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 Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland – Tracking Study. Interim report to the Scottish Government on 1st Sweep of interviews.
Report
Lister, B., Graham, H., Egdell, V., McQuaid, R. W. & Raeside, R. (2013)
The Impact of Welfare Reform in Scotland – Tracking Study. Interim report to the Scottish Government on 1st Sweep of interviews. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Government
The aim of the study is to explore the impact of on-going welfare changes on a range
of households in Scotland over time. This report provides a review of the literature
and p...
Wage Scarring – The problem of a bad start.
Report
Raeside, R., Egdell, V. & McQuaid, R. W. (2012)
Wage Scarring – The problem of a bad start. Edinburgh, Scotland: European Commission
As the economic downturn continues in Europe, unemployment has risen in many countries.
Among these, the UK has an unemployment rate which now stands at 8% or 2.56 million
peo...
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...
Education for entrepreneurship and innovation: “Management capabilities for sustainable growth and success”
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., Omar, M., Raeside, R., & Sailer, K. (2011)
Education for entrepreneurship and innovation: “Management capabilities for sustainable growth and success”. World journal of entrepreneurship, management and sustainable development, 6(1/2), 1-18. doi:10.1108/20425961201000001
Entrepreneurship and innovation education has derived from
established university curriculum and the context is set of concepts and tools used
in the corporate world. The chal...
Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2010)
Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(6), 827-834. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01099.x
Background Child deaths are decreasing throughout South East Asia, yet the rate remains high and is a cause of considerable anguish. In Bangladesh, there is also a great deal...
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...
Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2010)
Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine, 71(9), 1584-1592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.002
This paper analyzed the association of social networks with contraceptive use using both structural and attitudinal properties of social networks. Data were collected from sev...
Applying online fleet driver assessment to help identify, target and reduce occupational road safety risks
Journal Article
Darby, P., Murray, W., & Raeside, R. (2009)
Applying online fleet driver assessment to help identify, target and reduce occupational road safety risks. Safety Science, 47(3), 436-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2008.05.004
Many studies have shown that driver attitude and behaviour are important determinants of the likelihood of collision involvement. Knowledge of the Rules of the Road and the pe...