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The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance (2021)
Thesis
Baroun, A. (in press). The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance. (Thesis). University of Salford

There are many successful, expanding business organisations in Kuwait (Kipco, 2019). Business success does not only depend on the intelligence and hard work of the founder, but the whole workforce - from the lowest to the highest position in an organ... Read More about The impact of knowledge, skills, and attitude on organisational performance among Kuwaiti employees within the private oil and gas sector in Kuwait : the moderating effect of power distance.

The importance of digital communication competence in the competitive advantage context of the UK professional business sector (2021)
Thesis
Sharpe, R. The importance of digital communication competence in the competitive advantage context of the UK professional business sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

Rapid technological advancement is impacting jobs and work resulting in digital skills being critical in the contemporary UK workforce (Riley et al., 2020). As such and by 2030, 20% of the labour market could be under skilled for their job requiremen... Read More about The importance of digital communication competence in the competitive advantage context of the UK professional business sector.

Exploring High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) in the Libyan telecommunication sector (2020)
Thesis
Almojahed, A. Exploring High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) in the Libyan telecommunication sector. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study explores work practices (HPWS) in the Libyan telecommunications sector. HPWS are a set of distinct but interrelated human resources management practices combined in a consistent bundle and used to increase employee commitment and motivatio... Read More about Exploring High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) in the Libyan telecommunication sector.

Medicine and management in European hospitals : a comparative overview (2016)
Journal Article
Kirkpatrick, I., Kuhlmann, E., Hartley, K., Dent, M., & Lega, F. (2016). Medicine and management in European hospitals : a comparative overview. BMC Health Services Research, 16(S2:171), 7-14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1388-4

Background: Since the early 1980s all European countries have given priority to reforming the management of health services. A distinctive feature of these reforms has also been the drive to co-opt professionals themselves into the management of se... Read More about Medicine and management in European hospitals : a comparative overview.

Untangling approaches to management and leadership across systems of medical education (2016)
Journal Article
Hartley, K. (2016). Untangling approaches to management and leadership across systems of medical education. BMC Health Services Research, 16(S2:180), 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1391-9

Aims: How future doctors might be educated and trained in order to meet the population and system needs of countries is currently being debated. Incorporation of a broad range of capabilities, encompassed within categories of management and, increa... Read More about Untangling approaches to management and leadership across systems of medical education.

Polish and UK doctors' engagement with hospital management (2014)
Journal Article
Hartley, K., & Kautsch, M. (2014). Polish and UK doctors' engagement with hospital management. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 27(5), 430-440. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPSM-05-2012-0065

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a short research project, conducted in 2010 as part of a larger EU funded action investigating the participation and impact of doctors in management. The authors sought to compare the... Read More about Polish and UK doctors' engagement with hospital management.