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Running Faster to Stay in the Same Place? The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Government Policy for Workplace Learning in Britain (2005)
Book Chapter
Rainbird, H., Munro, A., & Senker, P. (2005). Running Faster to Stay in the Same Place? The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Government Policy for Workplace Learning in Britain. In N. Bascia, A. Cumming, A. Datnow, K. Leithwood, & D. Livingstone (Eds.), International Handbook of Educational Policy; Springer International Handbooks of Education (885-901). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3201-3_47

Recent policy debates have emphasised the significance of workplace learning to the vision of the ‘learning society’ and the ‘knowledge-based economy’. Whereas these terms trip relatively easily off the tongue, identifying what they mean in terms of... Read More about Running Faster to Stay in the Same Place? The Intended and Unintended Consequences of Government Policy for Workplace Learning in Britain.

Learning to become a knowledge-centric organisation. (2005)
Book Chapter
Stonehouse, G., & Pemberton, J. (2005). Learning to become a knowledge-centric organisation. In D. D. Carbonara (Ed.), Technology Literacy Applications in Learning Environments (260-262). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-479-8.ch017

The importance of knowledge to an organization’s competitive performance is widely recognized. A knowledge-centric organization is one within which the creation and management of knowledge are at the heart of its strategic thinking, operations, and a... Read More about Learning to become a knowledge-centric organisation..

Demand led supply chain management in the UK fashion industry. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Masson, R., Iosif, L., Fernie, J., & MacKerron, G. (2005, April). Demand led supply chain management in the UK fashion industry. Presented at 2ND EUROPEAN FORUM ON MARKET-DRIVEN SUPPLY CHAINS, Milan, Italy

Global agile supply chain practice in the European fashion clothing industry. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Iosif, L., Masson, R., Fernie, J., & MacKerron, G. (2005, June). Global agile supply chain practice in the European fashion clothing industry

The work presented in the paper is the result of a series of case studies investigating the supply chain management practice adopted by European fashion clothing industry retailers and their suppliers. The results show the global agile supply practi... Read More about Global agile supply chain practice in the European fashion clothing industry..

Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry (2005)
Journal Article
Drummond, G., & Rule, G. (2005). Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry. Journal of Wine Research, 16(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571260500236633

This paper examines the prevalence, and effects, of consumer confusion within the UK wine market. Confusion reduction strategies are proposed as a means to enhance marketing efforts within this sector. The drivers of consumer confusion (e.g. product... Read More about Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry.

Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique. (2005)
Journal Article
Crossan, K. (2005). Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique. International Journal of Applied Institutional Governance, 1,

The aim of this paper is to review the theoretical and quantitative literature which underpins the Theory of the Firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour.

In the first part of the study classical, managerial and behavioural theories of the... Read More about Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique..

FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations (2005)
Journal Article
Smith-Hillman, A. V., & Omar, M. (2005). FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations. European Business Review, 17(1), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340510576276

Purpose - Multinational corporations (MNCs) occupy a central role within the process of globalisation as evidenced through global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows valued at US$3.1 trillion by the end of 2000. The importance of regulation is ev... Read More about FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations.

MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues (2005)
Journal Article
Lynch, P., Baty, R., Abdullah, F., & Seaman, C. (2005). MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues. Journal of European industrial training, 29(8), 641-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590510627102

Purpose – To report on an investigation amongst small firm owner‐managers in the service sector into potential demand for an MBA.Design/methodology/approach – Relevant recent literature is critiqued concerning small firms and learning, and MBAs and... Read More about MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues.

Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes? (2005)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Francis, H. (2005). Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes?. Human Resource Development International, 8(3), 327-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860500199725

Our paper presents findings of an exploratory study of managers’ experiences of an emotion management leadership programme in a large retail company. Drawing on the concept of the psychological contract, we explore the signalling by the programme of... Read More about Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes?.

Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors (2005)
Journal Article
Carbery, R., & Garavan, T. N. (2005). Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors. Journal of European industrial training, 29(6), 488-508. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590510610272

Purpose – This article sets out to look at how employees who have survived an organisational downsizing and restructuring process adjust to meet the dynamics of the organisation, develop new skills and competencies, and the extent to which they take... Read More about Organisational restructuring and downsizing: issues related to learning, training and employability of survivors.

The impact of social and economic development on corporate social and environmental disclosure in Hong Kong and the UK. (2005)
Journal Article
Xiao, J. Z., Gao, S. S., Heravi, S., & Cheung, Y. C. Q. (2005). The impact of social and economic development on corporate social and environmental disclosure in Hong Kong and the UK. Advances in international accounting, 18, 219-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0897-3660%2805%2918011-8

This study compares corporate social and environmental disclosure
(CSED) in Hong Kong (HK) and the U.K. through a content analysis of
334 annual reports prepared by 69 listed companies over the period of
1993–1997. We find that U.K. and HK compani... Read More about The impact of social and economic development on corporate social and environmental disclosure in Hong Kong and the UK..

Rituals in children's cultures of consumption. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Marsden, D. (2005, July). Rituals in children's cultures of consumption. Paper presented at Childhoods 2005: Children and youth in emerging and transforming societies

Consumption in children’s cultures is a much debated topic. Yet, few attempts have been
made to understand consumer culture from children’s own perspective, to investigate the
positive aspects of children’s relationships with consumer goods, and/or... Read More about Rituals in children's cultures of consumption..

Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model (2005)
Journal Article
Gubbins, M. C., & Garavan, T. N. (2005). Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model. Human Resource Development Review, 4(2), 189-218. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484305275769

The work of the human resource development (HRD) practitioner is continuously evolving. Human resource development is now expected to make a strategic level contribution and contribute to individual and organizational effectiveness. Human resource d... Read More about Studying HRD Practitioners: A Social Capital Model.

Tuning into tensions at times of change: The experiences of line and HR managers in a contract catering firm (2005)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Francis, H. (2005). Tuning into tensions at times of change: The experiences of line and HR managers in a contract catering firm. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 17(4), 345-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110510597606

The purpose of this paper is to present case study evidence of how managers in a contract catering firm made sense of an organisational change initiative that encouraged them to become self-sufficient and display "entrepreneurial" behaviours in an en... Read More about Tuning into tensions at times of change: The experiences of line and HR managers in a contract catering firm.