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The Deal in 2020: A Delphi study of the future of the employment relationship

Authors:  Wilson Wong and Jane Sullivan with Laura Blazey, Alexandra Albert, Penny Tamkin and Gemma Pearson

Date:  June 2010

The Deal 2020 Delphi experts identified key drivers shaping the employment relationship. The report highlights the people management implications of different future scenarios.

Why Do Employees Come to Work When Ill? An investigation into sickness presence in the workplace

Authors:  Katherine Ashby and Michelle Mahdon

Date:  April 2010

One of the UK’s first studies to investigate the links between sickness presence and individual performance could also help reduce sickness absence.

Deal or no deal?

Authors:  Jane Sullivan and Wilson Wong with Divya Adusumili, Alexandra Albert, Laura Blazey, Marianne Huggett

Date:  January 2010

This working paper critiques current and received wisdom about how the employee relationship is conceptualised in both theory and practice.

Exceeding Expectation: the principles of outstanding leadership

Authors:  Penny Tamkin, Gemma Pearson, Wendy Hirsh and Susannah Constable

Date:  January 2010

This groundbreaking, in-depth two-year study captures the essence of outstanding leadership– all the more important to thrive in these challenging times.

Exceeding Expectation: the principles of outstanding leadership

Authors:  Penny Tamkin, Gemma Pearson, Wendy Hirsh and Susannah Constable

Date:  January 2010

This groundbreaking, in-depth two-year study captures the essence of outstanding leadership – all the more important in these challenging times.

Quality people management for quality outcomes:

Authors:  Alexandra Albert, Jane Sullivan and Wilson Wong

Date:  August 2009

Sector:  HR

This report provides a succinct but thorough survey of existing evidence on managing people at work and a practical analysis of the gaps – a synthesis of what is already understood but also an outline of what The Future of HR's major new research project is now tasked with finding out.

Satisfying Employer Demand for Skills

Authors:  Susannah Constable and Anna T Touloumakos

Date:  April 2009

A new report by The Work Foundation, commissioned by City and Guilds, argues the gap between government perceptions and small businesses' needs is inhibiting the take-up of government training initiatives.

People and the Bottom Line

Authors:  Penny Tamkin, Marc Cowling and Will Hunt

Date:  February 2008

The two-year study suggests that organisations with a comprehensive approach to people management perform better than those without, indicated by higher profits

Improving Social and Health Care Services

Authors:  Rebecca Fauth and Michelle Mahdon

Date:  November 2007

Sector:  Social Care

SCIE commissioned this knowledge review to describe the processes and actions that have proven most effective in bringing about and sustaining improvement in social care services

Q&A: The National Health Service: Connecting for Health

Authors:  Alana McVerry

Date:  August 2007

Sector:  Health

This report summarises learning from an event examining how ICT can enable public managers to deliver more joined-up, efficient and citizen-focused public services, focusing on the National Health Service

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