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...
L&D professionals in organisations: much ambition, unfilled promise
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Heneghan, S., O'Brien, F., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020)
L&D professionals in organisations: much ambition, unfilled promise. European Journal of Training and Development, 44(1), 1-86. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-09-2019-0166
This monograph reports a study investigating the roles of learning and development (L&D) professionals in Irish, UK European and US organisations. The study investigates the c...
Work design in the 21st century: A case of back to the future or forward to the past?
Book Chapter
Holland, P., Grant, K., & Tham, T. L. (2019)
Work design in the 21st century: A case of back to the future or forward to the past?. In Contemporary HRM Issues in the 21st Century, (173-182). Bingley: Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-457-720191020
With the accelerated changes we have seen in the 21st century, in many cases driven by technology, the importance of how work is organised is central to the development of eff...
Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey
Report
Parry, J., Grant, K., & Sheehan, M. (2019)
Room for improvement? A briefing report on leadership and management in the public sector. Findings from the 2018 Workforce Development Survey. The Workforce Development Trust
The research which underpins this briefing report was driven by a primary, quantitative Workforce Survey which focused on understanding the views of employers across the publi...
Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment
Journal Article
Maxwell, G. A., & Grant, K. (2021)
Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(7), 1486-1508. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2018.1528473
With the advent of low cost employment systems for pilots in commercial airlines, we address two questions: What are experienced UK-based, commercial airline pilots’ perspecti...
Global Issues: The Technological Framework
Book Chapter
Bratton, J., & Grant, K. (2018)
Global Issues: The Technological Framework. In The International Business Environment (251-288). (Fourth edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press
No abstract available.
The shifting terrain of commercial aviation: Implications for HRM
Conference Proceeding
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. (2018)
The shifting terrain of commercial aviation: Implications for HRM. In Conference Proceedings
Safety is of paramount importance in commercial aviation. Human factors account for up to 80% of aviation accidents and incidents. Commercial aviation is experiencing rapid gr...
Risky business: HRM implications from pilots' accounts of critical incidents in UK commercial Aviation
Presentation / Conference
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. (2018, June)
Risky business: HRM implications from pilots' accounts of critical incidents in UK commercial Aviation. Paper presented at International Human Resource Management Conference
Safety is of paramount importance in aviation in first-world countries. Commercial aviation here is highly reliable and ultra-safe, at least technically. However, while techno...
Developing and managing talent in public services: Navigating the collaborative landscape
Conference Proceeding
Grant, K., Mackie, R., Gadsden, S., & McLaughlin, D. (2018)
Developing and managing talent in public services: Navigating the collaborative landscape. In Conference Proceedings
Against a background of significant public service reform and growing acceptance of the need for public service organizations to better co-ordinate and integrate approaches to...