Research Activities

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research projects

  • Unison False Economy? The Costs of Contracting and Workforce Insecurity in the Voluntary Sector (2007)Contact: Dr Ian Cunningham
  • EPSRC Management practices of successful manufacturing companies. An inter-disciplinary research project working with experts in manufacturing, psychology and operational research. HRM. Contact: Dr Stephen Gibb
  • ESRC (Economic & Social Research Council). Employment and Working Life Beyond the Year 2000: Two emerging employment sectors.(1998-2001). Contact: Prof Phil Taylor
  • EU (European Union). A cross-cultural study on the measurement and enhancement of employability in small and medium sized ICT companies (2001-2005). Contact: Dr D Scholarios
  • University of Strathclyde. Glasgow service sector recruitment and selection survey. Contact: Prof Chris Warhurst
  • Scottish Executive / Department of Enterprise and Lifelong Learning. Skills and vocational education and training. Contact: Prof Chris Warhurst
  • Health & Safety Executive. Job retention and vocational rehabilitation. With Phil James & Pauline Dibben, Middelsex Business School (2002). Contact: Dr Ian Cunningham

conferences

International Labour Process Conference

Several membes of staff are on the organising group for the ILPC and we have hosted the conference in the past. This is one of the longest established and best known forums for analysis of all aspects of work and employment.

research seminars

The Autumn 2009 Seminar Series:

13/10/09
Theoretical mapping of the work-leisure relationship
Dr Anu-Hanna Anttila, University of Turku
Abstract_-_Anu-Hanna_Antilla.pdf
28/10/09 Resistance, adjustment and the in-between
Roland Paulsen, University of Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract_- Roland_Paulsen.pdf
18/11/09 Globalisation and the ideology of French executives and engineers
Dr Gaetan Flocco, Universit e d'Evry Val d'Essonne
25/11/09 Globalisation and varieties of capitalism: New Labour, economic policy and the abject state
Dr Dan Coffey, Leeds University Business School
Abstract_-_Dan_Coffey (pdf)

Autumn_2009_Research_Seminar_Series
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Record of past seminars

research newsletter

From 1995 to 2005 the department produced a bi-annual research newsletter a full list of these is available here.  Current research news is announced via the News section of this web site and the Faculty Newsletter.

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