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21009 (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Hejjas, K., Gilek, M., & Bratton, A. (2024, August). 21009. Paper presented at The 84th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management (AOM 2024), Chicago, Illinois

Social exchange theory is used to understand the relationship between leadership and employee corporate social responsibility (CSR) engagement in a hybrid work environment. Using interview data from managers (5), CSR champions (6), and employees (17)... Read More about 21009.

From “dirty” oil and gas to green energy: Workers’ views on skills transition (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Heidl, B., O'Neil, J., & Bratton, A. (2024, April). From “dirty” oil and gas to green energy: Workers’ views on skills transition. Presented at 42nd International Labour Process Conference 2024 (ILPC 2024), Göttingen

As the environmental agenda progresses worldwide, it is clear that the move to sustainable forms of energy is both crucial and inevitable. For UK workers currently employed in the traditional energy sector including oil and gas, this transition prese... Read More about From “dirty” oil and gas to green energy: Workers’ views on skills transition.

Investing in degree apprenticeships: Analysing experiences through Conservation of Resources Theory (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Bratton, A. (2023). Investing in degree apprenticeships: Analysing experiences through Conservation of Resources Theory.

Degree apprentices have reported finding work-life-study balance challenging. This study uses the Theory of Conservation of Resources (COR) to investigate the resources invested and gained by apprentices in the achievement of their goal of a degree w... Read More about Investing in degree apprenticeships: Analysing experiences through Conservation of Resources Theory.

The emotional labour of teleworkers conducting online counselling during Covid-19. (2023)
Journal Article
O'Neil, J., Heidl, B. H., Bratton, A., Vossler, A., & Moller, N. (in press). The emotional labour of teleworkers conducting online counselling during Covid-19. New Technology, Work and Employment, https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12284

Drawing on emotional labour theory, this paper explores the barriers to emotionally complex telework, with a specific focus on the space, interface and pace of work. We examine the working lives of mental health counsellors who adapted from in‐person... Read More about The emotional labour of teleworkers conducting online counselling during Covid-19..

‘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. (2023). Apprentices’ perspectives of the tripartite collaboration at the heart of degree apprenticeships: a longitudinal study. Journal of Workplace Learning, 35(8), 779-795. 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. (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.

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.

Sustainable HRM and Environmental Sustainability (2022)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A. (2022). Sustainable HRM and Environmental Sustainability. In J. Bratton, J. Gold, A. Bratton, & L. Steele (Eds.), Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach. London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach (2022)
Book
Bratton, J., Gold, J., Bratton, A., & Steele, L. (2022). Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach. (7th). London: Bloomsbury Publishing

Authoritatively and expertly written, the new seventh edition of Bratton and Gold's Human Resource Management builds upon the enduring strengths of this renowned book. Thoroughly updated, topical and accessible, this textbook explores the theory and... Read More about Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach.

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

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

HRM in Practice: Teachers at breaking point (2022)
Other
Denham, D., & Bratton, A. (2022). HRM in Practice: Teachers at breaking point. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

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

Chapter case: Rajah Apparel Co. (2022)
Other
Rilkoff, L., & Bratton, A. (2022). Chapter case: Rajah Apparel Co. [Teaching resource in 'Human Resource Management: A Critical Approach']. London

Empowering SMEs to embrace the SDGs in a Post-Covid Scotland (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Fonseca, A. P., Crossan, K., Hock, T., Bratton, A., & Weaver, M. (2021). Empowering SMEs to embrace the SDGs in a Post-Covid Scotland. In ISBE Conference Papers

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 SMEs to embrace the SDGs in a Post-Covid Scotland.

Employee Voice: The Missing Factor in Sustainable HRM? (2021)
Journal Article
Paulet, S., Holland, P., & Bratton, A. (2021). Employee Voice: The Missing Factor in Sustainable HRM?. Sustainability, 13(17), Article 9732. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13179732

Sustainable Human Resource Management (HRM), has the potential to facilitate organisations development of principles, policies and practices for the challenges of the 21st century. However, to do this we argue a fundamental element in this process ha... Read More about Employee Voice: The Missing Factor in Sustainable HRM?.

Leading Environmental Change: A Sustainable Human Resource Approach (2021)
Other
Bratton, A., & Hiemann, M. (2021). Leading Environmental Change: A Sustainable Human Resource Approach. [Edinburgh Napier University Business School]

In this paper, Andrew Bratton introduces the concept of sustainable human resource management (HRM). He then reflects on the role of environmental leadership, employee voice and organisational culture in supporting environmental sustainability, and h... Read More about Leading Environmental Change: A Sustainable Human Resource Approach.

