Suggestions for Research and Practice
Book Chapter
Garavan, T., O'Brien, F., Duggan, J., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020)
Suggestions for Research and Practice. In Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness (153-173). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48900-7_6
This chapter summarises the research on the effectiveness of learning and development in organisations. It makes research recommendations of the content of effectiveness resea...
The Current State of Research on Training Effectiveness
Book Chapter
Garavan, T., O'Brien, F., Duggan, J., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020)
The Current State of Research on Training Effectiveness. In Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness (99-152). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48900-7_5
This chapter addresses the current state of research on training effectiveness in organisations. It summarises the key findings on what we know about training effectiveness, t...
Definitions and the Evolution of Learning and Development Research and Practice
Book Chapter
Garavan, T., O'Brien, F., Duggan, J., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020)
Definitions and the Evolution of Learning and Development Research and Practice. In Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness (7-22). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48900-7_2
The concepts of learning and development are used in different ways throughout the literature. This chapter considered the nature of learning and development and differentiate...
Theoretical Perspectives and Context of Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations
Book Chapter
Garavan, T., O'Brien, F., Duggan, J., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020)
Theoretical Perspectives and Context of Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations. In Learning and Development Effectiveness in Organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness (23-48). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48900-7_3
There are numerous theoretical perspectives that researchers have used to study the effectiveness of training in organisations. We describe and evaluate four theoretical persp...
Learning and development effectiveness in organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness
Book
Garavan, T., O'Brien, F., Duggan, J., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020)
Learning and development effectiveness in organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness. (1). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48900-7
This book offers an integrated and contextualised framework for learning and development (L&D) effectiveness that addresses both the nature of L&D and its antecedents and outc...
Coaction Interrupted: Logic Contestations in the Implementation of Inter‐organisational Collaboration around Talent Management in the Public Sector in Scotland
Journal Article
Grant, K., Garavan, T., & Mackie, R. (2020)
Coaction Interrupted: Logic Contestations in the Implementation of Inter‐organisational Collaboration around Talent Management in the Public Sector in Scotland. European Management Review, 17(4), 915-930. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12404
Our study explores how Human Resources (HR) actors from 24 public sector organisations in Scotland interpret and address multiple and competing institutional logics in the con...
Editorial: Re-conceptualising management development
Journal Article
Howieson, B., & Grant, K. (2020)
Editorial: Re-conceptualising management development. Journal of Management Development, 39(1), 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-01-2020-0018
Howieson, B. and Grant, K. (2020), "Re-conceptualising management development", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-01-2020-...
Drivers of and barriers to flexible working and work-life balance in the Building Services Sector: A mixed methods case study
Conference Proceeding
Grant, K., & Craig, J. (2020)
Drivers of and barriers to flexible working and work-life balance in the Building Services Sector: A mixed methods case study
Changing workplace demographics such as more women, duel earning households, an aging workforce, the rise of one parent families, and digitally savvy millennials mean that con...
The dark side of digitalization? A diary study of the impact of digital technologies on work intensification, work-life balance and wellbeing
Conference Proceeding
Grant, K., Venz, L., & Bottcher, K. (2020)
The dark side of digitalization? A diary study of the impact of digital technologies on work intensification, work-life balance and wellbeing
New and advancing technologies challenge the requirements and possibilities for work practices and the ways in which people carry out their roles. Modern technologies and digi...
Leadership in the public sector: A renewed call to action
Report
Grant, K., & Williams, R. (2019)
Leadership in the public sector: A renewed call to action. Edinburgh: Edinburgh Napier University
The UK public sector is facing unprecedented challenges, with a growing demand for leaders and leadership to improve the delivery of sustainable public services. This Reflecti...