The Work Programme: a new public governance policy or a continuation of new public management?
Working Paper
Fuertes, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2013)
The Work Programme: a new public governance policy or a continuation of new public management?
Since the 1970s, the governance of labour market policies in the UK has been characterised by New Public Management (NPM) traits and since the late 1990s the welfare system ha...
The effects of culture and politics on Foreign Direct Investment and sustainable development in China: some research hypotheses
Journal Article
Brown, A., Orr, A., Luo, J., Omar, M., & Handley-Schachler, M. (2006)
The effects of culture and politics on Foreign Direct Investment and sustainable development in China: some research hypotheses. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2(1/2), 89. https://doi.org/10.1504/wremsd.2006.009078
China's GDP reached US 1.159 trillion in 2001, making it the sixth largest economy in the world. In addition the Chinese government has reformed its economy, liberated market ...
Measuring work-life balance and its covariates
Journal Article
Dex, S., & Bond, S. (2005)
Measuring work-life balance and its covariates. Work, Employment and Society, 19(3), 627-637. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017005055676
Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector.
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2005)
Job guarantees, employability training and partnerships in the retail sector. Local Economy, 20, 67-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/0269094042000313601
This paper discusses the potential value of local, partnership-based employability training and job guarantee programmes, focusing on one example—the 'Alloa Initiative'. The I...
Belonging and otherness: sex equality in banking in Turkey and Britain.
Journal Article
Woodward, D., & Ozbilgin, M. (2004)
Belonging and otherness: sex equality in banking in Turkey and Britain. Gender, Work and Organization, 11, 668-688. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0432.2004.00254.x
The struggle for sex equality at work has largely been achieved in the developed world, it is claimed. The number of well-qualified young women entering white-collar employmen...
Decision making.
Book
Laybourn, P. (1998)
Decision making. In Leask, A. & Yeoman, I. S. (Eds.). Heritage vistior attractions: an operations management perspective, 210-231. Cassell. ISBN 304702927