Two methods of assessing candidates for coloured overlays were compared with the aim of determining which method had the most practical utility. A total of 58 adults were assessed as potential candidates for coloured overlays, using two methods; a questionnaire,…

Although participation in arts activity is believed to have important mental health and social benefits for people with mental health needs, the evidence base is currently weak. This paper reports the first phase of a study intended to support the…

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…

Policing is an enormously challenging occupation. Despite the difficulties, however, the vast majority of police officers are extremely resilient and demonstrate high levels of self-control, compassion, professionalism and love for the work they have chosen to do. Their dedication to…

In this interview, Adrian Lee talks candidly about the current challenges facing police and public sector leadership. The Chief Constable's studies of theology, philosophy and law prior to him joining the police service have shaped and formed his sense of…

The work of Colombian artist Doris Salcedo has become an important reference when talking about art and its representation of violence and exclusion. Following a tradition stemming from the artistic movements of the twentieth century, Salcedo has been acknowledged as…

Both interdisciplinarity and care are in their own way central concerns for green economics. Green economics has on its agenda a more integrated approach of the economy, the environment and the social. As such, its approach is inherently interdisciplinary. And…