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What is wrong with NHS leadership development? (2014)
Journal Article
(2014). What is wrong with NHS leadership development?. British Journal of Healthcare Management, https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2013.19.11.531

2014 will see the advent of a new fast-track leadership development scheme (costing some £10 million) for the NHS in England which aims to combine development for senior NHS clinicians with advancement for managers from outside the NHS. Following com... Read More about What is wrong with NHS leadership development?.

John Dewey (2014)
Book Chapter
(2014). John Dewey. In The Oxford Handbook of Process Philosophy and Organization Studies

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.

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.

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.

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..

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.

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.