Research
Research at the institute specialises in issues of work and employment. Within this clearly defined profile, it covers a broad range of topics and activities.
FORBA’s research areas deal with the micro level of the individual, social interaction and working conditions and the meso level of the organisation or network as well as with the macro level of the labour market and global economy. Research practice at the institute relies on a series of qualitative and quantitative methods. Special features of research at FORBA include its multidisciplinary character and openness to many forms of cooperation. Although grant-funded academic research currently predominates, the institute’s strengths also include contract and policy-consultancy research.
Research areas
Research projects
| Project title | Key project staff | Status | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transformation der Industrie am Beispiel greentec steel der voestalpine | Hubert Eichmann | ongoing | 12/2025 - 10/2026 |
| Internationaler Vergleich der Lehrer:innenausbildung | Bernadette Allinger, Ingrid Mairhuber, Georg Adam, Agnes Fessler | ongoing | 12/2025 - 07/2026 |
| Frauen im Aufsichtsrat | Ingrid Mairhuber, Bernadette Allinger, Agnes Fess | ongoing | 09/2025 - 03/2026 |
| European Observatory of Working Life (EurWORK), current period | Bernadette Allinger, Georg Adam, Hannah Quinz | ongoing | 03/2022 - 02/2026 |
| European Monitoring Centre of Change (EMCC), current period | Bernadette Allinger | ongoing | 03/2022 - 02/2026 |
| European Observatory on Quality of Life (EurLIFE), laufende Periode | Bernadette Allinger | ongoing | 03/2022 - 02/2026 |
| Studie zur Mitbestimmung des Betriebsrats im Aufsichtsrat von Unternehmen | Hubert Eichmann, Andreas Schadauer | ongoing | 03/2025 - 01/2026 |
| Qualitative Befragung zur Lehrausbildung für Pflegefachassistenz und Pflegeassistenz | Bernadette Allinger, Ingrid Mairhuber | ongoing | 04/2025 - 12/2025 |
| Wie gelingt eine qualifikationsadäquate Beschäftigung von nach Österreich geflüchteten Menschen? | Ingrid Mairhuber, Bernadette Allinger, Johanna Neuhauser | ongoing | 12/2024 - 12/2025 |
| SOZÖKNET AK – Arbeit in der sozial-ökologischen Transformation | Hubert Eichmann, Sarah Nowak, Cornelia Prentner | ongoing | 01/2023 - 12/2025 |