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The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway (2017)
Report
Weaver, M., Brodie, J., & Hutchison, J. (2017). The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway. Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)

Research shows there is a lack of young trustees, and "a need to engage young people now by creating opportunities and a supportive culture around board governance, to help shape and nurture a talent pipeline." "We need to create governance opport... Read More about The ‘Get on Board’ Competency Pathway.

HRD and global talent development (2017)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., Garavan, T., D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Grant, K. (2017). HRD and global talent development. In T. Garavan, A. McCarthy, & R. Carbery (Eds.), Handbook of International Human Resource Development: Context, Processes and People, 417-443. Edward El

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Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., Mackie, R., Gadsden, S., & McLaughlin, D. (2017, December). Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers. Paper presented at CIPD Applied Research Conference, Glasgow

Against a background of significant public service reform and growing acceptance of the need for increased collaborative activity within Scotland’s public services, our research examines senior stakeholders’ perceptions of the drivers for, barriers t... Read More about Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers.

Opening the black box: A JD-R evaluation of job stress, fatigue and boredom among commercial airline pilots (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. (2017, November). Opening the black box: A JD-R evaluation of job stress, fatigue and boredom among commercial airline pilots. Paper presented at 10th International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model is utilised to evaluate the interactions between the job demands and job resources of commercial airline pilots in the UK. The model holds that interaction between specific job demands and job resources contribu... Read More about Opening the black box: A JD-R evaluation of job stress, fatigue and boredom among commercial airline pilots.

International Talent (2017)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., Garavan, T., D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Grant, K. (2017). International Talent. In R. Carbery, A. McCarthy, & T. Garavan (Eds.), Handbook of International Human Resource Development Context, Processes and People. Edward Elgar Publishing

No abstract available.

OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2017, September). OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond. Presented at Operational Research Society Annual Conference (OR59)

In this panel session the following was discussed: What “Grand Challenges” face us today and into the future in the areas of Sport, Space and beyond? What contribution can the OR community make to address these challenges? The panel included: - P... Read More about OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond.

Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Crossan, K., Tan, H., Paxton, S., & McCallum, L. (2017, September). Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities. Paper presented at OR59 - The Annual Operational Research Society Conference

The presentation provides examples on how systems approaches have helped identify better ways for communities and socially responsible businesses to build value. The examples are the outcome of a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership with a Scottis... Read More about Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities.

Structural barriers to implementing open innovation in healthcare (2017)
Journal Article
Fascia, M., & Brodie, J. (2017). Structural barriers to implementing open innovation in healthcare. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 23(7), 338-343. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2017.23.7.338

For many decades, the pursuit of practicable service provision has been the fundamental goal of the NHS. This article explores ‘open innovation’ as an existing force within the NHS management structures and examines the possibilities of adopting it a... Read More about Structural barriers to implementing open innovation in healthcare.

Redefining Poverty and Its Measurement: An Islamic Political Economy Perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Khaleel, F. (2017). Redefining Poverty and Its Measurement: An Islamic Political Economy Perspective. Global Review of Islamic Economics and Business, 4(2), 68-81

Islamic economists have always taken the position on the intrinsic capability of poverty alleviation in the Islamic economic model. The poverty, in economics and social sciences, is taken in the context of economic deprivation. Among the multitudinou... Read More about Redefining Poverty and Its Measurement: An Islamic Political Economy Perspective.

Comparable Student Experience project (2017)
Report
Weaver, M. (2017). Comparable Student Experience project. Global Online: Edinburgh Napier University

Strategic Investment Funding (Project Champion) £11,000 for Comparable Student Experience project

'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2017). 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment. In QAA Enhancement Themes

In 2013, -The Get on Board (GOB) -extra-curriculum -programme was launched at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School with the aim of placing students on the boards of local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodies, where they... Read More about 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment.

HRM and High Performance Workplaces (2017)
Book Chapter
Grant, K. (2017). HRM and High Performance Workplaces. In J. Bratton, & J. Gold (Eds.), Human Resource Management, Theory and Practice. (6). UK: Palgrave Macmillan

No abstract available.

Applications of “Systems Thinking” to co-create business-community value (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2017, March). Applications of “Systems Thinking” to co-create business-community value. Presented at Applications of Systems Thinking

How systems approaches have helped identify better ways for communities and socially responsible businesses to build value.

Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2017, March). Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members. Presented at Share (Training for Housing Associations) Annual Conference

In the aftermath of the Birmingham riots of 2011 Miles Weaver led a group of defiant citizens with brooms in the clean-up operation and an idea was born. Get young people off the streets, train them and place them on boards of local charities. A wild... Read More about Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members.

Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up (2017)
Journal Article
Van Saane, S. H., Brodie, J., Van Saane, S., & Osowska, R. (2017). Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up. Industry and Higher Education, 31(2), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422217691666

The purpose of the research presented in this paper was to investigate the added value of mentoring for entrepreneurs during the start-up phase. This small-scale exploratory research focused on five start-up entrepreneurs in Scotland to determine the... Read More about Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up.