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Public private partnership - a sustainable solution for the Information Society (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2006, February). Public private partnership - a sustainable solution for the Information Society. Presented at Sustainable Solutions for the Information Society - 11th International Conference on Urban Planning and Spatial Development for the Information Society

Inter-agency cooperation and activation in Europe - evidence from three states (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lindsay, C., McQuaid, R., & Dutton, M. (2006, December). Inter-agency cooperation and activation in Europe - evidence from three states. Paper presented at Delni Aspen

New forms of inter-agency co-operation have gained increasing prominence in the development and delivery of activation strategies. This article compares different models
of inter-agency co-operation, drawing on case study research in Denmark, the Ne... Read More about Inter-agency cooperation and activation in Europe - evidence from three states.

Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability (2006)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., Dutton, M., & McCracken, M. G. (2006). Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability. Labour Market Bulletin, 20,

This article reports the summary of findings of research commissioned by the Department for Employment and Learning on best practice in inter-agency co-operation on employability in 15 countries. The research was conducted by the Employment Research... Read More about Best practice in inter-agency cooperation on employability.

Ageing of the labour force and regions under globalization (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2006, November). Ageing of the labour force and regions under globalization. Presented at NARSC Conference

The rapid aging of the population structure across most developed countries is one of the main challenges facing their economies and governments (CEC 2004a).1 These changes will have significant impacts upon pension and healthcare costs, the demand f... Read More about Ageing of the labour force and regions under globalization.

Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2006, November). Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments. Presented at World Forum on Acoustic Ecology Conference, Hirosaki, Aomori, Japan

This paper reports an empirical study to investigate how individuals perceive and classify elements of their workplace auditory environments. The participants were 18 university employees chosen for their varying degrees of room occupancy, from singl... Read More about Mapping workplace soundscapes: Reifying Office Auditory Environments.

The development of the field of HRD: a Delphi study (2006)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Cseh, M. (2006). The development of the field of HRD: a Delphi study. Journal of European industrial training, 30(8), 653-667. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610712304

The study explored the views of leading human resource development (HRD) academics regarding five main issues: the disciplinary bases of HRD, the historical milestones in HRD, the constituent components of HRD, the leading contributions in terms of j... Read More about The development of the field of HRD: a Delphi study.

Skills and employability (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McQuaid, R. W. (2006, September). Skills and employability. Presented at Intelligence Network CPD Conference

Women in education and training for the Scottish wood chain (2006)
Journal Article
Ridley-Ellis, D., & Wise, S. (2006). Women in education and training for the Scottish wood chain. Timber Engineering,

The paper introduces a new project at Napier University in Edinburgh into the issues surrounding entry, progression and retention of female students for courses relating to the growing, processing and utilisation of timber for use in the built enviro... Read More about Women in education and training for the Scottish wood chain.

The concept of employability. (2006)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2006). The concept of employability. In R. W. McQuaid, A. E. Green, & M. Danson (Eds.), Employability and Local Labour Market Policy (1-5). Routledge

Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one? (2006)
Journal Article
Ensor, J., Pirrie, A., & Band, C. (2006). Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one?. European Journal of Innovation Management, 9(3), 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060610678130

Purpose ? The aim of the present study is to identify whether the work environment of advertising agencies display the key elements (both positive and negative) of the conceptual categories which Amabile et al. hypothesise influence organisational cr... Read More about Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one?.

'You don't know what you've got till it's gone': re-contextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre (2006)
Journal Article
Ellis, V., & Taylor, P. (2006). 'You don't know what you've got till it's gone': re-contextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre. New Technology, Work and Employment, 21(2), 107-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005X.2006.00167.x

This paper locates the emergence of call centres within the broader political economy. We demonstrate how British Gas responded to privatisation, restrictive regulation and the need to deliver shareholder value by radically changing work organisation... Read More about 'You don't know what you've got till it's gone': re-contextualising the origins, development and impact of the call centre.

Supporting school career education with an online community. (2006)
Thesis
Jeffery, G. Supporting school career education with an online community. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3671

This thesisi s an analysisi f a participatory action researchp roject, involving
several interventions with school students in a series of iterative stages, exploring
ways to take school student career education out of the confines of the schools... Read More about Supporting school career education with an online community..

The changing face of HRM: in search of balance (2006)
Journal Article
Francis, H., & Keegan, A. (2006). The changing face of HRM: in search of balance. Human Resource Management Journal, 16(3), 231-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2006.00016.x

Current models of HRM suggest that expectations about HR roles are changing as organisations are striving to make the HR function leaner and more `strategic'. In our article we explore the changing roles of HRM as they are perceived by different stak... Read More about The changing face of HRM: in search of balance.

Job search success and employability in local labor markets (2006)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2006). Job search success and employability in local labor markets. Annals of Regional Science, 40, 407-421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-006-0065-7

This paper considers the relationship between an unemployed person’s employability and job search success. Using a broad employability framework (covering individual, personal and external demand, and other factors) the paper considers a range of dem... Read More about Job search success and employability in local labor markets.

Study on employment in rural areas (2006)
Journal Article
Copus, A. K., Hall, C., Barnes, A., Dalton, G., Cook, P., Weingarten, P., Baum, S., Stange, H., Lindner, C., Hill, A., Eiden, G., McQuaid, R. W., Greig, M., & Johansson, M. (2006). Study on employment in rural areas

This report is a response to a request by the 2003 Agriculture Council, for a review of rural employment, particularly in relation to young people and women, in order to assess the
contribution of the reformed Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and th... Read More about Study on employment in rural areas.

Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms (2006)
Journal Article
Snowdon, B., & Stonehouse, G. (2006). Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms. Journal of International Business Studies, 37(2), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400190

In this paper, we provide the text of an interview with Professor Michael Porter discussing his research and ideas relating to the microeconomic foundations of global competitiveness. The discussion provides a microeconomic perspective on some of the... Read More about Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms.