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The impact of partnership and family-building on the careers of highly-qualified women: issues for effective management practice (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Wilton, N. (2009, July). The impact of partnership and family-building on the careers of highly-qualified women: issues for effective management practice. Paper presented at Ninth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations, Boston, MA. USA

The dramatic rise in female labour market participation over the last twenty years in the UK has led to a significant growth in the proportion of dual-career couples and working parents. For example, the Office for National Statistics report that the... Read More about The impact of partnership and family-building on the careers of highly-qualified women: issues for effective management practice.

Do employability skills really matter in the UK graduate labour market? The case of business and management graduates (2008)
Presentation / Conference
Wilton, N. (2008, June). Do employability skills really matter in the UK graduate labour market? The case of business and management graduates. Paper presented at Paris International Conference on Education, Economy & Society 2008, Paris, France

Two dominant rationales are put forward by UK policymakers for the continued expansion of higher education (HE): to service the high-skill labour requirements of a ‘knowledge’ economy and to increase educational and, subsequently, labour market oppor... Read More about Do employability skills really matter in the UK graduate labour market? The case of business and management graduates.