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  • ORGANISER: A behavioural approach for influencing organisations - Summary

    Fell D, Giorgi S | Mar 2016 | Cabinet Office

    This document is a summary of ORGANISER: a behavioural approach to influencing organisations. It was commissioned by a cross-Government group and has been designed to support better policy making.

  • ORGANISER: A behavioural approach for influencing organisations

    Fell D, Giorgi S | Mar 2016 | Cabinet Office

    ORGANISER is a behavioural approach to influencing organisations. It was commissioned by a cross-Government group and has been designed to support better policy making.

  • Understanding the Behavioural Drivers of Organisational Decision-Making: Executive Summary

    Mar 2016 | Cabinet Office

    This is a summary of a rapid evidence assessment for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, carried out to understand the generalisable/common behavioural factors which explain organisational behaviours and influence organisational decision-making and change and, in particular, those influences that do not centre on fiscal incentives or penalties, or direct means of regulation such as inspections or reporting requirements.

  • Understanding the Behavioural Drivers of Organisational Decision-Making

    Rapid Evidence Assessment

    Wilson S, Sonderegger S, Buzzeo J | Mar 2016 | Cabinet Office

    This rapid evidence assessment for the Department of Energy and Climate Change was carried out to understand the generalisable/common behavioural factors which explain organisational behaviours and influence organisational decision-making and change and, in particular, those influences that do not centre on fiscal incentives or penalties, or direct means of regulation such as inspections or reporting requirements.

  • Tackling unemployment among disadvantaged young people

    Research for Centrepoint

    Buzzeo J, Marvell R, Everett C, Newton B | Mar 2016 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The findings of this research for Centrepoint enables them to offer constructive advice on how new policies on youth employment should be implemented to ensure they make a meaningful contribution towards helping the hardest to reach enter sustained employment.

  • Study on the Diversity within the Teaching Profession with Particular Focus on Migrant and/or Minority Background

    Final Report to DG Education and Culture of the European Commission

    Donlevy V, Meiekord A, Rajania A | Mar 2016 | European Commission

    IES was commissioned to provide Greek and Cypriot national reports for this publication, produced by Ecorys for the European Commission. This study sought to consolidate the evidence base regarding the diversity of the teaching workforce – based on a migrant and/or minority background – across the EU28.

  • Investigating and improving the HR and OD capability in shared councils

    Brown D, Reilly P, Varney S | Feb 2016 | Local Government Association (LGA)

    This report summarises the findings from a major study undertaken by IES for the Local Government Association (LGA), which researched and investigated HR and OD capability in shared councils, in order to help to improve the contribution which the functions and policies in these fields make to the success of such shared arrangements.

  • Thoughts for the day: IES Perspectives on HR 2016

    Feb 2016 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This compilation of bite-sized essays by leading thinkers confronts and expands on existing thinking, plans, and practices in HR and employment. It will help HR leaders think about, plan for, and deal with these ‘known and unknown unknowns’, challenging modern fads, reinforcing some long-standing truths and offering original and practical insights.

  • Slides: Shared Parental Leave: How well has it bedded in? What has take-up been? What does excellence look like?

    Mary Mercer | Feb 2016 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Mary Mercer's presentation slides from IES HR Network event 'Shared parental leave', 11 February 2016.

  • Slides 'Shared Parental leave' update

    Progress in the last year

    Mercer M | Feb 2016 | Institute for Employment Studies

    Mary Mercer's slides from the IES HR Network briefing: 'Shared Parental leave' update