- Date
- Friday 6 Dec 2024, 10:30 - 12:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Space
- Senate Hall
- Building
- Erasmus Building
- Location
- Campus Woudestein
Brief summary:
There is a growing interest in employability. There are several developments underlying this interest: 1) the changing work context as result of innovations, 2) the prolonging of working life due to a later retirement and 3) the flexibility and tightness of the labour market. Hence, employability is relevant: for employees who want a successful and sustainable career; for organizations that want to be able to adapt to changes; and for society to achieve a healthy economy. As a result, research is growing on employability. However, most research on employability is still executed
within a private-sector context. Furthermore, as employability is a fundamental condition for prolonging careers, there are many policy initiatives to improve employees’ employability, including within the public sector. However, many policy initiatives are based on widely shared assumptions for which an empirical basis is lacking. This research objective resulted in the following main research question: To what extent are the policy assumptions about the employability of public employees empirically valid?
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The public defence will begin exactly at 13.00 hrs. The doors will be closed once the public defence starts, latecomers may be able to watch on the screen outside. There is no possibility of entrance during the first part of the ceremony. Due to the solemn nature of the ceremony, children under the age of 6 are not allowed during the first part of the ceremony.
