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Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland (2024)
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Grant, K., Heidl, B., Backhaus, C., & Vincent, D. (2024). Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland. Edinburgh: Scottish Institute for Policing Research (SIPR)

This research compares the work and workplace expectations of probationers (new recruits) and early career officers (with up to two years of experience) with the lived experiences of established police officers (with three or more years of experience... Read More about Great Expectations! Work and Workplace Expectations, Realities, and Retention of Police Officers in Scotland.

CIPD accreditation approval document (2023)
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McLean, L., & Gerard, L. CIPD accreditation approval document. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

Accepted document for CIPD accreditation of the MSc Human Resource Management Programme.

Approved April 2023
Programme Commenced September 2023

Principal Author: Dr Lesley McLean

New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth (2019)
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Smith, S. (2019). New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

The short life working group (SLWG) met during 2018 and was established to assess and provide recommendations for ‘future new housing and construction skills’. Members included housebuilders, industry organisations, college, university, public sector... Read More about New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth.

Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey (2019)
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Parry, J., Grant, K., & Sheehan, M. (2019). Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey. The Workforce Development Trust

The research which underpins this briefing report was driven by a primary, quantitative Workforce Survey which focused on understanding the views of employers across the public sector – in particular, health and justice. This involved respondents sha... Read More about Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey.

The Management of Dementia in the Workplace in the Public Sector in Scotland (2016)
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Egdell, V. (2016). The Management of Dementia in the Workplace in the Public Sector in Scotland. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University Business School Research Funding 2015/16

The Scottish population is ageing. This will have a significant impact on the labour market, in particular on the greater need for employers to employ relatively more older workers (those aged 50 plus) and extend people's working lives – especially s... Read More about The Management of Dementia in the Workplace in the Public Sector in Scotland.

Young People’s Expectations of Work and the Readiness of the Workplace for Young People: Two Sides of the Same Coin?
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Grant, K., Egdell, V., & Vincent, D. (2021). Young People’s Expectations of Work and the Readiness of the Workplace for Young People: Two Sides of the Same Coin?. Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland

This research examines high-potential Generation-Z’s expectations of work and the contemporary workplace. The expectations of these young people on the cusp of making their education-to-work transition are compared with employers’ expectations of fut... Read More about Young People’s Expectations of Work and the Readiness of the Workplace for Young People: Two Sides of the Same Coin?.