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‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices (2023)
Journal Article
Smith, S., Fabian, K., Taylor-Smith, E., Barr, M., Berg, T., Bratton, A., …Zarb, M. (in press). ‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2023.2255576

In the UK context of an ageing population, degree apprenticeships represent a new opportunity to study for a degree while working. Apprentices are full-time employees granted time to study for a degree with a significant workplace learning component.... Read More about ‘They gave me an opportunity, and I took it’: motivations and concerns of adult apprentices.

Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study (2023)
Journal Article
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., Fabian, K., & Bratton, A. (in press). Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study. Journal of Workplace Learning, https://doi.org/10.1108/JWL-01-2023-0007

Purpose: The partnership which underpins degree apprenticeships is a tripartite collaboration between apprentices, employers, and universities. This study investigated the lived experiences and reflections of the apprentices at the centre, to inform... Read More about Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study.

Leading Pro-Environmental Change (2023)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., Paulet, R., & Robertson, J. L. (2023). Leading Pro-Environmental Change. In J. Bratton (Ed.), Organizational Leadership (313-333). (2nd). London: SAGE Publications

Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland (2023)
Book Chapter
Fonseca, A., Crossan, K., Weaver, M., Tan, H., Bratton, A., & Pershina, E. (2023). Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland. In W. Leal Filho, M. A. Pimenta Dinis, S. Moggi, E. Price, & A. Hope (Eds.), SDGs in the European Region. Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91261-1_38-1

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) argues that the global coronavirus pandemic has caused unimaginable consequences to the global community's economy, social structure, and ecosystem. Overcoming this situation is only possible when envir... Read More about Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland.

Signalling new opportunities? An analysis of UK job adverts for degree apprenticeships (2023)
Journal Article
Fabian, K., Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Bratton, A. (2023). Signalling new opportunities? An analysis of UK job adverts for degree apprenticeships. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 13(2), 299-314. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-02-2022-0037

Purpose The purpose of this study is to gain insight into the degree apprenticeship labour market and employers' strategies for apprenticeship recruitment using job advertisement data. Specifically, this study identifies the skills, attributes, exp... Read More about Signalling new opportunities? An analysis of UK job adverts for degree apprenticeships.

The Build for Purpose Canvas (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Weaver, M., Fonseca, A., Tan, H., & Pershina, E. (2022, September). The Build for Purpose Canvas. Paper presented at OR64 The Annual Operational Research Conference, University of Warwick

The paper proposes the “Build for Purpose Canvas” (B4PC) to help organisations to put purpose at the heart of their business, build meaningful relationships with communities and amplify impact by co-creating solutions to common issue(s) of concern wh... Read More about The Build for Purpose Canvas.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) when Working from Home: Opportunities for Leadership and Engagement (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hejjas, K., Bratton, A., & Gilek, M. (2022, August). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) when Working from Home: Opportunities for Leadership and Engagement. Paper presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) 2022, Manchester, England

Homeworking arrangements are increasing with many office-based employees working either fully or part time from home. Despite benefits associated with homeworking, including increased flexibility, limitations include a direct impact of this work arra... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) when Working from Home: Opportunities for Leadership and Engagement.

Sustainable Human Resource Management and Organizational Sustainability (2022)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., & Paulet, R. (2022). Sustainable Human Resource Management and Organizational Sustainability. In P. Holland, T. Bartram, T. Garavan, & K. Grant (Eds.), The Emerald Handbook of Work, Workplaces and Disruptive Issues in HRM. Bingley: Emerald

Creating sustainable workplace together? Employment relations and workplace environmental sustainability (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A. (2022, June). Creating sustainable workplace together? Employment relations and workplace environmental sustainability. Paper presented at BUIRA Annual Conference 2022, University of Birmingham, Birmingham

Outline - A critique of much research on ‘green’ HRM is that it often assumed an overtly unitarist perspective, generally neglecting trade unions. This empirical paper contributes to the current research on employment relations in supporting environm... Read More about Creating sustainable workplace together? Employment relations and workplace environmental sustainability.

Environmental leadership reconceptualised: The role of employee voice in the emergence of environmental leadership (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A., Robertson, J., & Paulet, R. (2022, June). Environmental leadership reconceptualised: The role of employee voice in the emergence of environmental leadership. Paper presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) HRM International Symposium, Monash University Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy

This empirical paper contributes to the current research on environmental leadership in supporting environmental sustainability in the workplace. Specifically, it examines a variety of employee voice mechanisms used to engage employees in pro-environ... Read More about Environmental leadership reconceptualised: The role of employee voice in the emergence of environmental leadership.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Engagement and Remote Work (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hejjas, K., Bratton, A., & Gilek, M. (2022, May). Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Engagement and Remote Work. Paper presented at Council for Hospitality Management Education (CHME) 2022, Edinburgh, Scotland

Chapter case: IKAN (2022)
Other
Bratton, J., & Bratton, A. (2022). Chapter case: IKAN. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

HRM in Practice: 'We are expendable ...' (2022)
Other
Baldry, C., & Bratton, A. (2022). HRM in Practice: 'We are expendable ...'. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

Global HRM: Can quotas achieve gender equality? (2022)
Other
Bratton, A. (2022). Global HRM: Can quotas achieve gender equality?. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

Chapter case: RailCo (2022)
Other
Bratton, A. (2022). Chapter case: RailCo. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

Global HRM: US and UK unions call for climate jobs (2022)
Other
Bratton, J., & Bratton, A. (2022). Global HRM: US and UK unions call for climate jobs. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

HRM in Practice: Carney issues climate change warning to companies (2022)
Other
Bratton, J., & Bratton, A. (2022). HRM in Practice: Carney issues climate change warning to companies. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

HRM in Practice: Employee perceptions of work-related stress (2022)
Other
Amati, C., & Bratton, A. (2022). HRM in Practice: Employee perceptions of work-related stress. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

Global HRM: Supporting the mental health of Black employees (2022)
Other
Bratton, A. (2022). Global HRM: Supporting the mental health of Black employees. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

Global HRM: International assignments can be tough for LGBTQ+ staff (2022)
Other
Bratton, A. (2022). Global HRM: International assignments can be tough for LGBTQ+ staff. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London