Finding meaning at work
This HR Network paper considers the impact of meaningfulness interventions in facilitating positive psychological experiences and behaviours at work.
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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.
Duncan Brown's presentation slides from IES HR workshop 'Talkin' 'bout my generation: Ageing and pensions', 23 March 2017.
Writing in IES Perspectives on HR 2017 Peter Reilly discusses the Ulrich structural model and considers how robust this model will be for the future of HR.
In this IES Perspectives on HR 2017 essay, Peter Reilly writes with Professor Maura Sheehan on the role that HR might play in workforce innovation.
How can organisations prepare for change and how are some organisations able to adapt and operate reliably in the face of uncertainty? This is a question at the heart of Alison Carter's contribution to IES Perspectives on HR 2017.
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.
Catherine Rickard's 2017 Perspectives on HR essay outlines the issue of employee financial wellbeing and offers practical guidance on the support that employers can offer.
In this essay from IES Perspectives on HR 2017, Stephen Bevan considers the growing need for organisations to create dementia-friendly workplaces.