Leading Pro-Environmental Change (2020)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A. (2020). Leading Pro-Environmental Change. In J. Bratton (Ed.), Organizational Leadership. London: SAGE Publications

Developing an Evaluation Framework for Knowledge Management Systems in SMEs (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A., & Thomson, A. (2018, June). Developing an Evaluation Framework for Knowledge Management Systems in SMEs. Paper presented at International Institute for Applied KM 2018 : Knowledge Management: Research, Organization, and Applied Innovation, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

This paper develops an evaluation framework for knowledge management systems (KMS) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). An embedded research approach was used to develop an evaluation framework for KMS in a small, UK-based, information techn... Read More about Developing an Evaluation Framework for Knowledge Management Systems in SMEs.

The Role of Talent Development in Environmentally Sustainable Hospitality: A Case Study of a Scottish National Health Service Conference Centre (2018)
Journal Article
Bratton, A. (2018). The Role of Talent Development in Environmentally Sustainable Hospitality: A Case Study of a Scottish National Health Service Conference Centre. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1), 69-85. https://doi.org/10.1108/WHATT-10-2017-0069

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of strategic talent development in supporting environmental management in the hospitality sector, as well as exploring its practical implications. Design/methodology/approach This paper ex... Read More about The Role of Talent Development in Environmentally Sustainable Hospitality: A Case Study of a Scottish National Health Service Conference Centre.

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.

Green HRM and Environmental Sustainability (2017)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A. (2017). Green HRM and Environmental Sustainability. In J. Bratton, & J. Gold (Eds.), Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice (498-524). (6th). London: Palgrave Macmillan

Chapter case: Energy Co (2017)
Other
Bratton, J., & Bratton, A. (2017). Chapter case: Energy Co. [Teaching Resource in 'Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice']. London

Creating Sustainable Workplaces Together: Employee Relations Practice and Environmental Management (2016)
Thesis
Bratton, A. (2016). Creating Sustainable Workplaces Together: Employee Relations Practice and Environmental Management. (Thesis). University of Strathclyde. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2781227

The aim of this research is to examine how employee relations enables and improves environmental management in the workplace. The objective is to understand the dynamics around the relationship between existing HR practices, individual and collective... Read More about Creating Sustainable Workplaces Together: Employee Relations Practice and Environmental Management.

EODF monthly International Curated Content Newsletter (2015)
Other
Bratton, A. (2015). EODF monthly International Curated Content Newsletter. [https://www.eodf.eu/]. Stratford-upon-Avon, UK

Curatorial Assistant and Lead Author - Design, build and maintain an online Knowledge Base and lead author of the EODF’s international monthly Curated Content Newsletter on organisation design. The knowledge base and international newsletter (deliver... Read More about EODF monthly International Curated Content Newsletter.

Human Resource Management Approaches (2015)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., & Bratton, J. (2015). Human Resource Management Approaches. In J. L. Robertson, & J. Barling (Eds.), The Psychology of Green Organizations (275-295). Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof%3Aoso/9780199997480.003.0012

This chapter contributes to the debate on corporate sustainability by outlining the role of human resource management (HRM). It focuses on the quest for corporate environmental performance in the context of the contested employment relationship, ackn... Read More about Human Resource Management Approaches.

Sustainable Workplaces: Creating a Culture of Environmental Engagement (2013)
Other
Bratton, A. (2013). Sustainable Workplaces: Creating a Culture of Environmental Engagement. https://www.sbs.strath.ac.uk/blogs/post.aspx?id=188

With workplaces accounting for a fifth of UK carbon emissions, reducing the environmental impact of organisations is crucial to limiting our impact on the environment. As a result, despite other economic concerns, business leaders are facing increasi... Read More about Sustainable Workplaces: Creating a Culture of Environmental Engagement.

Developing a Social Platform for Interdisciplinary Research in the field of Sustainability Science (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A., Hepburn, J., Logan-McFarlane, A., & Noble, S. (2012, June). Developing a Social Platform for Interdisciplinary Research in the field of Sustainability Science. Paper presented at Future Connections for Sustainability, University of St Andrews, Scotland, UK

This research project is inspired by the UNESCO Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) initiative 2005-2014, and seeks to encourage the incorporation of ethics, values and practices of sustainable development, into all aspects of educ... Read More about Developing a Social Platform for Interdisciplinary Research in the field of Sustainability Science.

Beyond Risk: Social Sciences and Sustainability (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A. (2012, May). Beyond Risk: Social Sciences and Sustainability. Paper presented at Scottish Doctoral Colloquium in Business and Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

A Framework for Understanding Workplace Sustainability (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A. (2011, May). A Framework for Understanding Workplace Sustainability. Paper presented at Scottish Doctoral Colloquium in Business & Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

Sustainable Workplaces in Scotland (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A. (2010, November). Sustainable Workplaces in Scotland. Presented at Department of Human Resource Management, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK

The Role of Human Resource Management in the Sustainable Workplace (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Bratton, A. (2010, February). The Role of Human Resource Management in the Sustainable Workplace. Paper presented at Resilient Communities Dialogue: Strategies for a Sustainable Local Economy, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada