Organising to win: the role of trade union leadership in the 2016-17 Mixed Fleet Unite-British Airways dispute (2023)
Thesis
Gallagher, R. (2023). Organising to win: the role of trade union leadership in the 2016-17 Mixed Fleet Unite-British Airways dispute. (Thesis). Keele University

The purpose of this thesis is to add to the industrial relations literature on strikes by conducting a case study of the 2016-17 Mixed Fleet – BA industrial dispute and answer the principal research question: How do trade union workplace representati... Read More about Organising to win: the role of trade union leadership in the 2016-17 Mixed Fleet Unite-British Airways dispute.

Understanding process of management control changes in hybrid organisational contracts (2023)
Thesis
Zaidi, U. (2023). Understanding process of management control changes in hybrid organisational contracts. (Thesis). Keele University

Motivated by controversial public and private sector hybrid organisational relationships and, more broadly, by repeated calls regarding control and management of hybrid organisational relationships, this thesis is concerned with the understanding pro... Read More about Understanding process of management control changes in hybrid organisational contracts.

Labour market segmentation and the demand for EU migrant workers: A comparative study of Sweden and the United Kingdom (2019)
Thesis
Plummer, R. C. (2019). Labour market segmentation and the demand for EU migrant workers: A comparative study of Sweden and the United Kingdom. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414419

This study analyses and compares the nature and extent of employers’ demand for EU migrant workers in the food manufacturing and transportation and storage sectors in Sweden and the United Kingdom (UK). The research uses the theoretical framework pro... Read More about Labour market segmentation and the demand for EU migrant workers: A comparative study of Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The role of social capital and community leadership in post-disaster recovery practices: an ethnography of Minami-Sanriku after the 2011 Tsunami (2019)
Thesis
Lin, Y. (2019). The role of social capital and community leadership in post-disaster recovery practices: an ethnography of Minami-Sanriku after the 2011 Tsunami. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/413088

This research explores community post-disaster recovery practices in Minami-Sanriku, Japan after the 2011 tsunami by focusing on how various types of social capital have been developed and deployed in bottom up community-based tourism initiatives. In... Read More about The role of social capital and community leadership in post-disaster recovery practices: an ethnography of Minami-Sanriku after the 2011 Tsunami.

The Feasibility of Managed Clinical Networks in Nigeria: a case of policy transfer to less advanced settings
Thesis
Asoka, T. (2016). The Feasibility of Managed Clinical Networks in Nigeria: a case of policy transfer to less advanced settings

The concept of the ‘managed clinical network’ has provoked significant attention for its promise as a means of improving services for people where their condition requires care across a range of organisations and agencies. The concept suggests a mode... Read More about The Feasibility of Managed Clinical Networks in Nigeria: a case of policy transfer to less advanced settings.

Managerialism in international schools: a critical enquiry into the professional identity work of head teachers
Thesis
Machin, D. (2016). Managerialism in international schools: a critical enquiry into the professional identity work of head teachers

With prior research suggesting that educational leaders in Western contexts are discomforted by managerialism, this thesis considers why, despite benign market forces and regulatory freedoms, international school Heads might find appeal in managerial... Read More about Managerialism in international schools: a critical enquiry into the professional identity work of head teachers.

Workers’ responses to managerial driven change: the case of Modernisation in the Royal Mail.
Thesis
Pender, M. (2016). Modernisation in the Royal Mail

This thesis examines the recent and high profile modernisation agenda within the Royal Mail, where a well organised union facing a unified employer has proven able to challenge market-driven change at both national and local levels (see Gall, 2003; L... Read More about Workers’ responses to managerial driven change: the case of Modernisation in the Royal Mail..

Public service reform, the labour process and changes in labour management in the voluntary sector
Thesis
(2013). Public service reform, the labour process and changes in labour management in the voluntary sector

This thesis analyses the New Labour government’s extension of public service reform and modernisation to the voluntary sector. It explores the changes that have taken place in the labour process and management practices in the voluntary sector and it... Read More about Public service reform, the labour process and changes in labour management in the voluntary sector.

Enterprise unleashed? Exercising power through isomorphism in the passive fire protection industry
Thesis
(2011). Enterprise unleashed? Exercising power through isomorphism in the passive fire protection industry

This thesis focuses on the passive fire protection industry which is a sector of construction that has previously been neglected by researchers. I use insights from ethnographic research to present the challenges and daily struggles individuals exper... Read More about Enterprise unleashed? Exercising power through isomorphism in the passive fire protection industry.

The role of theatrical interventions in developing community change: an ethnographic study
Thesis
Millward, H. A. (2017). The role of theatrical interventions in developing community change: an ethnographic study

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the role of theatrical interventions in developing community change. The study explores the work of one theatrical outreach department known as Encompass, with reference to the five key themes of individual an... Read More about The role of theatrical interventions in developing community change: an ethnographic study.

Exploring the interrelationship between the meanings of homeownership and identity management in a liquid society: a case study approach
Thesis
Smith, A. (2017). Exploring the interrelationship between the meanings of homeownership and identity management in a liquid society: a case study approach

Identity research in consumer studies typically perceives consumers as bearers of fragmented, multiple postmodern identities. Contemporary social theory, broadly supporting this perspective, suggests that tradition is no longer required for the succe... Read More about Exploring the interrelationship between the meanings of homeownership and identity management in a liquid society: a case study approach.