HELIX VINN Excellence Centre (stage 4)
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Linköpings universitet - HELIX VINN Excellence Center |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 14 000 000 |
| Project duration | January 2014 - December 2015 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
HELIX vision can be captured by the phrase Knowledge for Sustainable Development in Organizations. Our research programme has focused on organizational development across a broad front in working life, including attractive working environments, high welfare standards, and effective organizations, offering sustainable job opportunities.
Expected results and effects
Our research consisting of about 25 projects within our focus areas has been strongly interrelated, not least in terms of common theoretical concepts such as leadership, participation, mobility, gender equality, and work organization. Given these common knowledge interests, an important part of our mission has been to strive for further integration and synergies between the research areas: production and organization development; learning for change and innovation; health, competence and work ability; new forms of organization entrepreneurship and innovation.
Planned approach and implementation
The successful operations of HELIX have built on the interests of the different stakeholders that comprise the HELIX partnership. The partner organizations have had a high degree of joint ownership of the HELIX programme As manifested by the sustainability of the partnership, now for over a decade, we have developed strong linkages between research and practice, and a portfolio of research projects of direct relevance to our partners. Key functions have been the Centre director, the HELIX management team, and the board in which all partner organizations have been represented.