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The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland - Tracking Study - Sweep 4 Report (2016)
Report
Graham, H., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R., & Raeside, R. (2016). The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland - Tracking Study - Sweep 4 Report. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

The aim of this study was to explore the impact of ongoing welfare changes on a range of working age households in Scotland. The study consisted of four interview sweeps over a three year period (2013-16). Interviews in Sweep 4 sought to establi... Read More about The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland - Tracking Study - Sweep 4 Report.

Operationalisation of the Capability Approach (2015)
Book Chapter
Chiappero-Martinetti, E., Egdell, V., Hollywood, E., & McQuaid, R. (2015). Operationalisation of the Capability Approach. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 115-139. BMC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11436-1_7

The holistic and multilayered structure offered by the Capability Approach makes this theoretical framework particularly suitable for conceptualising and contextualising complex socioeconomic phenomena. However, several challenging issues on how to o... Read More about Operationalisation of the Capability Approach.

Introduction to the Case Studies (2015)
Book Chapter
Bifulco, L., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. (2015). Introduction to the Case Studies. In Facing trajectories from school to work – Towards a capability-friendly Youth Policy in Europe, 201-207. Springer Verlag

Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach. (2014)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2015). Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach. Social Policy and Administration, 50(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12108

The Capability Approach (CA) offers a perspective on the employment activation of young people that is concerned with their freedom to make choices that they value rather than focusing solely on outcomes, such as having to take any job. It incorporat... Read More about Supporting Disadvantaged Young People into Work: Insights from the Capability Approach..

Between cooperation and competition: The organisation of employment service delivery in the UK and Germany: Cooperation and competition in employment service delivery (2014)
Journal Article
Fuertes, V., Jantz, B., Klenk, T., & McQuaid, R. W. (2014). Between cooperation and competition: The organisation of employment service delivery in the UK and Germany: Cooperation and competition in employment service delivery. International Journal of Social Welfare, 23(S1), S71-S86. doi:10.1111/ijsw.12100

The increased emphasis on labour market activation in many European countries has led to new forms of governance in recent decades. Primarily through qualitative data and document analysis, this article compares the restructuring of labour market ser... Read More about Between cooperation and competition: The organisation of employment service delivery in the UK and Germany: Cooperation and competition in employment service delivery.

Networks in family business: a multi-rational approach (2014)
Journal Article
Seaman, C., McQuaid, R., & Pearson, M. (2014). Networks in family business: a multi-rational approach. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 10, 523-537. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-014-0297-4

Current research on networks in family businesses has approached the topic from a mono-rational perspective where the family, business and social networks are each considered in relative isolation. This paper argues that multi-rational approaches, wh... Read More about Networks in family business: a multi-rational approach.

Strengthening the contribution of non-executive directors and trustees to Scottish boards in the private, public and third sectors. (2013)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Pocher, E. (2013). Strengthening the contribution of non-executive directors and trustees to Scottish boards in the private, public and third sectors. Edinburgh, Scotland: Institute of Directors, Employment Research Instirute, Edinburgh Napier University

This study examines the contributions, roles, skills, training opportunities and recruitment procedures of non-executive directors (or trustees) in public, private and Third sector organisations in Scotland, and how improvements to these could be mad... Read More about Strengthening the contribution of non-executive directors and trustees to Scottish boards in the private, public and third sectors..

Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors (2013)
Report
McQuaid, R., Dutton, M., & Pocher, E. (2013). Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University

This report examines the role of non-executive directors in public, private and third sector organisations in Scotland. It considers how their role could be changed to improve the governance and oversight role performed by non-exectuive directors.... Read More about Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors.

Entrepreneurship training to promote start-ups and innovation in Bahrain (2012)
Journal Article
Al-Dairi, A., McQuaid, R. W., & Adams, J. (2012). Entrepreneurship training to promote start-ups and innovation in Bahrain. International journal of innovation and knowledge management in Middle East and North Africa, 1, 179-210

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate training and education support for entrepreneurship in Bahrain, using the case study of the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP). Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses interviews, sec... Read More about Entrepreneurship training to promote start-ups and innovation in Bahrain.

Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees. (2012)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees. In C. Larsen, R. Hasberg, J. Schmid, E. Atin, & J. Brzozowski (Eds.), Skills monitoring in European regions and localities (220-223). Rainer Hampp Verlag

This paper considers some issues in monitoring the regional demand of individuals for skills development, using Scotland in the UK as an illustration. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills, a non-departmental public body, (UKCES, 2010) found th... Read More about Regional monitoring and individual demand for skills development for low skilled employees..

Health and Wellbeing of Employees in Employee Owned Businesses (2012)
Report
McQuaid, R., Hollywood, E., Bond, S., Canduela, J., Richard, A., & Blackledge, G. (2012). Health and Wellbeing of Employees in Employee Owned Businesses. Scotland: Employee Ownership Association

This research examines the relationship between working for an employee owned business and the levels of health and wellbeing among employees. It was carried out by the Employment Research Institute (ERI) and commissioned by the Employee Ownership... Read More about Health and Wellbeing of Employees in Employee Owned Businesses.

Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention. (2011)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Hollywood, E. (2011). Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention

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). Building upon an earlier report by the... Read More about Partnership action for continuing employment (PACE) -early intervention..

The entrepreneur in economic theory. (2011)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2011). The entrepreneur in economic theory. In S. Desai, P. Nijkamp, & R. R. Stough (Eds.), New Directions in Regional Economic Development: the role of entrepreneurship research, practice and policyEdward Elgar Publishing

Demographic change and labour markets. (2010)
Journal Article
Lisenkova, K., McQuaid, R. W., & Wright, R. E. (2010). Demographic change and labour markets. Contemporary Social Science, 5, 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450144.2010.480828

Two processes are expected to increasingly characterise demographic change in the 21st century in many countries: population ageing and potential population decline. Although there are links between population ageing and population decline, they will... Read More about Demographic change and labour markets..