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Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations

Journal Article
McGuire, D., Todnem By, R., & Hutchings, K. (2007)
Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations. Journal of European industrial training, 31(8), 592-608. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590710833651
Purpose – Achieving intergenerational interaction and avoiding conflict is becoming increasingly difficult in a workplace populated by three generations – Baby Boomers, Genera...

Measuring the organizational impact of training: The need for greater methodological rigor

Journal Article
Garavan, T., McCarthy, A., Sheehan, M., Lai, Y., Saunders, M. N. K., Clarke, N., …Shanahan, V. (2019)
Measuring the organizational impact of training: The need for greater methodological rigor. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 30(3), 291-309. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21345
We review the methodological rigor of empirical quantitative studies that have investigated the training and organisational performance relationship. Through a content analys...

Understanding Agents’ Views of Youth Unemployment and Young People’s Integration into Society

Report
Raeside, R., Egdell, V., Graham, H., Berthet, T., Goffette, C., Simon, V., …Dan, A. (2015)
Understanding Agents’ Views of Youth Unemployment and Young People’s Integration into Society. Brussels: European Commission
No abstract available.

Ethical Dimensions of Shared Ethnicity, Language, and Immigration Experience

Journal Article
Victoria, M. (2011)
Ethical Dimensions of Shared Ethnicity, Language, and Immigration Experience. TESL Canada Journal, 28, 72-79
In this article I illustrate how some commonalities that I share with my participants―ethnic background, native language, and immigration experience―create unexpected ethical ...

Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity.

Book Chapter
Victoria, M. (2016)
Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and teachingMerchiston Publishing
This chapter explores the results of a study in Thailand that capitalised on the popularity of the selfie, providing second-year English language students with an opportunity ...

Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service

Journal Article
Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2010)
Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service. The journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(2), 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.145
This article utilizes social network analysis (SNA) and associated statistical techniques to examine a complex process known as Sentence Management in a Scottish Prison Servic...

Turning Miscommunication Events into Opportunities for Developing Interactional Competence

Journal Article
Victoria, M. (2012)
Turning Miscommunication Events into Opportunities for Developing Interactional Competence. Indian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 38(1), 143-163
Many studies have explored the difficulties faced by foreign language learners when they begin the learning journey from survival to advanced level. Most of these investigatio...

Gender, authentic leadership, and identity: an analysis of women leaders' autobiographies.

Journal Article
Sang, K. J., Kapasi, I., Sang, K., & Sitko, R. (2016)
Gender, authentic leadership, and identity: an analysis of women leaders' autobiographies. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 31(5/6), 339-358. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-06-2015-0058
Purpose: Leadership theories have moved from viewing leadership as a personality trait, towards models that recognise leadership as a social construction. Alongside this theor...

The Accidental Podcaster

Book Chapter
Robertson, S., & Sholl, S. (2016)
The Accidental Podcaster. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing
The aim of this chapter is to explore student use of podcasts, employing longitudinal data from large cohorts to demonstrate to other teachers their potential as a relevant pe...

Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work.

Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2002)
Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work. New Technology, Work and Employment, 17, 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00106
Focussing here on local authorities and health services, this paper examines the significance of new technology to unskilled work in the public sector as it is developing and ...