Purpose – This study estimates the likelihood of workplace violence for apprentices. Using the approach of intersectionality theory, it studies how this probability varies according to several factors that increase their vulnerability (gender and education) or reduce it (integration and support). De…
Purpose: Referring to the sociology of conventions, the purpose of this paper is to examine how various conventions of work coordination and employee relations affect how recruiters in the domestic labour industry use ethnic categories to match jobs to applicants in the domestic services sector and …
Purpose: The primary purpose of this paper is to highlight the utility of operationalising the concept of skill ecosystems, or more accurately "intermediate occupational skill ecosystems". Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on the process and findings of an empirical study of intermediate…
The concepts of mutuality, learning and change are embedded in the ideas surrounding employee led development (ELD) schemes. This paper explores the extent to which these concepts are an accurate reflection of the way such schemes are organised in practice. The article is based on qualitative resear…
