Groupes sociaux

L'initiative « contre l'immigration de masse » a été acceptée en votation populaire. - La question de l'application de l'initiative « pour le renvoi des criminels étrangers » est toujours en négociation au parlement. - Le Conseil fédéral a adapté la révision de la loi sur les étrangers aux nouvelles dispositions découlant de l'acceptation de l'initiative « contre l'immigration de masse ». - Cette même initiative a suscité le dépôt de deux motions visant à lutter contre la pénurie de main d'ouvre qualifiée. - L'initiative visant à rayer l'interruption volontaire de grossesse du catalogue des prestations remboursées par l'assurance-maladie obligatoire a été refusée en votation populaire. - Suite à de longs débats, le parlement s'est accordé sur un projet de légalisation du diagnostic préimplantatoire, qui sera soumis au peuple en 2015.

Administration et réseaux d'action publique

Archive institutionnelle de l'Université de Genève - Institutional Repository of the University of Geneva

Étude longitudinale de l’impact de la satisfaction envers les avantages sociaux novateurs sur l’intention de rester chez les travailleurs du secteur des technologies de l’information et des communications

The objective of this thesis is to understand the impact of satisfaction with innovative benefits on the intention to stay of the information and communications technology industry (ICT) workers. In order to investigate this question, a general research hypothesis was presented based on a literature review and on Blau’s social exchange theory (1964) and Maslow’s theory of needs (1943). The general research hypothesis states that satisfaction with innovative benefits increases intention to stay through time. The data used in this thesis were collected as part of a larger research on the relationships between compensation, training and skills development and attracting and retaining key employees. The longitudinal data come from an office located in Montreal of a major international company from the ICT sector. The study population consists of workers newly hired between April 1st, 2009 and September 30th, 2010. The results confirm the research hypothesis showing that satisfaction with innovative benefits increase intention to stay through time. Among the various innovative benefits studied, the results indicate that it is the satisfaction with the gym at work that best predicts intention to stay of workers. Other innovative benefits significantly related to intention to stay are the games library, the lounge, the medical clinic and the library in the workplace. Also, longitudinal analyses reveal that it is mainly the differences between the individual characteristics of the employees who best explain intention to stay than the differences across time of the same worker. This thesis concludes by discussing the best way for industrial relations managers to use the results in order to retain their employees. Then, the limits of the study and some directions for further research are also presented.

De la nostalgie et des instincts contraires : comme facteurs psychologiques et sociaux.

"Extrait de la Revue internationale de sociologie."

Le langage parisien au XIXe siècle. Facteurs sociaux, contingents linguistiques, faits sémantiques, influences littéraires.

"Nos sources": p. [487]-493.