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Unemployment Duration in an Unemployment Blackspot (1998)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M., & Tomlinson, M. (1998). Unemployment Duration in an Unemployment Blackspot. LABOUR, 12(4), 643-673. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9914.00084

This paper analyses the factors affecting the duration of an unemployment spell amongst a sample of exclusively long‐term unemployed individuals. The results indicate that person‐specific unemployment propensities have a significant effect on re‐empl... Read More about Unemployment Duration in an Unemployment Blackspot.

In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers (1998)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (1998). In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers. Journal of European industrial training, 22(9), 375-387. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599810241027

Focuses on professional development policy for Irish second‐level teachers. Attempts to conceptualise current thinking about professional development policies as they relate to the teaching profession. Reviews existing policy for the provision of pr... Read More about In‐career professional development: the case of Irish second‐level teachers.

Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms (1998)
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Glancey, K., Greig, M., & Pettigrew, M. (1998). Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 4(3), 249-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/13552559810235547

This paper examines the nature of entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms. The past decade has seen a rapid growth in the number of small business service firms, with a corresponding increase in their importance in terms of employme... Read More about Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms.

Question Mark at Napier University. (1998)
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Steven, G. (1997). Question Mark at Napier University. Account : magazine voor accountants, belastingadviseurs, advocaten, notarissen en andere financiële dienstverleners, 9, ISSN 0924-4182

Regional convergence in the UK, 1970-1995 (1998)
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Mcguinness, S., & Sheehan, M. (1998). Regional convergence in the UK, 1970-1995. Applied Economics Letters, 5(10), 653-658. https://doi.org/10.1080/135048598354357

This paper tests for the existence of long run inter-regional equilibrium relationships in income per capita within the UK over the period 1971–95. We examine both the cross-sectional and time-series evidence of inter-regional convergence. The time s... Read More about Regional convergence in the UK, 1970-1995.

Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland (1998)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M., & Tomlinson, M. (1998). Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland. Journal of Social Policy, 27(4), 447-470. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047279498005364

The article discusses government policies towards unemployed people in the context of the development of ‘fair employment’ policy in Northern Ireland. It presents results from a survey of long-term unemployed people in West Belfast which challenge th... Read More about Government Policies and Employers' Attitudes Towards Long-term Unemployed People in Northern Ireland.

Hospitality retail operations types and styles in the management of human resources (1998)
Journal Article
Lashley, C., & Taylor, S. (1998). Hospitality retail operations types and styles in the management of human resources. Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, 5(3), 153-165. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-6989%2897%2900024-6

This article explores the relationship between the service operation type adopted by organisations and the style of human resource management (HRM) which best fits with it. The degree of standardisation and the level of tangibility in the service off... Read More about Hospitality retail operations types and styles in the management of human resources.

Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM (1998)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Morley, M., Heraty, N., Lucewicz, J., & Suchodolski, A. (1998). Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM. Personnel Review, 27(3), 200-212. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483489810210606

Reviews the changes in personnel/HRM practices within a post‐command economy. Explores personnel/HRM practices within 25 Polish companies and reports on the diversity of personnel/HRM practices in evidence. The data suggest significant under‐develop... Read More about Managing human resources in a post‐command economy: personnel administration or strategic HRM.

Political Conflict, Partition, and the Underdevelopment of the Irish Economy (1998)
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Sheehan, M., Hamilton, D., & Munck, R. (1998). Political Conflict, Partition, and the Underdevelopment of the Irish Economy. Review of Radical Political Economics, 30(1), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1177/048661349803000101

This paper argues that the partition of Ireland has not only contributed to over seventy years of political instability and conflict, but has also contributed to the underdevelopment of the Irish economy, North and South. The paper examines the histo... Read More about Political Conflict, Partition, and the Underdevelopment of the Irish Economy.

The political economy of a divided Ireland (1998)
Journal Article
Michie, J., & Sheehan, M. (1998). The political economy of a divided Ireland. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 22(2), 243-259. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.cje.a013715

For a peace process in Ireland to succeed it will require an active transition away from the underlying causes of conflict—not just the partition of the country, but the inequalities of opportunities and employment between the communities in Northern... Read More about The political economy of a divided Ireland.

Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India (1998)
Journal Article
Hannam, K. (1998). Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India. Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, 89(1), 56-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9663.00006

This article examines the continuities and discontinuities between the Chipko ecological movement and the recent regional movement for a separate State of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. The movement for a separate Uttarakhand State within the I... Read More about Ecological and Regional Protests in Uttarakhand, Northern India.