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Publication date: 17 August 2010

Jennifer Watts Perotti, Patricia Wall and Gabriele McLaughlin

This paper aims to describe findings from a study of current leading edge knowledge workers and to discuss the challenges and issues that knowledge workers may face in 2020, as

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Purpose

This paper aims to describe findings from a study of current leading edge knowledge workers and to discuss the challenges and issues that knowledge workers may face in 2020, as the world of work shifts into a knowledge economy.

Design/methodology/approach

This is a discussion paper inspired by findings from an ethnographic study of knowledge workers who worked remotely or on the go, using leading edge technology like smart phones.

Findings

Today's knowledge workers have a need for better information integration across devices and sources. They struggle to maintain ubiquitous access to electrical power and the internet, and they find it difficult to integrate multiple formats of incoming information into their digital landscape. It is expected that the problems of information integration and infrastructure access will be solved by 2020. However, the paper predicts that knowledge workers of the future will face the daunting task of making sense of vast amounts of incoming information, once they have ubiquitous, integrated access. The paper discusses several solutions and approaches that will help with this daunting task: making information spaces visible, context‐aware systems, and user awareness and control. Additionally, it describes three tensions, which provides a backdrop for discussing opportunities for technology innovations in support of future knowledge workers. These tensions are: information does not equal knowledge; knowledge is global, mobile and difficult to contain behind the firewall; and increasing knowledge‐intensity is not reflected in today's educational outcomes. The paper concludes with a discussion of the kinds of tools and processes that will support the success of knowledge workers in 2020.

Originality/value

The paper is grounded in observations of today's leading edge knowledge workers. Based on study findings, it predicts challenges that future knowledge workers will face and propose processes and solutions that can help knowledge workers to successfully overcome these challenges.

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On the Horizon, vol. 18 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1074-8121

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Publication date: 29 June 2010

Margaret O'Connor, Jennifer Watts, Melissa Bloomer and Kevin Larkins

The purpose of this paper is to determine how Australian workplaces, their managers and employees respond to those who are grieving at work, as a result of chronic or terminal…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to determine how Australian workplaces, their managers and employees respond to those who are grieving at work, as a result of chronic or terminal illness, or caring for those with chronic or terminal illness. The review draws on Australian and relevant international literature and seeks to answer this question.

Design/methodology/approach

A literature review was undertaken in preparation for an Australian study examining workplace supports for people who are grieving – because they are carers, have experienced a death, or are balancing their own illness with their work. Using a range of search terms, the literature was searched for relevant work between 1980 and 2010. The search found examples of workplace supports throughout the world and some developing Australian literature.

Findings

Despite illness and death occurring at any stage of a person's life, there is little research that identifies workplace issues associated with grief and loss. And while workplace legislation allows for minimal supports, there was evidence that some workplaces have begun to offer flexibility for work life balance.

Practical implications

Effective workplace supports will involve individual and workplace responses, but also require legislative approaches in order to effect broad‐based system change.

Originality/value

The paper compares Australian and international literature about workplace supports and provides an overview of the issues arising.

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International Journal of Workplace Health Management, vol. 3 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1753-8351

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Publication date: 14 September 2010

Sharmila Rudrappa

This chapter examines the emergence of India as a site for surrogacy, which has led intended parents from all over the world to contract with Indian gestational surrogates to…

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This chapter examines the emergence of India as a site for surrogacy, which has led intended parents from all over the world to contract with Indian gestational surrogates to carry “their” babies for them. Through participant observation in a surrogacy workshop, interviews with American intended parents, and interviews with Indian surrogates, I show how ideologies of normative, nuclear families built around genetically similar children, drives American consumers' desires to seek fertility intervention, and, finally, surrogacy. In India, gender ideologies shape the contours of an inexpensive, compliant labor force of surrogate mothers.

