Creation of training programme for human resource development and promotion of social responsibility

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Creation of training programme for human resource
development and promotion of social
responsibility(Nordplus Neigbour, 2004-2006)
Reflections about networking

• Raminta Pucetaite

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Aim and objectives

• Aim of the project is to contribute to
  sustainable development of the Nordic region and
  the adjacent countries through improvement of
  education programmes in business ethics and human
  resource management and promotion of corporate
  social responsibility in organizations practice.
• Objectives
• to enhance the quality of business ethics and HRM
  teaching in higher education institutions and
  colleges,
• to construct and introduce a teaching programme
  for preparation of HR managers with professional
  competence in applied ethics
• to develop moral competence and improve
  decision-making skills of prospective and present
  business persons, preparing them to implement
  value-based management in their organizations
• to start a comparative research on social
  cultural obstacles to sustainable economic and
  social growth in the networking countries.

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Participants

• Academic institutions, NGOs, business people
• ESTONIAEstonian Business School
• FINLAND
• School of Business and Economics, Jyväskylä
  University
• Business and Organization Ethics Network
• KALININGRAD Baltic Business Club
• LATVIA
• Riga International School of Economics and
  Business Administration
• School of Business Administration TURIBA
• LITHUANIA
• Vilnius University (coordinator)
• Lithuanian Association of Business Ethics
• NORWAY BI Norwegian School of Management

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Activities planned

• 3 workshops (Tallinn, Kaunas, Oslo)
• 2 conferences (Tallinn, Jyväskylä)
• 2 training sessions for business people
  (Kaliningrad, Latvia).

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Activities carried out

• Corporate Social Responsibility in the Northern
  Europe and the Baltics Theory and Practice in
  Tallinn (July 1-4, 2004)
• Economics humanization Bringing the Dimensions
  of Profit, People and Planet Together in Kaunas
  (September 29-October 2, 2004)
• Good practices of CSR and HRM in the
  Baltic/Scandinavian States (Oslo, March 1-3,
  2006)

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• "Ethical Leadership. Ethical Challenges for
  Businesses" (Tallinn, June 16 18, 2005)
• Contextual Approaches to Responsibility in
  Business Management and Leadership (Jyväskylä,
  June 13-15, 2006)
• Training session in Kaliningrad (December 16-18,
  2004)
• Training session in Riga (April 27-28, 2006).

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Disseminating information

• Presentations slides from Oslo workshop and
  Jyväskylä conference.
• Any societal activities or/and publications under
  the thematic framework of the project since June
  2005?

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Administrative issues

• Bureaucratization of the financial side
• Socio-cultural issues little trust in
  interraltions at the coordinating institution,
  lack of flexibility in central administration,
  poor communication, personal responsibility for
  the networking and carrying out commitments.
• Lessons learnt about tax system in Latvia (what
  one should know when preparing the budget in a
  project proposal).
• Will there be a training session in Kaliningrad?

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Opportunities for cooperation

• Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)in 7th
  Community RTD Framework Programme (2007-2013)
• The document under consultation outlines the
  research agenda within each of the following 7
  activities
• Growth, employment and competitiveness in a
  knowledge society
• Combining economic, social and environmental
  objectives in a European perspective
• Major trends in society and their implications
• Europe in the world
• The citizen in the European Union
• Socio-economic and scientific indicators
• Foresight activities
• http//ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms/dispatch?f
  ormSSHinFP7

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• Any questions and suggestions?..

• Thank you!