The Ombuds Blog: New Organizational Ombuds Blog

January 21, 2009

New Organizational Ombuds Blog

An anonymous blogger has launched an "Organizational Ombudsman Blog" at WordPress. Written in the first person, the author promises that, “Future posts will be exclusively ‘topical’ around my experiences as an Ombudsman, in hopes of providing some insight and educating readings on the value of the service and at the same time holding to the ethics and practices of the profession.” (Organizational Ombudsman Blog.)

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Welcome and good luck! I'm hoping this new blog expands the marketplace of ideas about Ombuds.

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Anonymous1/21/2009 2:03 PM
thanks for dropping by at ombudsman on WordPress and the "boost" in traffic.
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Organizational Ombuds

Organizational Ombuds serve as a confidential, independent, neutral and informal dispute resolution resource for a specific entity. They are accessible to a defined population and can advocate for fairness. These unique characteristics distinguish Organizational Ombuds from Classical Ombuds, mediators, arbitrators, and other alternative dispute resolution professionals. The term "Ombuds" is shorthand for "Ombudsman," "Ombudsperson" and "Ombuds Officer," which also are used widely.

Some other variants include:

Austria -- Ombudsstelle

Brazil -- Ouvidor

Croatia -- pravobranitelji

France -- médiateur/defénseur

Germany -- Ombudspersonen

Italy -- difensore

Netherlands -- ombudspersoon

Norway -- ombudet

Poland -- Rzecznik

Portugal -- provedor

Russia -- омбудсмен

Spain -- ombudsman organizacional

Sweden -- studentombud

Switzerland -- ombudsmann

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