While the concept of mixed-methods research is more usually associated with combining
quantitative and qualitative approaches, this paper outlines a study that mixed methods by
undertaking qualitative theory testing and derivation when examining the relationship between
health promotion theory and…

The central argument of this paper is that current regimes of performance measurement in the
UK's higher education sector are unlikely to deliver any real improvements in performance.
Rather, the paper argues, the most likely outcomes will be further increases…

Purpose: The aim of this research is to study leadership prototypes of Russian employees, which are dependent on their gender, organizational position and age.

Design/methodology/approach: As a research method a cross-sectional survey was employed where 223 employees of…

Purpose: The purpose of this research is to assess the place of language skills in the international orientation of decision-makers of successfully internationalised SMEs. The position of language skills in this area of literature and policy is problematic and a…

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Midwives across the UK have been undertaking the discharge examination of newborn babies
for more than ten years. The perception is that many have the examination of the newborn
qualification but do not use it. An audit was undertaken of…

Considerable attention has recently been directed towards the analysis of pluralism in social science, not least in economics. Plurality is often taken as a mark of pluralism. But it is not the same thing, and often indicates little more than…

The idea of spirituality at work has increasingly become a focus of attention.
Calls for introducing this dimension of our lives into the workplace have
major implications for business leaders. How might business leaders face up
to this challenge, and…

There are few practical tools for how we can develop the trust needed to be able to work with ourselves and our colleagues, nor on how
we can develop the organisational conditions that enable us to trust ourselves and others,…