Publications
We author and publish a range of resources to keep you up to date with the latest developments in employment, labour market and human resource policy and practice.
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Informing Choices
The Need for Career Advice in Medical Training
Jackson C, Ball JE, Hirsh W, Kidd JM | May 2003 | National Institute of Careers Education and CounsellingHow should the career support provided to doctors and medical students during their medical training be improved? Experience elsewhere suggests that unless such support is developed to meet the specific requirements of doctors and medical students, it is unlikely to achieve all its objectives. This research study set out to find out exactly what these requirements were and how best they might be catered for.
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New Learners, New Learning
A strategic evaluation of Ufi
Tamkin P, Hillage J, Dewson S, Sinclair A | May 2003 | Department for Education and SkillsUniversity for Industry (Ufi) was launched in autumn 2000 as the government's flagship for lifelong learning, intending to make a reality from the vision of a 'university for industry'. Ufi delivers under the brand name learndirect. In 2002, the DfES commissioned IES to undertake an evaluation of Ufi's performance against its strategic objectives of improving individuals' employability and organisations' productivity and competitiveness.
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A Review of Current Research into Absence Management
Hill D, Hayday S | Apr 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper reviews the most recent findings in absence statistics and attendance management. This will serve as a resource for researchers and HR managers attempting to understand what can be done to improve attendance management, and also to compare and contrast the various absence statistics among different business types, and job functions.
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Chore to Champions
the making of better people managers
Tamkin P, Hirsh W, Tyers C | Apr 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe issue of how managers deal with the 'people bit' of their jobs is one of the biggest challenges facing organisations and the managers who work for them. This report reviews how some organisations approach the improvement of people management skills, from the perspective of HR managers, line managers, employees and also some providers of management development services.
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The IES Annual Graduate Review, 2003 update
Business as usual? Trends in student and graduate numbers
Perryman S | Apr 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe numbers of students flowing into higher education, and the numbers graduating, might have levelled off, but good educational and employment outcomes had accrued to the majority of HE participants in recent years. However, the prospects for the future cohorts of new graduates in 2003 did not appear to be as certain as they had been in recent years.
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Supporting Workforce Learning
A Background Paper for IES Research Network Members
Silverman M | Apr 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesThe current notions that influence approaches to workplace learning have their roots in work-system design, flexible learning and employee development. The reach of workplace learning, which is typically associated with on-the-job training, has also been extended to comprise on-the-job learning. Here, learning is seen as central to the way in which work is designed.
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Knowledge Management in Cable and Wireless
Mattacks K | Mar 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis paper describes and analyses the work done to take a strategic approach to knowledge management in Cable and Wireless during the 18 months from January 2000 to October 2001, a period of major change in the strategic direction of the company.
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Is Small Finally Becoming Beautiful?
Small and medium-sized enterprises in the new economy
Dejonckheere J, Ramioul M, Van Hootegem G | Mar 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesTo what extent are small companies making use of eWork? Are small and medium-sized enterprises practising eWork as frequently, or more often than, big companies? What are the comparative advantages and disadvantages of SMEs? This report addresses questions such as these, and looks at the role of SMEs in the new economy, in the changing international division of labour and the trade in information service activities. It uses the empirical findings of the EMERGENCE project to test a number of hypotheses on the position of SMEs, and to clarify their unique position in the new economy.
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eWork in Southern Europe
Altieri G, Birindelli L, Bracaglia P, Tartaglione C, Albarracín D, Vaquero J, Fissamber V | Mar 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesThis report from the EMERGENCE project focuses on eWork in Southern Europe, drawing together the results of the EMERGENCE European employer survey and case studies, with a review of the evidence from other sources. The report assesses the performance of the various country groups by gauging the diffusion and intensity rates of eWork in the various sectors. It includes brief background reports on each of the countries concerned (Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece) and provides contextual information on the development of ICT in the national economy. It also outlines each country's profile and identifies similarities and differences in operative behaviour within the Mediterranean economic zone.
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eWork in EU Candidate Countries
Makó C, Keszi R | Mar 2003 | Institute for Employment StudiesPart of the EMERGENCE project, this report draws on the empirical data of the 18-country employer survey and on the company case studies from the EMERGENCE project, to illustrate the diffusion of eWork in three Central European countries. It compares the use of eWork in these candidate countries, in terms of the practices of generic business services, with the EU (15) countries. Finally, this report calls attention to the important role of regulations in practising business services and also to the need for further research into the roles that micro and small firms can play in the e-economy.
