The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence
Journal Article
Brown, R., McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., & Canduela, J. (2014)
The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence. Fraser of Allander Institute Economic Commentary, 37(3), 108-123
In recent years, there has been a growing focus on promoting the concept of employee-ownership of businesses within public policy. One of the strong drivers of this is an assu...
The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people.
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & McQuaid, R. W. (2010)
The capabilities approach as a framework for labour market information on young people. In C. Larsen, J. Kipper, & A. Schmid (Eds.), Regional Monitoring Approaches for the Reduction and the Prevention of Youth Unemployment in Europe, 152-159. Rainer Hampp Verlag, Muenchen
This paper considers some of the potential uses of the capabilities approach to widen and deepen the labour market information that we collect on youth employment and unemploy...
Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers
Journal Article
Mowbray, J., Hall, H., Raeside, R., & Robertson, P. J. (2018)
Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(3), (239-253). ISSN 0961-0006
Networking is considered an integral feature of job search, yet its behavioural manifestation has received little attention in the extant literature. Here this is addressed in...
Monitoring the conformance of planning decisions to urban land use policies using Information Extraction and GeoVisualisation
Thesis
Combe, C. Monitoring the conformance of planning decisions to urban land use policies using Information Extraction and GeoVisualisation. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2455
In this thesis two existing computer science techniques are used to solve a specific problem in the field of ‘spatial planning’. The problem to be addressed is monitoring the ...
ICT and job vacancy, training and transport information services for job seekers in rural areas
Presentation / Conference
McQuaid, R. W. (2004, April)
ICT and job vacancy, training and transport information services for job seekers in rural areas. Paper presented at Stella Focus Group Meeting
Public private partnership - a sustainable solution for the Information Society
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W., & Scherrer, W. (2006)
Public private partnership - a sustainable solution for the Information Society
A study of the UK Information Workforce.
Report
Hall, H., Irving, C., Ryan, B., Raeside, R., Dutton, M., & Chen, T. (2016)
A study of the UK Information Workforce. The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
In 2014, CILIP and the Archives Records Association (UK & Ireland) (ARA) commissioned Edinburgh Napier University to undertake major research to map the workforce across the L...
‘Reconnecting’ the Unemployed Information and communication technology and services for jobseekers in rural areas
Journal Article
McQuaid, R., Lindsay, C., & Greig, M. (2004)
‘Reconnecting’ the Unemployed Information and communication technology and services for jobseekers in rural areas. Information, Communication and Society, 7(3), 364-388. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118042000284605
This paper discusses the potential uses of the Internet and other forms of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for delivering information services for u...
Lifelong learning and local economic development
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (1996)
Lifelong learning and local economic development
Lifelong learning is increasingly seen as being important for the future well-being of local economies. The paper considers the macro-context for lifelong learning and local e...
The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland.
Report
Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2011)
The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Enterprise
This report presents the findings of an investigation into the growth performance and growth dynamics of a selection of Scottish EOBs compared to a peer group of companies who...