Publications

Dilys Robinson's slides from IES HR workshop Job/work engagement: Understanding a different aspect of engagement, 13 September, 2018

Organisations need to recognise that there are different levels of employee engagement and distinguish between job engagement and organisational engagement. In doing so, how can employers and HR then leverage this distinction to meet desired business outcomes more effectively?

Duncan Brown's slides from the IES HR Directors' Retreat 2018, 'Managing across the generations', May 2018.

This HR Network paper considers the impact of meaningfulness interventions in facilitating positive psychological experiences and behaviours at work.

Professor Stephen Bevan's slides from IES webinar 'Are line managers damaging your employees' health?', 25 April 2017.

IES conducted research for UCEA and UHR, including pilot studies at two higher education institutes, to develop a set of questions that measure engagement with the organisation and engagement with the individual’s work/job.

In acknowledgement of current turbulent times, the Institute has published a collection of articles addressing today’s pressing issues for organisations. Pulling together existing research and their own insights and experiences from working with organisations, the team of researchers and consultants have offered their reflections on how leaders and HR practitioners can successfully navigate the imminent challenges.

Wendy Hirsh writes in IES Perspectives on HR 2017, considering the role of talent management in uncertain times and in a changing landscape of work.

What can organisations learn from 2016's politics about listening to employees and avoiding disengagement? Amanda Callen writes in IES Perspectives on HR 2017.

Duncan Brown, Head of HR Consultancy, offers his contribution to 2017's Perspectives on HR series of essays. In the context of an ageing workforce and growing concerns over intergenerational differences in the workplace, Duncan discusses the practical implications for HR.