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Working Together? An investigation into managers’ attitudes towards trade unions

Conference Proceeding
Munro, A., Ellis, V., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (in press)
Working Together? An investigation into managers’ attitudes towards trade unions
No abstract available.

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...

Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain.

Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2013)
Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 34, 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X12442576
Policy makers across industrialized nations have sought to increase participation in work-related training as a route to improved competitiveness. However, research conducted ...

The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being

Journal Article
Canduela, J., Cabras, I., & Raeside, R. (2012)
The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being. German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61, 265-274
In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is ageing. In this context, it is...

Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers

Journal Article
Canduela, J., Dutton, M., Johnson, S., Lindsay, C., Raeside, R., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. Work, Employment and Society, 26, 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426303
Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy act...

Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Graham, H., Egdell, V. & Shapira, M. (2012)
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland: Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Employment inequalities in Northern Ireland.

Work related training, Labour Market Information

Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012)
Work related training, Labour Market Information. Labour Market Information,
Policy makers in Scotland, the other British nations and across the industrialised world have sought to increase participation in work-related training as a route to improved...

Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees.

Report
McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., Lindsay, C., Richard, A. & Blackledge, G. (2012)
Engaging low skilled employees in workplace learning: new research with lower skilled employees. London, UK: UK Commission for Employment and Skills
The Employee Demand study (UKCES, 2009) highlighted the significant barriers to learning that are faced by a number of UK employees. This report sets out the findings of a stu...

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...

Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland

Journal Article
Canduela, J., Chandler, R., Elliott, I., Lindsay, C., Macpherson, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010)
Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland. Journal of Education and Work, 23(4), 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2010.490550
This article explores the characteristics, destinations and progression routes of early school leavers - specifically 'exceptional entry winter leavers' - in Scotland. Excepti...