Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice (2017)
Thesis
Telford, D. Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1248966

Tacit knowledge sharing has featured strongly in knowledge management literature in the last two decades. Knowledge management is an essential component attributed to underpinning organisational success and tacit knowledge sharing contributes directl... Read More about Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice.

Lean universities. (2016)
Book Chapter
Yorkstone, S. (2016). Lean universities. In T. Netland, & D. J. Powell (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Lean Management. Routledge

This chapter examines lean implementation in higher education (HE) institutions. There is evidence of lean initiatives beginning in HE in the US in the early 2000s; there is also some evidence of business process improvement activity before this time... Read More about Lean universities..

Work-life balancing strategies used by women managers in British ‘modern’ universities. (2007)
Journal Article
Woodward, D. (2007). Work-life balancing strategies used by women managers in British ‘modern’ universities. Equal Opportunities International, 26, 6-17. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150710726507

The “work-life balance” literature is mainly concerned with the provision and up-take of flexible employment patterns. The purpose of this qualitative study of women managers' coping strategies for reconciling work with their other roles and responsi... Read More about Work-life balancing strategies used by women managers in British ‘modern’ universities..

Navigating The Labyrinth: A best practice guide for facilitating change
Preprint / Working Paper
Tjeldnes, S. A., & Yorkstone, S. Navigating The Labyrinth: A best practice guide for facilitating change. Edinburgh/ Tromsø, Norway

Facilitation skills have been identified as key to successful improvement initiatives in Higher Education. Why is this? What makes for good facilitation? Are there models of facilitation for improvement? Does good facilitation differ in different nat... Read More about Navigating The Labyrinth: A best practice guide for facilitating change.