Boosting innovation

In this session chaired by Dr Cher Li, Professors Paul Mizen, Nick Bloom, John Van Reenen and Rebecca Riley, leading experts on management practices, business performance and industrial policy, explore future trends in management practices and productivity. Economic uncertainty was on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic. Research shows how better managed organisations survived and thrived through […]

The PrOPEL Hub is pleased to invite you to our showcase of recent research by our team of leading researchers and guest presenters from the academic community. Through a series of talks taking place over winter 2021, we will share insights and a range of perspectives on the PrOPEL Hub’s core focus –  how people management

In the below video, part of our ‘Building and Embedding Resilience’ miniseries, CIPD knowledge exchange manager for the PrOPEL Hub, Meryl Levington, sets out a framework to help businesses think about and plan for resilience. Would you like your organisation to be more resilient but don’t know where to start? Paying attention to resilience is not

As part of our ‘Building and Embedding Resilience’ miniseries, PrOPEL Hub Knowledge Exchange Associate, Nicola Murray, speaks to founder of Wellbox, Justin Gilchrist. Wellbox creates health, wellbeing and food-based gifts, primarily targeted to companies with staff working from home or in remote locations.   In the video, Justin shares the story of the creation of

At our recent Masterclass delivered in partnership with Glasgow City innovation District, Professor Colin Lindsay, Professor Patricia Findlay and Hannah Davidson explored how organisations can best align introduction of and investments in new technologies with people management strategies that empower employees to innovate and drive productivity. In part 1, Professor Patricia Findlay, Director of the

In this blog, Dr Anwar Adem looks at the important role of management practice in boosting an organisation’s performance and how this can be measured.