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Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE): towards a future delivery model. (2010)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., & Egdell, V. (2010). Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE): towards a future delivery model

The Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University was commissioned by the Scottish Government to help develop a future delivery model for the Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE). The Scottish Government established the PA... Read More about Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE): towards a future delivery model..

Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey (2010)
Journal Article
Raeside, R., Gayen, K., & Canduela, J. (2010). Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 5, 163-178

Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is often placed on support from younger relatives and from friends. To understand... Read More about Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey.

Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study. (2010)
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McQuaid, R. W., Fuertes, V., Hollywood, E., & Egdell, V. (2010). Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study

The purpose of this baseline study is to provide information on the current situation and actions regarding older people’s labour market participation, and to identify any existing gaps in knowledge. This baseline study is part of QeCERAN’s (European... Read More about Active ageing: extending good practice on age management policies and practices in Edinburgh’s businesses. Baseline study..

The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. (2010)
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2010). The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. In C. Larsen, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemplo

This paper considers some of the potential uses of the capabilities approach to widen and deepen the labour market information that we collect on youth employment and unemployment.

Employability through health? partnership-based governance and the delivery of Pathways to Work condition management services. (2010)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., & Dutton, M. (2010). Employability through health? partnership-based governance and the delivery of Pathways to Work condition management services. Policy Studies, 31, 245-264. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442870903429660

The Pathways to Work (PtW) initiative has been rolled out in 49 Jobcentre Plus districts across Great Britain as the government seeks to provide services to activate claimants of incapacity benefits and help them overcome health-related barriers to w... Read More about Employability through health? partnership-based governance and the delivery of Pathways to Work condition management services..

Transformation and change process in innovation models: start-up and mature companies. (2010)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., & Raeside, R. (2010). Transformation and change process in innovation models: start-up and mature companies. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 4, 515-534. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIR.2010.035711

The transformation from a start-up company to a mature company asks often for dramatic change of capabilities to sustain innovations and business success. Increasing maturity results in the need to adjust the innovation style of a company. This paper... Read More about Transformation and change process in innovation models: start-up and mature companies..

Growing companies and innovation: the influence of managing knowledge (enhancement, acquistion and infrastructure) on innovativeness (2010)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., Omar, M., Raeside, R., & Peisl, T. (2010). Growing companies and innovation: the influence of managing knowledge (enhancement, acquistion and infrastructure) on innovativeness. International journal of knowledge management studies IJKMS, 4, 248-264. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKMS.2010.038168

The study is designed to explore in depth the impact of knowledge on different innovation typologies. This study starts with an overview of literature on innovation and knowledge. Three hypotheses tested using data from 200 innovative companies in a... Read More about Growing companies and innovation: the influence of managing knowledge (enhancement, acquistion and infrastructure) on innovativeness.

Social networks, age cohorts and employment (2010)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010). Social networks, age cohorts and employment. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 30, 219-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443331011054208

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association of social networks with being in work, contrasting those under age 50 with those over 50 years. Design/methodology/approach – A case study is undertaken of a local labour market... Read More about Social networks, age cohorts and employment.

Barriers to escaping the low-pay no-pay cycle for disadvantaged parents. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fuertes, V. (2010). Barriers to escaping the low-pay no-pay cycle for disadvantaged parents.

Poverty is a dynamic process that reflects the shifting nature of individual and household income. Drawing on the findings of a research study supported by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as part of their Recurrent Poverty programme, this paper wil... Read More about Barriers to escaping the low-pay no-pay cycle for disadvantaged parents..

Evaluation of fleet safety interventions. (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darby, P., & Raeside, R. (2010). Evaluation of fleet safety interventions. In Proceedings of the 42nd Universities Transport Study Group conference

Work related road traffic fatalities are the largest cause of work fatalities in the UK. It is estimated that 25% of UK road accidents involve someone driving for work. This risk profile makes fleet safety an important topic for study as it can have... Read More about Evaluation of fleet safety interventions..

Village pubs as a social propellant in rural areas: an econometric study (2010)
Journal Article
Cabras, I., & Reggiani, C. (2010). Village pubs as a social propellant in rural areas: an econometric study. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53, 947-962. https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2010.495488

There is no place like England to witness the role of pubs as a social networking hotspot. Social networks lie at the foundations of most of the social and economic interactions of individuals. The aim of this paper is to assess the importance of pub... Read More about Village pubs as a social propellant in rural areas: an econometric study.

Use of e-procurement in local authorities' purchasing and its effects on local economies: evidence from Cumbria, UK (2010)
Journal Article
Cabras, I. (2010). Use of e-procurement in local authorities' purchasing and its effects on local economies: evidence from Cumbria, UK. European Planning Studies, 43, 1133-1151. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654311003744209

In the past decade, there has been an increasing interest shown by the Government and Local Authorities in issues concerning the implementation of new technologies and means of communication in the public administration. Several operations have been... Read More about Use of e-procurement in local authorities' purchasing and its effects on local economies: evidence from Cumbria, UK.

Getting disadvantaged parents into employment: the Working for Families Fund in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Bond, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Fuertes, V. (2010). Getting disadvantaged parents into employment: the Working for Families Fund in Scotland. Local Economy, 24, 487-501. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940903314852

Between 2004 and 2008, the Scottish Government's Working for Families Fund (WFF) in Scotland offered support to parents seeking to move into, within or towards employment, education or training. Focused on disadvantaged parents, the programme had reg... Read More about Getting disadvantaged parents into employment: the Working for Families Fund in Scotland.

Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh (2010)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2010). Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(6), 827-834. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01099.x

Background Child deaths are decreasing throughout South East Asia, yet the rate remains high and is a cause of considerable anguish. In Bangladesh, there is also a great deal of variation in child mortality between different regions. Method Repo... Read More about Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh.

Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Chandler, R., Elliott, I., Lindsay, C., Macpherson, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010). Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland. Journal of Education and Work, 23(

This article explores the characteristics, destinations and progression routes of early school leavers - specifically 'exceptional entry winter leavers' - in Scotland. Exceptional entry allows students to enter college in the term before their statut... Read More about Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland.

Dynamic networks and behavior: separating selection from influence. (2010)
Journal Article
Steglich, C., Snijders, T., & Pearson, M. (2010). Dynamic networks and behavior: separating selection from influence. Sociological Methodology, 40, 329-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9531.2010.01225.x

A current problem in the analysis of behavioral dynamics, given a simultaneously evolving social network, is the difficulty of separating effects of partner selection from effects of social influence. In this paper we present a recently developed fam... Read More about Dynamic networks and behavior: separating selection from influence..

Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh (2010)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2010). Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine, 71(9), 1584-1592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.002

This paper analyzed the association of social networks with contraceptive use using both structural and attitudinal properties of social networks. Data were collected from seven villages in rural Bangladesh by face-to-face interviews using a structur... Read More about Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh.

The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups-review of UK and international evidence. (2010)
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McQuaid, R. W., Egdell, V., & Hollywood, E. (2010). The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups-review of UK and international evidence

This evidence review was commissioned by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University. The overall aim is to review and summarise UK and international evidence on the impact of reduced sp... Read More about The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups-review of UK and international evidence..

The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence. (2010)
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McQuaid, R. W., Egdell, V., & Hollywood, E. (2010). The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence

This evidence review was commissioned by the Scottish Government and undertaken by the Employment Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University. The overall aim is to review and summarise UK and international evidence on the impact of reduced s... Read More about The impact of reduced public services spending on vulnerable groups - review of UK and international evidence..