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Attention as a basis for thinking in groups (2017)
Book Chapter

In this contribution, which is taken from Chapter 1 of our book, 'Attention, Cooperation, Purpose: An approach to working in groups using insights from Wilfred Bion' (Karnac, 2015), we outline the state of mind we talk of as attention. We make an imp... Read More about Attention as a basis for thinking in groups.

Re-imagining business schools of the future as places of theorizing (2017)
Book Chapter

In this chapter, we argue that one of the reasons of resisting the temptation of teaching what ‘we could do and perhaps should not do’ (Eco, 2014 [1980], 107) in university Business Schools is the emphasis on the application of theories to the exclus... Read More about Re-imagining business schools of the future as places of theorizing.

Using Greek mythology in leadership development: The role of archetypes for self-reflection (2017)
Book Chapter

Deep, critical self-reflection is not easy (Reynolds, 1999). It requires time, space, courage and careful support and is often very difficult to achieve in the context of busy, demanding organisational lives where we are expected to be confident, str... Read More about Using Greek mythology in leadership development: The role of archetypes for self-reflection.

Ontology and the Current Economic Crisis (2017)
Book Chapter

There are, meta-theoretically speaking, two main ways to investigate socio-economic phenomena in general and the current economic crisis in particular, each one rooted in its own ontology. The first, which I refer to as `scientistic-oriented economic... Read More about Ontology and the Current Economic Crisis.

GreenPreneurs (2016)
Book Chapter

How to care for our planet; a drive to create innovative, green businesses and a 12 week intensive 'Learning by Doing' course supports unemployed and underemployed Europeans to achieve their entrepreneurial ambitions

Onboarding and induction (2016)
Book Chapter

This is particularly true for those of you who have just joined a new company and wish to achieve long-term success and satisfaction in your career. This section discusses what you can do to make a good start.

Internal market orientation and strategy implementation (2016)
Book Chapter

Managing People within organisations is a complex and intricate challenge much insight can be gained from complementing the mainstream trends with other research fields. This Chapter shall focus on the role Internal Marketing Orientation (IMO) as a k... Read More about Internal market orientation and strategy implementation.

Gender equality in the UK: Is reflexive and responsive legislation the way forward? (2016)
Book Chapter

This chapter examines an experiment with different approaches to the law usually referred to as responsive and reflexive legislation. It outlines the theoretical underpinning of responsive legislation (Nonet and Selznik, 1979/2001) and its later dev... Read More about Gender equality in the UK: Is reflexive and responsive legislation the way forward?.

Reflections upon neoclassical labour economics (2016)
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(Mis)understanding labour markets (2016)
Book Chapter

Critics of orthodox economics, and in particular orthodox labour economics, often argue that orthodox models of labour markets are unrealistic and false. Most orthodox economists accept this criticism and proceed immediately to three defences: (1) al... Read More about (Mis)understanding labour markets.

Of tropes, totems and taboos: Reflections on using Morgan’s images from a cross-cultural perspective (2016)
Book Chapter

The chapter begins by setting up a reflexive social anthropological stance from which to explore the mimetic qualities and possibilities of Morgan’s images. It then proceeds to consider the pedagogical implications of this theoretical reinterpretatio... Read More about Of tropes, totems and taboos: Reflections on using Morgan’s images from a cross-cultural perspective.

‘Dress and the female professional: A case study of working woman’ (2016)
Book Chapter

A visual semiotic approach to the analysis of Working Woman magazine, a mid-1980s UK publication aimed at professional women. We argue that many of today's women leaders and managers were socialised into their understandings of what it means to be a... Read More about ‘Dress and the female professional: A case study of working woman’.

Simulation to improve management of perishable and substitutable inventory (2015)
Book Chapter

Review of RFID applications in perishable inventory management (2015)
Book Chapter

The English patient experience: Does healthcare service quality matter? (2015)
Book Chapter

The performance of family doctors has the potential for considerable impact on overall patient care and satisfaction. This chapter focuses on publicly funded GP surgeries in England, considering the impact of performance measurement on patient satisf... Read More about The English patient experience: Does healthcare service quality matter?.

Tourism and pilgrimage: Are we flogging a dead metaphor? (2015)
Book Chapter

An exploration of the idea of the tourist as a pilgrim. Part of a multi-author review, led by our position piece.

Why study HRM? (2015)
Book Chapter

Should we teach students to theorize? Classical Greek philosophy and the learning journey (2015)
Book Chapter

In this chapter we reflect on theorizing using Plato’s allegory of the Cave as a mythical representation of the journey to see the eidos, the Forms or Ideas, which Plato considered the most fundamental reality. The philosopher-as-theoros was not taug... Read More about Should we teach students to theorize? Classical Greek philosophy and the learning journey.

International and comparative human resource management (2015)
Book Chapter

Leadership without leaders: Understanding leaderless organising through the lens of critical leadership studies (2015)
Book Chapter