Dr. Pavlos Vlachos, Associate Professor of Marketing speaks about the crucial role of professional training in enhancing skills and developing sustainable products and services . Dr. Vlachos was interviewed by Nafteboriki.gr during the CSR Hellas Summer School for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (September 23-28, 2019) in Athens, in which he delivered the lecture " Business Impact, Accountability and Reporting"

You may read the interview (in Greek) here

Kathimerini and editor Lina Giannarou share the results of "Talents and businesses in Greece: A difficult coexistence? " reseach, conducted by Dr. Pavlos Vlachos, Associate Professor of Marketing and Dr. Kostas Tasoulis, Associate Professor of Human Resources along with Dr. George Therious from IHU, Dr. Christos Cabolis from IMD World Competitiveness Center and with the support of Mrs.Lena Triantogiannis, ΜΒΑ Partner, Egon Zehnder  & Mrs. Evdokia Pappa, Ph.D. Research Associate, Egon Zehnder.

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Following the presentation of the "Reskilling & Upskilling" survey during the HR Forum 2019, Nafteboriki shares the key finding related to :

• The importance of reskilling/ upskilling programs is fully recognized by Human Resource executives and General Managers.
• It is important to explore actions and interventions in order to overcome identified challenges on the implementation of such programs.
• Skill gaps were identified mostly in behavioral and digital skills as opposed to technical skills.
• Organizations and Human Resource executives need to take action as to improve their readiness and capability respectively in managing crucial factors that have an impact on how "work" will change in the future.

The survey was conducted by Alba ( Dr. Eleni Lamprou )  on behalf of Greek People Management Association and with the support of the Association of Chief Executives Offices in Greece (ACEO | EASE) .

You may download the article (in Greek) here.

To get copy of the full “Reskilling & Upskilling for your Business & your HR Function” report, please follow this link. 

In the modern disruptive business enviroment, companies and executives strategically redefine the skills necessary for market survival and growth.

Dr. Stefanos Zarkos, Alexis Komselis and Sofia Persefoni Foukaraki explain how entrepreneurship can be cultivated as a skill (incorporating skills like solving complex problems, creativity, emotional intelligence, service orientation, and cognitive flexibility) and why the entrepreneurship skillset can help businesses manage upcoming challenges.

You may read the article (in Greek) here

Newspaper TO VIMA explains how Alba fosters a mindset and attitude for “perpetual” learning as a condition for developing relevant, and impactful knowledge to support and facilitate companies' digital transformation and strategic agility.

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Few weeks before the Great Place to Work Hellas award ceremony, Mr. Aristotelis Alexopoulos, Director or Applied Reseach at Alba, shared his thoughts on the future of work, the future of businesses and the Great Place To Work approach.
The 2019 Best Workplaces survey, was conducted for the 17th consecutive year in our country with Alba's support, undertaking the role of both the scientific coordinator and evaluator.

You can read the article (in Greek) here