Teamworking and change: managing the contradictions
Journal Article
Francis, H. (2003)
Teamworking and change: managing the contradictions. Human Resource Management Journal, 13(3), 71-90. doi:10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00099.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 w...
Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide.
Journal Article
Lindsay, C. (2005)
Employability, services and unemployed job seekers and the digital divide. Urban StudieS, 42, 325-339. https://doi.org/10.1080/0042098042000316173
Summary Providing accurate and accessible labour market information is a key priority for policies targeted at improving the employability of unemployed people. In an attempt ...
The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets.
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Lindsay, C. (2002)
The ‘employability gap’: long-term unemployment and barriers to work in buoyant labour markets. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy, 20, 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1068/c22m
We analyse the main barriers limiting the employability of long-term unemployed job seekers within a local labour market characterised by generally high levels of demand. We u...
The changing face of HR: in search of balance.
Journal Article
Francis, H., & Keegan, A. (2006)
The changing face of HR: in search of balance. Human Resource Management Journal, 16, 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 w...
Good jobs, McJobs and skills: job seekers’ attitudes to low-skilled service work.
Journal Article
Lindsay, C. (2005)
Good jobs, McJobs and skills: job seekers’ attitudes to low-skilled service work. Human Resource Management Journal, 15, 50-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2005.tb00146.x
This article focuses on unemployed job-seekers' attitudes towards entry-level jobs in three areas of the service sector – retail, hospitality and call-centre work. The article...
HRM and the beginnings of organizational change.
Journal Article
Francis, H. (2003)
HRM and the beginnings of organizational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management. 16, 309-328. doi:10.1108/09534810310475541. ISSN 0953-4814
This paper presents a discourse-analytic approach to the study of human resource management (HRM) and organisational change, which is more sensitive than conventional research...
A processual analysis of HRM-based change.
Journal Article
Francis, H. & Sinclair, J. (2003)
A processual analysis of HRM-based change. Organization. 10, 685-706. doi:10.1177/13505084030104004. ISSN 1350-5084
This article examines the emergence and development of HRM-based change within two private sector manufacturing organizations. We draw upon discourse theory to open up fresh i...