Outputs (211)

Work design in the 21st century: A case of back to the future or forward to the past? (2019)
Book Chapter
Holland, P., Grant, K., & Tham, T. L. (2019). Work design in the 21st century: A case of back to the future or forward to the past?. In Contemporary HRM Issues in the 21st Century (173-182). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-457-720191020

With the accelerated changes we have seen in the 21st century, in many cases driven by technology, the importance of how work is organised is central to the development of effective organisations. On the cusp of the fourth industrial revolution, exis... Read More about Work design in the 21st century: A case of back to the future or forward to the past?.

It’s not what you do; it’s the way that you do it: An exploratory study of talent management as an inherently motivational process in the hospitality sector (2019)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Ramdhony, A. (2019). It’s not what you do; it’s the way that you do it: An exploratory study of talent management as an inherently motivational process in the hospitality sector. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 31(10), 3992-4020. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCHM-11-2018-0905

Purpose: This paper draws on the key tenets of self-determination theory (SDT) to explore the possibility of deploying Talent Management (TM) as an inherently motivational process within the hospitality industry and examines the role of managers in... Read More about It’s not what you do; it’s the way that you do it: An exploratory study of talent management as an inherently motivational process in the hospitality sector.

The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate (2019)
Thesis
Heidl, B. H. The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2070785

PURPOSE: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership and ethical leadership on innovation. Drawing on social learning and social information processing theory, this research focusses on team level processes.... Read More about The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate.

Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey (2019)
Report
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.

New Housing & Future Construction Skills: Adapting and Modernising for Growth (2019)
Report
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.

Upward Influence Tactics and their Effects on Job Performance Ratings and Flexible Working Arrangements: The Mediating Roles of Mutual Recognition Respect and Mutual Appraisal Respect (2019)
Journal Article
Clarke, N., Alshenalfi, N., & Garavan, T. (2019). Upward Influence Tactics and their Effects on Job Performance Ratings and Flexible Working Arrangements: The Mediating Roles of Mutual Recognition Respect and Mutual Appraisal Respect. Human Resource Management, 58(4), 397-416. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21967

Supervisor’s HR decisions have a significant impact on the employees they manage but have been found to be subject to bias. The upward influence tactics use by subordinates can play a role in this. We investigated the effects of seven upward influenc... Read More about Upward Influence Tactics and their Effects on Job Performance Ratings and Flexible Working Arrangements: The Mediating Roles of Mutual Recognition Respect and Mutual Appraisal Respect.

An ecosystems perspective on international human resource development (IHRD): a meta-synthesis of the literature. (2019)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., McCarthy, A., & Carbery, R. (2019). An ecosystems perspective on international human resource development (IHRD): a meta-synthesis of the literature. Human Resource Development Review, 18(2), 248-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484319828865

There has been significant growth of interest in both international human resource development (IHRD) and ecosystems research. Both literatures highlight important characteristics of each concept; however, to date, they have not yet been linked. We p... Read More about An ecosystems perspective on international human resource development (IHRD): a meta-synthesis of the literature..

The Impact of Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Resources on Farm Level Profitability during the Economic Recession – A Quantitative Study (2019)
Journal Article
Cawley, A., O'Donoghue, C., Heanue, K., Hilliard, R., & Sheehan, M. (2019). The Impact of Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Resources on Farm Level Profitability during the Economic Recession – A Quantitative Study. Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 25(2), 161-177. https://doi.org/10.1080/1389224X.2019.1583816

Purpose: The outcomes from agricultural knowledge transfer (KT) are dependent on the access to and the quality of services available, coupled with the motivation of prospective clients to implement new skills. Within this context, the allocation of r... Read More about The Impact of Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Resources on Farm Level Profitability during the Economic Recession – A Quantitative Study.

Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training (2019)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Barron, P. (2019). Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training. Education and Training, 61(2), 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2018-0098

Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine student-learner perceptions of benefits, barriers and enablers in learning whilst working, specifically focussing on learning transfer from a university MSc in Human Resource Management to students’ pr... Read More about Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training.

Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2018). Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland. Social Work and Society: International Online Journal, 16(1), 1-15

This article reports on a qualitative study of the UK’s labour activation pathway for jobseekers with disabilities and health conditions. The aim was to explore the experiences of Work Choices programme participants, specifically to identify barrier... Read More about Building capabilities in disabled job seekers: A qualitative study of the Remploy Work Choices programme in Scotland.

Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment (2018)
Journal Article
Maxwell, G. A., & Grant, K. (2021). Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(7), 1486-1508. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2018.1528473

With the advent of low cost employment systems for pilots in commercial airlines, we address two questions: What are experienced UK-based, commercial airline pilots’ perspectives on their current professional standing? What are their perspectives on... Read More about Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment.

Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people? (2018)
Book Chapter
Ortlieb, R., Sheehan, M., & Masso, J. (2018). Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people?. In J. O'Reilly, J. Leschke, R. Ortlieb, M. Seleib-Kaiser, & P. Villa (Eds.), Youth Labor in Transition: Inequalities, Mobility, and Policies in Europe. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190864798.001.0001

Since the onset of the recent economic crisis, there has been a renewed interest among policymakers across Europe in measures to stimulate self-employment and entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment. However, fundamental questions about po... Read More about Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people?.

The shifting terrain of commercial aviation: Implications for HRM (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. (2018, December). The shifting terrain of commercial aviation: Implications for HRM. Presented at CIPD Applied Research Conference, Nottingham Trent University

Safety is of paramount importance in commercial aviation. Human factors account for up to 80% of aviation accidents and incidents. Commercial aviation is experiencing rapid growth and change while facing intense competition from a large number of new... Read More about The shifting terrain of commercial aviation: Implications for HRM.

Nested tensions and smoothing tactics: An ethnographic examination of ambidexterity in a theatre (2018)
Journal Article
Patrick, H. (2018). Nested tensions and smoothing tactics: An ethnographic examination of ambidexterity in a theatre. Management Learning, 49(5), 559-577. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507618800940

All organizations face contradictory demands, such as exploiting existing revenue sources whilst exploring new opportunities. The tensions of balancing these demands are largely met by employees, yet nearly all studies focus on the managerial perspec... Read More about Nested tensions and smoothing tactics: An ethnographic examination of ambidexterity in a theatre.

The Ethics of Engagement in an Age of Austerity: A Paradox Perspective (2018)
Journal Article
Francis, H., & Keegan, A. (2020). The Ethics of Engagement in an Age of Austerity: A Paradox Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 162(3), 593-607. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-018-3976-1

Our contribution in this paper is to highlight the ethical implications of workforce engagement strategies in an age of austerity. Hard or instrumentalist approaches to workforce engagement create the potential for situations where engaged employees... Read More about The Ethics of Engagement in an Age of Austerity: A Paradox Perspective.

Risky business: HRM implications from pilots' accounts of critical incidents in UK commercial Aviation (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. (2018, June). Risky business: HRM implications from pilots' accounts of critical incidents in UK commercial Aviation. Paper presented at International Human Resource Management Conference

Safety is of paramount importance in aviation in first-world countries. Commercial aviation here is highly reliable and ultra-safe, at least technically. However, while technology has significantly improved safety, human error has not decreased at a... Read More about Risky business: HRM implications from pilots' accounts of critical incidents in UK commercial Aviation.

Developing and managing talent in public services: Navigating the collaborative landscape (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., Mackie, R., Gadsden, S., & McLaughlin, D. (2018, June). Developing and managing talent in public services: Navigating the collaborative landscape. Presented at University Forum for Human Resource Development (UFHRD), Northumbria, UK

Against a background of significant public service reform and growing acceptance of the need for public service organizations to better co-ordinate and integrate approaches to workforce development and talent management (TM), this paper examines the... Read More about Developing and managing talent in public services: Navigating the collaborative landscape.

Unheard voices of decline in the Scottish Oil Sector (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
O'Neil, J., & Ellis, V. (2018, June). Unheard voices of decline in the Scottish Oil Sector. Presented at BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group, University of Westminster

This paper examines how employment in the Scottish oil industry is changing as the industry declines, shedding in excess of 120,000 jobs between 2014 and 2016 as oil prices fell. Yet, the absence of workers’ voice in policy discussions about how best... Read More about Unheard voices of decline in the Scottish Oil Sector.

Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations (2018)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Wang, J., Matthews-Smith, G., Nagarathnam, B., & Lai, Y. (2018). Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations. Human Resource Development International, 21(4), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2018.1429171

National human resource development (NHRD) is now an important area of investigation within human resource development with significant growth in publications over 49 years. Scholars have, however, highlighted the need for multilevel approaches to NH... Read More about Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations.

Behind the Beer: An examination of the labour process within the Scottish microbrewing industry (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & O'Neil, J. (2018, March). Behind the Beer: An examination of the labour process within the Scottish microbrewing industry. Paper presented at International Labour Process Conference, Buenos Aires

Much of the contemporary discourse on the future of work centres on the robot revolution and the continued automation of production processes. Long predicted by labour process theorists such as Braverman, the deskilling of work has produced increasin... Read More about Behind the Beer: An examination of the labour process within the Scottish microbrewing industry.