Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAOBringing people, technology and organization into harmony
Our goal is to stimulate innovation, adaptability, performance and well-being in order to make organizations and their employees successful over the long term. At Fraunhofer IAO, we help businesses and public bodies design their work organization and practices in flexible, agile ways. To this end, our permanently up-to-date technological expertise is combined with the latest findings from the organizational and social sciences. Complemented by our broad consulting know-how, we ensure successful change management.
An organization’s success depends substantially on the innovation capability of its members and of the organization as a whole. The coexistence of successful innovations and efficient implementation requires flexible and agile structures, transformative management concepts, work environments that foster productivity, and a corporate culture that motivates and inspires.
In organization development projects, we design a company’s business processes, management and control systems, and business models from a holistic perspective. We help companies and public-sector organizations optimize their structures and processes, and achieve sustainable long-term productivity.
We also design work systems for the respective organizations, helping them plan and implement people-friendly working environments that foster high performance. The shared goal of our implementation projects is to make organizations more responsive, innovative and productive; to create the conditions under which employees are motivated and achieve excellence; and to create sustainable employment.
Our key research topics:
- Flexible and self-organized forms of work
- Ambidextrous organizational models
- Virtual cooperation and user-oriented IT design
- Management concepts and systems in the era of digital transformation
- Innovative environments for office and knowledge work
- Cognitive working and living environments