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  • The Comparative Capability of UK Managers

    Tamkin P, Mabey C, Beech D | Mar 2006 | Sector Skills Development Agency

    There has been much concern over the productivity of the UK economy which, despite being the fourth largest economy in the world, has seen productivity levels gradually fall behind competitor nations. In part this has focused on the degree to which UK management capability is lacking in some way. This view has been supported by studies which have shown that UK managers tend to be less qualified and receive less training than others in Europe and elsewhere.

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    CSR: Doing Good or Doing Good Business?

    Barber L, Wolfe H | Aug 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The author discusses the history of CSR, and drivers behind it, and outlines what HR professionals have to offer in delivering their organisation's CSR agenda.

  • The Contribution of Skills to Business Performance

    Tamkin P | Jul 2005 | Department for Education and Skills

    This report explores the literature linking skills with business performance, and also the wider HR and High Performance literature and studies on engagement. It highlights a wide range of studies that provide evidence of benefits for individuals and organisations, from skills, training and development.

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    Business Models and Change

    the Effect on Employees and their Psychological Contracts

    Wolfe H | Jun 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The paper asks the following questions: What is business model change, how does is occur, and how is it dealt with? How does business model change affect the employment expectations and how can these be managed? What are the psychological contract effects of business model change? How can change be effectively and appropriately designed and communicated for optimum organisational performance and employee well-being?

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    NHS Learning Accounts - the NHSU project

    Aldridge F, Yanina Dutton, with Robinson D, Tackey N D | May 2005 | National Institute of Adult Continuing Education

    This publication is no longer available. The NHS Learning Account Scheme was introduced in April 2001 as part of a firm commitment to widen learning and development opportunities for staff without a professional qualification. NHSU set up a pilot scheme seeking practical ways of involving a wider range of staff in taking up their entitlement to an NHS Learning Account. A key aim was to open up progression routes to 'non-traditional' learners, leading to a better-trained workforce for the NHS as a whole.

  • Reporting on Human Capital Management

    Hartley V, Robey D | Mar 2005 | Institute for Employment Studies

    During the year post-Kingsmill (2004), there were considerable developments in the area of human capital reporting. This report tracks these changes, and aims to provide HR professionals and others, with an overview of the developments in reporting requirements related to human capital, so that they will be better prepared to draft human capital reports within statutory reporting requirements.

  • What Makes a Good Employer?

    Rafferty AM, Maben J, West E, Robinson D | Feb 2005 | International Council of Nurses

    This document summarises underlying evidence and issues related to good human resource management in the health sector with reference to: indicators of performance and measurement of nursing outcomes; performance issues related to individuals and teams; and employee engagement, commitment and organisational citizenship behaviour.

  • High Performance Work Practices

    Tamkin P | Sep 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

    The question of whether the way people are managed and treated at work contributes to the overall performance of the enterprise has been much debated. The focus of this debate has tended to be on formal processes and procedures within organisations. These high performance working practices (HPWPs) have been the subject of a wide range of studies designed to test their impact.

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    The Contribution of Skills to Business Success

    Tamkin P, Giles L, Campbell M, Hillage J | Aug 2004 | Sector Skills Development Agency

    UK productivity has shown a relative decline since the late nineteenth century. This has caused policy makers to seek underlying causes and one of the most durable concerns has focused on skill levels in the UK. The most straightforward comparisons of qualification levels in the workforce for different countries demonstrate that the UK has lower skill levels than our competitor nations. This may therefore be a contributor to the productivity gap.

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    CSR Bibliography

    Articles of Interest to the HR Function

    Wolfe H | Jul 2004 | Institute for Employment Studies

    This bibliography lists and details some of the literature which is useful to those looking at CSR practices. It is one of a set of three IES research papers about the topic.