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Toke Bjerregaard and Jakob Lauring:
Cultural Diversity and Innovation: how do these relate to each other?
Innovation and exploitation of cultural diversity have become key concepts in the political, scientific and business oriented discussions concerning Denmark's international competitiveness. It is generally assumed that innovation in Denmark is not only driven by research, but also by knowledge obtained from partners, employees and users. In international firms these actors are characterised by cultural differences. Much research on diversity management and regional development suggests that cultural diversity has a positive impact on the capability to innovate. This article analyses the connection between cultural diversity and innovation. The article is based on a study of 14 Danish firms with an international and culturally diverse staff. The article describes the ways in which international employees' perceptions of the possibilities in cultural diversity are shaped by their professional strategies and perception of international career opportunities.

Godkänd; 2005; Bibliografisk uppgift: Status och visionsrapport framlagd vid Nordiska Ministerrådets konferens Dåd eller Død 2 och 3 maj 2005 på Kattegatcentret i Grenaa, Danmark; 20070601 (ysko)

Die EU hat im Rahmen der Initiative "i2010" den Aufbau einer interdisziplinären Europäischen Digitalen Bibliothek (EDB) beschlossen. Das Portal der EDB soll bereits Ende 2008 in Betrieb gehen. Deutschland hat in diesem Rahmen die Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (DDB) konzipiert, die in Form eines Netzwerkes aus den Datenbanken und Portalen von über 30.000 Kultur- und Wissenschaftseinrichtungen (Bibliotheken, Archive, Museen etc.) mit einem nationalen Zugangsportal entstehen soll. Dabei arbeiten Bund und Länder eng zusammen. Die vorliegende Studie "Auf dem Weg zur DDB" untersucht die für den Aufbau und Betrieb der DDB relevanten Aspekte und zeigt - unter Berücksichtigung der Erfahrungen und des Sachverstandes der Kultur-/Wissenschaftseinrichtungen - einen realistischen und Erfolg versprechenden Weg zur DDB auf.

How should cultural and religious diversity be understood? What happens when different cultures and religions meet? How should we understand such encounters in society and school today? How have they played out historically? This scholarly anthology elucidates these questions from a variety of perspectives, disciplines and subject areas. The book includes both theoretical and practice-oriented texts. Fundamental questions and conceptual understanding are combined with discussions of encounters and diversity in daily life. The book is written for researchers and students at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels, and anyone interested in questions pertaining to culture, religion and society. - Hvordan skal vi forstå kulturelt og religiøst mangfold? Hva vil det si at kulturer og religioner møtes? Hvordan skal vi forstå dette i samfunnet og i skolen i dag? Hvordan har det utspilt seg i historien? Denne vitenskapelige antologien belyser disse spørsmålene ut ifra ulike perspektiver, fag og fagområder. Boken har både teori- og praksisorienterte tekster. Prinsipielle spørsmål og forståelse av begreper kombineres med drøftinger av møter og mangfold i levd liv. Boken er skrevet for forskere og studenter på bachelor-, master- og doktorgradsnivå og ellers alle som er interessert i spørsmål knyttet til kultur, religion og samfunn.