Evaluating the impact of the Glasgow living wage.
Report
Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Chen, T. & Mazza, T. (2013)
Evaluating the impact of the Glasgow living wage. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow City Council
The Living Wage (LW) is perceived by some to be a social and economic good. The beneficial aspects of implementing a LW is to increase employee pay, reduce household poverty a...
Personalisation and the contemporary geographies of third sector social care provision: opportunities and challenges.
Presentation / Conference
Dutton, M., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W., Osborne, S. P., & Honore, E. (2013, August)
Personalisation and the contemporary geographies of third sector social care provision: opportunities and challenges. Paper presented at RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2013, London
Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors
Report
McQuaid, R., Dutton, M., & Pocher, E. (2013)
Strengthening the contribution of non-executive members to Scottish boards in the private, third and public sectors. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University
This report examines the role of non-executive directors in public, private and third sector organisations in Scotland. It considers how their role could be changed to improve...
Promoting healthy pathways to employability: lessons for the UK's welfare-to-work agenda
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., & Dutton, M. (2013)
Promoting healthy pathways to employability: lessons for the UK's welfare-to-work agenda. Policy and Politics, 41(2), 183-200. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312x655549
The coalition government has implemented welfare-to-work policies strengthening the UK's Work First model of activating claimants of disability or incapacity benefits (IBs). T...
The opportunities and challenges of the changing public services landscape for the third sector in Scotland: a longitudinal study.
Presentation / Conference
McQuaid, R. W., Dutton, M., Egdell, V., Osborne, S. P., & Honore, E. (2013, January)
The opportunities and challenges of the changing public services landscape for the third sector in Scotland: a longitudinal study. Paper presented at Critical Management Studies Conference
Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Dutton, M., Johnson, S., Lindsay, C., Raeside, R., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. Work, Employment and Society, 26, 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426303
Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy act...
Health and Wellbeing of Employees in Employee Owned Businesses
Report
McQuaid, R., Hollywood, E., Bond, S., Canduela, J., Richard, A., & Blackledge, G. (2012)
Health and Wellbeing of Employees in Employee Owned Businesses. Scotland: Employee Ownership Association
This research examines the relationship between working for an employee owned business and the levels of health and wellbeing among employees. It was carried out by the Employ...
Regionally Coherent Access and Employability Provision:Employer Demand for Business and Management Graduates.
Report
McMurray, S., Richard, A., Dutton, M. & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Regionally Coherent Access and Employability Provision:Employer Demand for Business and Management Graduates. Edinburgh, Scotland: Edinburgh Napier University
This report presents findings from research with 71 employers of Edinburgh Napier University Business School (ENUBS) graduates across Scotland. Employers were asked to identif...
Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs.
Report
Dutton, M. & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Scottish Regional Report on Healthy Learning Environmentfor Training in SMEs. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission
This report outlines the UK contribution to the ‘Healthy Learning in SMEs’ project. The
report has been written so as to provide non-UK specialists with a brief overview of th...
The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector in Scotland: A Longitudinal Study: Year Two Report
Report
Osborne, S. P., Bond, S., Dutton, M., & Honore, E. (2012)
The Opportunities and Challenges of the Changing Public Services Landscape for the Third Sector in Scotland: A Longitudinal Study: Year Two Report. Edinburgh: Scottish Government
The report provides findings from the second year of a three year qualitative longitudinal study on the third sector in Scotland.