The CC has a high level of expertise in the field of participation in working life, analyses key issues in the context and provides them for different target groups in a practical way.
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Professional participation and inclusion
Its mission is to promote participation and inclusion in economic and social policies.
As part of the scientific community, the CC is networked nationally and internationally and is in regular exchange with key stakeholders from civil society, business and politics.
Surveys and usability tests with target groups (employers, employees with disabilities or chronic illnesses, consulting institutions) are also part of the activities and incorporated into the studies, publications and information offered by the CC.
The CC sees the economic potential of equal participation of all people, raises awareness of barrier-free access to information, communication and digitization, and consistently considers the topic of participation in working life in its offers and research projects.
Information and services of the CC are available at www.rehadat.de and www.iw-elan.de.
Contact Persons
Anja Brockhagen
Scientific advisor in the REHADAT and IW-Elan projects
Tel: +49 221 4981-845 Mail: brockhagen@iwkoeln.deMareike Decker
Team leader REHADAT Assistive Technology
Tel: +49 221 4981-806 Mail: decker@iwkoeln.deHeike Knaak
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-814 Mail: knaak@iwkoeln.deAndrea Kurtenacker
Head of Professional Participation and Inclusion Research Unit and Project management REHADAT
Tel: +49 221 4981-820 Mail: kurtenacker@iwkoeln.de Andrea KurtenackerMaisun Lange
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-808 Mail: lange@iwkoeln.deWiebke Modler
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-826 Mail: modler@iwkoeln.deJohanna Margareta Offer
Scientific officer in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-540 Mail: offer@iwkoeln.deJasmin Saidie
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-846 Mail: saidie@iwkoeln.deGuido Schlagheck
Scientific consultant in the IW-Elan project
Tel: +49 221 4981-858 Mail: schlagheck@iwkoeln.deMartin Selbach
Deputy Manager REHADAT and Head of IW-Elan
Tel: +49 221 4981-836 Mail: selbach@iwkoeln.deFrank Tomaszewski
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-809 Mail: tomaszewski@iwkoeln.dePhilipp Johann Trögeler
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-835 Mail: troegeler@iwkoeln.dePeter M. van Haasteren
Scientific consultant in the REHADAT project
Tel: +49 221 4981-843 Mail: haasteren@iwkoeln.deAll news
German Wage Policy between Inflation and Stagnation: Are Conflicts with the Aims of Monetary Policy Looming?
After the economic and financial crisis of 2008/9, the German labour market soon began to recover, creating scope for a comparatively expansive wage policy.
Hagen Lesch IW
Leadership in transformation: Megatrends and management as a driver of change
Leadership dynamics in companies are subject to constant change in order to meet the challenges of their time. Today, the greatest influences result from developments such as demographic change, globalization, individualization, structural change and technologization in the economy.
Lena Suling / Julia Wildner IW
Orphaned executive chairs in German companies
In 2023, half of the companies in Germany reported increasing problems in filling vacancies for management positions because employees are not aiming for a career. Larger companies are less affected than small companies.
Andrea Hammermann / Oliver Stettes IW
The Pros and Cons of Trade Union Membership
The decline in collective bargaining coverage in Germany is often attributed to the reluctance of companies to join an employers' association which negotiates collective agreements.
Helena Bach / Carolin Fulda / Sandra Vogel IW
The Regional Distribution of Graduates in Germany
Graduates in Germany are distributed very unevenly across the country. Taking the population aged between 35 and 44, who have generally already completed their higher education, in 2019 the highest proportions of university graduates were to be found in Berlin and the Munich regional planning area.
Wido Geis-Thöne IW
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