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Addressing the Productivity Challenges of Microbusinesses

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In this PrOPEL Hub Research Showcase video, the award winning Productivity from Below team share how their project uses academic research to address and boost productivity in microbusinesses. Micro-businesses rarely attract policy attention despite their importance. There are more than 1.1 million microbusinesses, employing 4.1 million people (18.6% of all private sector employees) and contributing […]

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HR, Trade Unions and Line Managers: The Golden Triangle of Conflict Resolution

Managing people

In this PrOPEL Hub webinar, Jez Stewart (Prospect Union), Caroline Sandy (ACAS) and Debbie Sanders (Make Work Better) discuss approaches and benefits to developing high-trust relationships between HR, Trade Unions and Line Managers Line Managers, Trade Union representatives and HR constitute the “golden triangle of conflict resolution.” Nevertheless, working together is not always easy nor

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The Importance of Family, History and Place for Trade Union Membership

Engaging employees

In this PrOPEL Hub Research Showcase video Rhys Davies, Professor Alan Felstead and Professor Alex Bryson explore the importance of family, history and place in supporting favourable attitudes towards union membership. Trade union membership is regarded both as a route to and a key indicator of fair work. Union membership is associated with higher earnings

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Managing People for Engagement, Innovation, Productivity and Wellbeing

Engaging employees

In this PrOPEL Hub Research Showcase video, Professor Patricia Findlay and Professor Colin Lindsay explore how people management and workplace practices can support employee engagement, innovation, productivity and wellbeing. As many organisations seek to reboot in the wake of Covid-19, business leaders and HR professionals face twin challenges – to harness and include all employees

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People, performance and wellbeing in manufacturing

Improving wellbeing

In this online PrOPEL Hub Masterclass, hosted by Professor Fiona Lettice (Pro-Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation at the University of East Anglia), the invited academic and practitioner speakers offer insight into people, performance and wellbeing in manufacturing organisations Our three speakers each bring a fresh perspective on dealing with issues of people, performance and wellbeing –

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Reimagine Management and Productivity in a Post-pandemic World

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

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