The impact of gender perceptions and professional values on women’s careers in nursing
Journal Article
McIntosh, B., McQuaid, R., & Munro, A. (2015)
The impact of gender perceptions and professional values on women’s careers in nursing. Gender in management an international journal, 30(1), 26-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/gm-12-2013-0135
Purpose
– This purpose of this paper is to engage two enduring sets of assumptions within nursing: firstly, that woman with children should prioritise the care of children; an...
Motherhood and its impact on career progression-the case of Scottish nurses 2000-2008
Journal Article
McIntosh, B., McQuaid, R. W., Munro, A., & Dabir-Alai, P. (2012)
Motherhood and its impact on career progression-the case of Scottish nurses 2000-2008. Gender in management an international journal, 27, 346-364. https://doi.org/10.1108/17542411211252651
Purpose – After many years of equal opportunities legislation, motherhood still limits womens' career progress even in a feminized occupation such as nursing. While the effect...
Is regulation good for skill development? Mediating actors and workplace practice in adult social care in England
Journal Article
Rainbird, H., Leeson, E., & Munro, A. (2011)
Is regulation good for skill development? Mediating actors and workplace practice in adult social care in England. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22(18), 3727-3741. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.622921
The Care Standards Act (2000) regulates the provision of care services in the UK, specifying induction and competence requirements for managers and workers, and that workers s...
Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Munro, A., & Wise, S. (2007)
Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities. Equal Opportunities International, 26(5), 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150710756667
Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities in Scotland, focusing on issues of: recruitment of membership from different groups; prom...
Opening doors as well as banging on tables: an assessment of UNISON/employer partnerships on learning in the UK public sector
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2004)
Opening doors as well as banging on tables: an assessment of UNISON/employer partnerships on learning in the UK public sector. Industrial Relations Journal, 35(5), 419-433. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2338.2004.00324.x
The academic debate on partnerships has so far mainly focused on whether there are mutual gains for both unions and employers and whether they support or undermine branch orga...
Power at work: reflections on the research process.
Journal Article
Munro, A., Holly, L., Rainbird, H. & Leisten, R. (2003)
Power at work: reflections on the research process. International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 7, 289-304. doi:10.1080/1364557021000024758. ISSN 1364-5579
Workplace learning and the employment relationship in the public sector.
Journal Article
Rainbird, H., & Munro, A. (2003)
Workplace learning and the employment relationship in the public sector. Human Resource Management Journal, 13, 30-44. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-8583.2003.tb00089.x
Training that is relevant to employers is not necessarily enriching for employees, especially those on the lower salary scales. The authors argue that the analysis of training...
Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work.
Journal Article
Munro, A., & Rainbird, H. (2002)
Job change and workplace learning in the public sector: the significance of new technology for unskilled work. New Technology, Work and Employment, 17, 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-005X.00106
Focussing here on local authorities and health services, this paper examines the significance of new technology to unskilled work in the public sector as it is developing and ...
“Working together – involving staff”: Partnership working in the NHS
Journal Article
Munro, A. (2002)
“Working together – involving staff”: Partnership working in the NHS. Employee Relations, 24(3), 277-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/01425450210428444
Contributes to debates about employee involvement and social partnership by exploring the ways in which individualist and collectivist aspects interrelate in a single initiati...
A feminist trade union agenda? The continued significance of class, gender and race.
Journal Article
Munro, A. (2001)
A feminist trade union agenda? The continued significance of class, gender and race. Gender, Work and Organization, 8, 454-471. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0432.00141
During the 1990s attempts to identify a feminist trade union agenda have focused on both the content and process of such a potential agenda. In a period in which trade unions ...