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What If You Could Have It All? Lessons from the Danish Labour Market Model

  • 1.  What If You Could Have It All? Lessons from the Danish Labour Market Model

    Posted 07-24-2025 10:10

    What If You Could Have It All? Lessons from the Danish Labour Market Model

    Welcome to Denmark - a country that defies conventional trade-offs between profit and purpose, efficiency and well-being, shareholders and stakeholders. Despite having some of the world's most expensive human capital, Denmark ranks among global leaders in productivity, innovation, and happiness.

    What is the secret? The Danish Labour Market Model - a unique system of social partnership, flexicurity, and mutual trust between trade unions, employers, and the state. It powers world-class innovation, sustainable growth, and international success for companies like LEGO, Novo Nordisk, and Mærsk - all while maintaining a deep commitment to employee well-being.

    Join our Professional Development Workshop (PDW) on Friday at 2 pm om Bella Center Hall B-B5-m5:
    Learn how Denmark balances competitiveness and care
    Explore how flexicurity supports innovation and resilience
    Gain inspiration for tackling strategic human capital challenges in your own context

    Hear directly from senior representatives of both employer and employee organisations - the voices shaping Denmark's labour market model.

     

     

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    Dana Minbaeva

    Professor of Strategic Human Capital

    King's Business School, King's College London

    https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/dana-minbaeva

     

    Associate Editor, Academy of Management Review

     

    New book  Workforce Analytics | A Global Perspective