Dr Matthew Dutton's Outputs (2)

Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers. (2007)
Report
McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., & Bergmann, A. (2007). Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers

The project involved new research, investigating barriers preventing SMEs from recruiting from disadvantaged groups (especially unemployed/inactive parents, who represent an underutilized source of labour within the Scottish economy) and identifying... Read More about Small and medium sized businesses and disadvantaged parents: overcoming training recruitment and retention barriers..

New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies? (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Dutton, M. (2007). New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?. Journal of Social Policy, 36, 539-560. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279407001171

This article analyses recent developments in policies to promote the employability of unemployed and economically inactive people in the UK. It discusses the extent to which these policies reflect the dominant approaches of ‘Work First’, where progra... Read More about New approaches to employability in the UK: combining ‘human capital development’ and ‘work first’ strategies?.