Tag: future competences

about competences

Our plans for 2025

The year 2025 is approaching, and as the Interdisciplinary Center for Personnel Development, we already have plans for next year. First of all, our goal will be to further develop key competencies of research staff and administrative support staff of the science and higher education sector in Poland, which can contribute to strengthening the position of domestic universities on the international stage. We are conducting research on topics related to the competencies of university employees, the automation of managers and teams, the impact of artificial intelligence on the work of research teams, and the reduction of managerial influence and its

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research results

How to use online managerial tools to build a robotic manager?

At the International Conference on AI Research (ICAIR 2024), Olaf Flak, PhD, presented a paper Online Managerial Tools as Research Tools to Apply Artificial Management. Results of Research, which talks about how to use online managerial tools to build a robotic manager. Artificial intelligence (AI) can augment human intelligence in teamwork, but it is still unclear how to replace a human manager with a robot manager. The rapid development of computer science offers the possibility of replacing team managers with robots. However, it is still not possible to employ a robot in a managerial position. Therefore, the purpose of the

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conferences

Olaf Flak, Ph.D., took part in the ICAIR – 4th International Conference on AI Research in Lisbon

The International Conference on AI Research (ICAIR 2024) is a key forum for scientists and students, whether social scientists, natural scientists or philosophers, who come together to explore the future of society in the context of artificial intelligence and robotics. Conference topics range from machine learning, deep learning and neural networks to building a business case for implementing artificial intelligence. There are several strong streams of research and interest developing in this area, including the implications of artificial intelligence and robotics for work and society, managing artificial intelligence, risks and benefits of artificial intelligence, ethical dilemmas associated with artificial intelligence,

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about competences

What is an assessment center in testing the competencies of candidates or employees? Part 3

HR consultants emphasize that Assessment Centre participants usually have to compete among themselves for a single vacancy. On the one hand, this generates motivation to perform to the best of their ability, while on the other hand it can have a stressful effect on those who are less active and open-minded. There is also time pressure during the session, as all the goals set for the participants must be achieved as quickly as possible. Participants’ form can also be impaired by the need to adapt quickly to new conditions and situations, as well as the awareness of being observed and

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about competences

What is an assessment center in testing the competencies of candidates or employees? Part 2

Assessment Centre participants are evaluated by several assessors during specially prepared tasks and simulation tests. This team of experts usually includes a psychologist or sociologist, a specialist in the industry in which the company operates and the direct superior of the future employee. The assessors observe the behavior of the candidates as they perform the tasks of each session, and then work together to develop a combined assessment of each participant’s competence. For both the employer and the employee, an assessment conducted by several people and, in addition, after completing a complete series of tasks, can be regarded as very

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conferences

Olaf Flak, Ph.D., led a workshop at the Fundacion Universidad Europea del Atlantico

We are establishing scientific contacts with universities from Europe. Olaf Flak, Ph.D., led a workshop for students at the Fundacion Universidad Europea del Atlantico in Santander, Spain, from 02.11.2024-06.11.2024. The workshop was on management techniques and tools used in small teams to coordinate teamwork: The workshop was attended by 90 students from various fields of study. The workshop was conducted in English. At the same time, we have established cooperation in providing classes for students of Fundacion Universidad Europea del Atlantico in Santander within the framework of Erasmus Plus and other European projects.

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conferences

We took part in the international scientific conference “Modernity of Industry and Services” organized annually by TNOiK

As every year, we took part in the international scientific conference “Modernity of Industry and Services” organized annually by TNOiK. The conference was held during the days at the Golebiewski Hotel in Wisla from November 20 to 22, 2024. The aim of the conference is to integrate the community of academics and business representatives who are interested in the state and development of industry and services and the functioning of modern enterprises. During the conference there is an annual presentation of the results of research of domestic and foreign scientific centers, enterprises and public institutions, exchange of experience in the

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research results

What is the importance of team diversity for research team competence? Part 3

Below are the answers to the last 3 research questions we presented in our October 14 blog post. This is a continuation of the October 21 answers, so we are numbering the questions in further order. The answer to the third question, how competencies were distributed in the research team according to seniority, can be described as follows. The results were consistent with the answer to the question of how the average competency gaps of team members are distributed across job groups. Employees with the least experience (up to 10 years of seniority) and those with the most experience (more

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research results

What is the importance of team diversity to the competence of a research team? Part 2

As you can read in the previous post, we studied the impact of team diversity on the competence of this research team. Let’s start with the main diversity parameters we measured. The parameters describing the diversity of the team were as follows: Below are the answers to the first two research questions. The first research question, how the average competency gaps of team members were shaped according to their positions, can be answered as follows. The average competency gap for employees in the position of assistant professor was as high as -0.49, which means that these employees were on average

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research results

What is the importance of team diversity for the competence of the research team? Part 1

In today’s world, including the world of science, joint action is seen as one of the ways to increase work efficiency, improve the level of execution, better and better scientific projects and discoveries. Joint action is based on cooperation, communication, exchange of information, openness to diversity and many other factors. Therefore, in our project to study the competencies of academics in research universities, we posed the research problem of what are the most important characteristics of a research team and the importance of the team’s diversity to its competencies. In order to solve it, we posed 5 research questions about

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