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Gender and Sexuality in the Workplace
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-84855-371-2

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Publication date: 1 April 1982

A Manpower Services Commission study of the training currently offered — and its effectiveness — for staff who operate, manage or make use of text processing systems has revealed…

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A Manpower Services Commission study of the training currently offered — and its effectiveness — for staff who operate, manage or make use of text processing systems has revealed that where the new technology has been introduced it has been accepted, but the systems are not being fully utilised. The study also concludes that additional and more effective training would contribute greatly to the full development of text processing systems and their many uses. The study undertaken by Research Bureau Limited as part of an MSC research programme to help develop guidelines for training of office staff involved with new technology. The research revealed that although the new technology was well accepted, it was being used by only a small percentage of organisations in Britain. From 664 interviews with managers, word processing supervisors, system operators, and text authors it was clear that the advantages of efficiency, speed, quality of work and greater job satisfaction were recognised. But the survey also indicated that equipment was not being used to its full potential. Over half of the 158 establishments involved used the system for less than 40 per cent of their total typing needs. Although most training given was concentrated on supervisors and operators, it was found not to be adequate. For example machine orientated skills were well covered, but human and organisational factors were not. Training for text authors was almost non‐existent.

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Education + Training, vol. 24 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0040-0912

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Publication date: 5 October 2017

Louise Gillies and Helen M. Burrows

Families conduct their affairs through processes that are built upon those of previous generations and also social capacities such as culture, class, oppression and poverty. The…

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Families conduct their affairs through processes that are built upon those of previous generations and also social capacities such as culture, class, oppression and poverty. The media has played a part in stereotyping the lower classes through their portrayal on the television programmes such as Benefits Street and Jeremy Kyle and tabloid newspaper stories. This chapter is a case study of two families who are at the opposing ends of the social scale, the Horrobin/Carter and Aldridge families. The two families were chosen due to them being linked by marriage in the younger generation. Through the use of genograms, we explore how the families differ in their attitudes towards relationships within their individual families, and also how they relate to each other as separate family groups. Despite the many differences, there are also a number of key similarities, particularly regarding the key females in the families, in terms of family background and snobbery. We also show that there is little family loyalty in the more privileged family and a power differential between the two families (oppressors vs. oppressed) in terms of the crimes committed.

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Custard, Culverts and Cake
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78743-285-7

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Publication date: 15 November 2023

Katelyn Sorensen and Jennifer Johnson Jorgensen

This paper aims to use Q methodology to investigate Millennial perceptions toward private label or national brand apparel.

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Purpose

This paper aims to use Q methodology to investigate Millennial perceptions toward private label or national brand apparel.

Design/methodology/approach

Q methodology was chosen to identify factors, which correspond to patterns of perceptions prevalent among Millennials. Participants were supplied with 14 statements that they sorted into two Q sorts – One representing perceptions of private label and the other representing perceptions of national brands. The Q sorts were completed through Qualtrics and participants answered open-ended questions on the placement of each statement within each Q sort.

Findings

Two factors emerged on private labels, highlighting patterns in price consciousness and uniqueness (acknowledged as patterns surrounding the desire for particular apparel characteristics). Three factors arose for national brand apparel, emphasizing the need for national brands to provide consumers with product security, quality and uniqueness (as identified through the unpreferred qualities national brands typically exhibit).

Originality/value

This study illustrates the various viewpoints retailers must consider when marketing apparel to a specific target demographic. In addition, a single perception (uniqueness) was found to connect motivations, which led to the development of a model for future inquiry.

Research limitations/implications

Despite complete Q sorts and qualitative statements, participants' unfamiliarity with Q methodology and the sorting action of statements could be considered a limitation. The use of MTurk is also considered a limitation owing to the anonymity and possible deception of the workforce.

Practical implications

Private label brand personality growth has many retailers expanding their brand portfolios. Based on the findings of this study, specific opportunities are highlighted for the expansion and marketing of private labels and brand labels based on specific perceptions of a broad Millennial cohort.

