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Micro and Small Business (MSB) Project Planning Governance and its Impact Upon Project Outcomes (2024)
Journal Article
Lord, J., & Morris, A. (2024). Micro and Small Business (MSB) Project Planning Governance and its Impact Upon Project Outcomes. #Journal not on list, 11(12), 28-42

This study’s investigation into micro and small business (MSB) project planning was prompted by a serious Australian project management failure due to a mobile home being dropped on two homes during a crane lift because of the inadequate planning and... Read More about Micro and Small Business (MSB) Project Planning Governance and its Impact Upon Project Outcomes.

A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Eley, B., & Lord, J. (2024). A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis. #Journal not on list, 3(2), 152-166. https://doi.org/10.69554/PGRZ5357

Disadvantaged students have underperformed in comparison to non-disadvantaged students,1 with the COVID-19 pandemic further widening this disparity.2 The case study in this paper (the multi-academy trust) therefore wanted to bridge the attainment gap... Read More about A critical evaluation of the impact online education platforms can have on disadvantaged students at a post-16 secondary academy: A case analysis.

How to navigate the increase in whistleblowing (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). How to navigate the increase in whistleblowing. Colchester

Whistleblowing in the UK is governed primarily by the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (PIDA) this law provides protection to workers who “blow the whistle” on wrongdoing within their organisation

How to navigate employee wage demands (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). How to navigate employee wage demands. Colchester

The latest government data from August 2024 shows that the average weekly wage in the UK, including bonuses, across all sectors in England and Wales, is £690 gross, which translates to an annual pre-tax salary of £35,880.

Bangladesh’s civil service is plagued by corruption – the country can’t get back on its feet without major reform (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

A quota system to reserve jobs in the civil service for specific groups, including descendants of war veterans, became the achilles heel of Bangladesh’s authoritarian prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. Weeks of unrest, which started as student-led protes... Read More about Bangladesh’s civil service is plagued by corruption – the country can’t get back on its feet without major reform.

Elon Musk is moving X and SpaceX to Texas. The impact on staff culture and performance is likely to be big (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

Elon Musk recently announced that he was relocating the companies SpaceX and X (formerly Twitter) from their current headquarters in California to Texas. The news has placed a spotlight on the rise in big tech shifting its operations to the Lone Star... Read More about Elon Musk is moving X and SpaceX to Texas. The impact on staff culture and performance is likely to be big.

What young neurodivergent employees need to know about starting work — and how to get the right support (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine

When Ernst & Young opened its first Neurodiverse Center for Excellence in Philadelphia in 2016, the professional services firm was hailed as a pioneering workplace. People from all over the US applied for the 15 roles advertised and headed to Dallas... Read More about What young neurodivergent employees need to know about starting work — and how to get the right support.

A world of pure industrial relations (2024)
Other
Lord, J. (2024). A world of pure industrial relations. Colchester

How Cadbury, founded in 1824 by John Cadbury in Birmingham, led the way in Employee welfare