Research Questions:

1. Compared to local graduates, what are the distinctive features of overseas educated employees?

2. How do managers utilise overseas educated graduates? And to what extent does their utilisation differ between SOE and MNC? Why does it?

3. Considering the features of ‘returnee’, as well as the needs of different forms of ownership, what are the perceived advantages and disadvantages for returnees working in SOE and MNC?

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What do graduates in new jobs and/or new industries do in UK small businesses? How do they use their skills?

Focus is on Higher education (HE) expansion over the past 20 years. Concern about supply-led growth led to a focus on demand for graduate employment.

This poster was rated 'Highly Commended' in the recent PhD poster competition held as part of the Festival of Social Sciences.

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Many studies in developed countries have emphasized the significant influence of integrated (or ‘open’) as opposed to sheltered employment on the inclusion of persons with learning difficulties into the mainstream community. Subsequently, with the emerging disability policy and practice, Malaysia as one of the developing countries which possesses a growing population of persons with learning difficulties recently started to promote this form of employment with the hope for similar outcomes.

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The study being undertaken examines midwifery leadership development through the theoretical lens of role identity and social identity, asking questions about which midwives might become leaders, how they experience the transition from practitioner to service leader, and what the perceptions of ideas such as ‘leadership’ and ‘talent management’ might be within the midwifery profession.

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Enterprise Systems (ES) are designed to automate transaction processing and to maximise processing efficiencies, however in contemporary organisations, users interact and collaborate to complete processes together in their social networks that underlie the ES. Research questions:

• What enables users interact with one another
• How do the users’ interactions shape collaboration in completing tasks?

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How teachers and pupils interact and talk about mathematics during lessons effects the mathematical activities that take place in lessons and also the mathematics learnt by the pupils. This study examines how the structures of some of these interactions affects the mathematics taught and learnt.

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The study integrates attention-based and executive life cycle theories to explore organisational performance of a strategic business unit over its history. To date, 35 interviews and a focus group have been conducted. Vignettes of seven leaders are being co-produced. Business school make significant financial and academic contributions yet few individuals plan to be dean. This research provides useful insights for leadership development at the middle manager level.

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The research centres on disabled peoples’ experiences of sexuality/ies and relationships. The research is currently in its (early) analysis stages and so this poster contains my PhD journey so far...

Largely, the bodies and lives of disabled people are degendered and desexualised through wider discourse (Shakespeare 2000; Thomas 1999; Morris 1991; Crow 1996). Their sexualities are rendered, at best, non-existent or inadequate, but also deviant and/or immoral (Finger 1992).

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Micro case-study (one country, one industry)

‘Sectoral research approach’ (Chalakov et al. 2008): Bulgarian maritime labour market as institution or ‘field’ (Fligstein 2001);

When: Aug’08–Jun’09. Where: Bulgaria, 2 Black Sea port cities.

Ethnographic research methods: Contextual content analysis of documents and media reports; (Non-participant) observation; 52 in-depth, semi-structured narrative interviews

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Foods speak. As basic raw materials necessary to sustain life, this is not possible in a literal sense. But through terroirism and the attainment of European Geographical Indication certification, foods are able to tell stories, communicate histories and convey meaning. Terroirism is a concept that employs the use of food products as mythical messengers to demarcate, spread and maintain culturally constructed meanings surrounding quality and authenticity and in turn influence food policy-making, production, consumption and marketing.

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Originally: Codeswitching

What is it? Teachers’ alternate use of languages in second/foreign language classrooms

Why research it?

Little research evidence in Chinese context, helps understand ELT in China, benefits teacher training.

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Background: Traditional, individualistic leadership theories are unable to explain dynamic, emergent leadership in complex organisations.

Distributed leadership theory suggests formal leaders should encourage the emergence of informal leaders at multiple hierarchical levels, enabling innovation and change throughout the organisation.

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