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Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management: An International Journal, vol. 28 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1361-2026

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Publication date: 1 July 2013

Jennifer M. Troncale and Jennifer Strain

This multi-day lesson involves grade 2-grade 4 students in exploring the life and achievements of Susan B. Anthony. It provides opportunities for students to investigate events…

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This multi-day lesson involves grade 2-grade 4 students in exploring the life and achievements of Susan B. Anthony. It provides opportunities for students to investigate events associated with the Women’s Rights Movement as well as issues related to women’s right to vote, work, and to receive an education. This three-day learning cycle lesson will provide students with a better understanding of women’s suffrage as well as the time period and contributions of women leaders. Day 1 begins with a simulation of gender bias and follows with a Quickwrite and read aloud. On the second day, students will participate in station activities. On the third day, students will use a Bio Cube to describe the activities of a current woman reformer and how those acts have impacted U.S. history.

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Social Studies Research and Practice, vol. 8 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1933-5415

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Publication date: 19 February 2021

Sam Bailey

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The Canterbury Sound in Popular Music: Scene, Identity and Myth
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78769-490-3

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Publication date: 20 March 2017

Isabel-Maria García-Sánchez, Jennifer Martínez-Ferrero and Emma García-Meca

The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether gender diversity on board and financial expertise on audit committee affect accounting conservatism in banking sector…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether gender diversity on board and financial expertise on audit committee affect accounting conservatism in banking sector. Additionally, the authors focus on the effects of board characteristics on bank earnings quality and examine their effects on earnings persistence.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors use a large sample of 159 banks from nine different countries from the period 2004-2010. The authors study whether the differences in the timeliness of earnings to bad news and earnings quality across governance structures of banks are driven by differences across investor protection and bank regulation levels in banks.

Findings

The findings confirm the monitoring role of both female and financial experts, noting a positive effect of them on accounting conservatism and earnings quality in banks. According to the institutional characteristics, the results suggest the complementary role of banking regulation and investor protection levels in these effects, noting that in contexts of higher regulatory and greater investor protection environments, gender diversity and financial expertise on boards have more influence on the conservatism and earnings quality of banks.

Originality/value

The authors contribute to both the accounting quality literature and the corporate governance literature by identifying board characteristics that are associated with higher conservatism and quality of earnings in banks around the world. In addition, this study also contributes to the ethics literature by highlighting the benefits of gender diversity and financial expertise in upholding the integrity of financial reporting. Moreover, this paper adds to prior literature about board of directors and accounting quality by identifying additional complementary factors – bank regulation and investor protection – and by focusing on a specific industry, the banking industry.

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Management Decision, vol. 55 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0025-1747

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Publication date: 28 July 2022

Gemma Vickers, Helen Combes and Jennie Lonsdale

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a controversial psychiatric diagnosis. Despite an increasing amount of research looking at the BPD diagnosis when applied to young people…

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Purpose

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a controversial psychiatric diagnosis. Despite an increasing amount of research looking at the BPD diagnosis when applied to young people, there is limited understanding of the key viewpoints of mental health professionals working with young people in the UK. This research aims to use Q-methodology to contribute to understanding the multiple views of the diagnosis.

Design/methodology/approach

Q-statements about views of the BPD diagnosis were selected from relevant journals, internet sites and social media platforms and were validated by a Q-methodology research group, the research supervisors and an online group of individuals with BPD. Q-sorts were then used to explore the viewpoints of 27 mental health professionals in the UK working with children and adolescents. Analysis of the data was completed using Q-methodology analysis software.

Findings

Three main factors emerged from the data, explaining 66% of the variance. Of the 27 participants, 24 loaded onto these three factors, defined as: harmful not helpful; language and optimism; and caution and specialist services. Three Q-sorts did not load significantly onto any one factor.

Originality/value

There appears to be at least three ways of understanding the BPD diagnosis for young people. It may be useful for clinicians to consider and share their own viewpoint, be open to difference and formulate difficulties from an individual perspective.

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The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1755-6228

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