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Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work (2002)
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2002). Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work. New Technology, Work and Employment, 17(3), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00106

Focussing here on local authorities and health services, this paper examines the significance of new technology to unskilled work in the public sector as it is developing and the implications for workplace learning. An argument is developed that new... Read More about Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work.

Social entrepreneurship and local economic development (2002)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2002, November). Social entrepreneurship and local economic development. Presented at Regional Studies Association Conference

Social entrepreneurs can have an important role in the development of local communities. They effectively lead innovative and entrepreneurial changes in social organisations or arenas, with not-for-profit motives. Social entrepreneurs: focus upon soc... Read More about Social entrepreneurship and local economic development.

The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets. (2002)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2002). The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 20(4), 613-628. https://doi.org/10.1068/c22m

We analyse the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers within a local labour market characterised by generally high levels of demand. We use four key elements of employability (employability assets, the deployment... Read More about The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets..

No attraction in strategic thinking. (2002)
Journal Article
Watson, S., & McCracken, M. (2002). No attraction in strategic thinking. International Journal of Tourism Research, 4(5), 367-378. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.386

This paper presents the findings from an exploratory study into managerial skill requirements in the Scottish visitor attraction sector. It provides an insight into the range, diversity and perceived importance of current and future skills. The main... Read More about No attraction in strategic thinking..

Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry. (2002)
Journal Article
Hollywood, E. (2002). Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry. International Journal of Population Geography, 8, 297-314. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijpg.264

The large-scale decline of the UK mining industry in recent years has led to significant job losses, unemployment and inactivity throughout the coalfields. This paper aims to examine the role of migration as a response to these closures during the la... Read More about Mining, migration and mobility: towards an understanding of the relationship between migration and occupation in the context of the UK mining industry..

Mismatch in local labour market in central Scotland: the neglected role of demand. (2002)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Greig, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2002). Mismatch in local labour market in central Scotland: the neglected role of demand. Urban Studies, 39(8), 1399-1416. https://doi.org/10.1080/00420980220142691

This paper presents a model of mismatch unemployment in two local labour markets in Scotland. A total of seven possible sources of such unemployment are identified and examined within the context of a predominantly urban area and a mixed urban-rural... Read More about Mismatch in local labour market in central Scotland: the neglected role of demand..

The Evolution of Local Economic Development in South Africa: The Case of Stutterheim and Social Capital (2002)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Nel, E. L. (2002). The Evolution of Local Economic Development in South Africa: The Case of Stutterheim and Social Capital. Economic Development Quarterly: The Journal of American Economic Revitalization, 16(1), 60-74. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891242402016001007

Local economic development and promoting racial reconciliation have been key foci in addressing the legacy of apartheid in South Africa. This article examines what is arguably the most well-established example of local economic development in South A... Read More about The Evolution of Local Economic Development in South Africa: The Case of Stutterheim and Social Capital.

Outsourcing in Edinburgh and the Lothians (2002)
Journal Article
Bailey, W., Masson, R., & Raeside, R. (2002). Outsourcing in Edinburgh and the Lothians. European journal of purchasing & supply management, 8(2), 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-7012%2801%2900008-9

The findings of a survey into the outsourcing activities of large organisations in the Edinburgh and Lothian region of Scotland are reported in this paper. The aim was to carry out a study of outsourcing activity against a theoretical framework of pr... Read More about Outsourcing in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Changing perceptions: an analysis of long-term unemployment in five areas of Edinburgh. (2002)
Preprint / Working Paper
Hollywood, E., Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R. W., & Winterton, J. Changing perceptions: an analysis of long-term unemployment in five areas of Edinburgh

This project involved research into the barriers to work faced by very long-term unemployed people in five disadvantaged areas of Edinburgh. Interviews were carried out with 115 job seekers who had been out of work for more than one year and resided... Read More about Changing perceptions: an analysis of long-term unemployment in five areas of Edinburgh..