Transparency, recruitment and retention in the public sector by Leaver, C, Albano, G, Else

“…This paper argues that government should pay greater heed to recruitment and retention when designing performance measurement systems for bureaucracies. …”

Recruitment and selection - the great neglected topic by Keep, E, James, S

“…The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the literature on recruitment and selection (R&S;) and to link what these different bodies of research reveal in terms of the relationship between employee selection and different strands of education and training policy and practice. …”

Transparency, Recruitment and Retention in the Public Sector. by Albano, G, Leaver, C

“…This paper argues that governments should pay greater heed to recruitment and retention when designing performance measurement systems for bureaucracies. …”

'Uncertain destinies' student recruitment and retention on GNVQ intermediate programmes by Huddleston, P

Qualifications and an employer-led system: recruitment practices in the UK fitness industry by Lloyd, C

“…The paper examines who does the recruitment and selection, what qualifications and skills are actually being recruited and how this relates to subsequent training levels. …”

Wage-Tenure Contracts in a Frictional Labour Market: Firms' Stratgies for Recruitment and Retention. by Stevens, M

Towards an objective account of nutrition and health in colonial Kenya: a study of stature in African army recruits and civilians, 1880-1980 by Moradi, A

Towards an Objective Account of Nutrition and Health in Colonial Kenya: A Study of Stature in African Army Recruits and Civilians, 1880-1980. by Moradi, A

“…This study presents fresh evidence on nutrition and health in colonial Kenya by (1) using a new and comprehensive data set of African army recruits and civilians and (2) applying a powerful measure of nutritional status: mean population height. …”

COSSI, a cohort simulation model of forest growth and yield in the Solomon Islands by Burslam, D, Alder, D, Whitmore, T

“…Total recruitment and species-specific probability values are derived from empirical data on recruitment of the 12 species onto the Kolombangara plots following a cyclone in 1967.…”

Health migration policies and ethical controversies: the case of African nurses in the UK by Mendy, A

“…The country has been characterised by a historical migration policy favourable to the recruitment of foreign health staff. However, in the context of deep shortages and high level of diseases and health system weaknesses, international health professional recruitment from sub-Saharan Africa has created unprecedented ethical controversies, pushing the UK to the centre of discussions because of its liberal policies towards international recruitment that have been considered as aggressive. …”

Technicians under the microscope: the training and skills of university laboratory and engineering workshop technicians by Lewis, P, Gospel, H

“…Using data from English universities, the main focus is on the qualifications, skills, recruitment, and training of technicians. Factors shaping employer decisions about recruitment and training are examined, in the context of broader human resource management arrangements and the development of technician registration.…”

Back to the future? Can Europe meet its labour needs through temporary migration? by Castles, S

“…Around 1974, most Western European countries abandoned policies of migrant labour recruitment, and moved towards increasingly restrictive entry rules. …”

Irrigation and conflict: evidence from Kurdish separatism in Turkey by Ballinger, O

“…Exploiting exogenous topographical variation in the distribution of irrigation schemes, I find that conflict incidence and insurgent recruitment decline significantly in grid cells following the introduction of irrigation. …”

Experimental testing of cyber-crime marketplace disruption techniques by Burton, T

“…This report looks into the possibility of using third-party black markets for video game economies as an analogy to criminal markets to get around some of the ethical issues and to ensure the recruitment of participants with some relevant skills and knowledge. …”

Youth transitions, the labour market and entry into employment: some reflections and questions by Keep, E

“…The paper suggests that insofar as these developments can be addressed by policy, a major consideration is the role that employers may need to play, not least in terms of the attitudes and behaviours that they display towards the process of recruitment, selection, induction and development of new entrants to workforce.…”

Singing from the same hymn sheet? UK policy responses to the NEET agenda by McGuire, S, Keep, E

“…This paper argues that policy in England on this topic is less well developed and coherent than in the other UK nations, and that the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic will serve to amplify the negative impacts of a set of underlying changes that have been taking place in the youth labour market and in employers’ recruitment and selection practices. In addition, the paper notes that in much of the activity directed at reducing those with NEET status has been funded through the EU’s European Social Fund and that uncertainty now clouds the continuance of these schemes, and that in England government has increasingly relied on the charities to help fill gaps in outreach and provision.…”

Offshore enrolment in higher education and migration: some evidence from Australia by Levatino, A

“…Based on macro-level panel data, the analysis shows a close link between offshore enrolment in Australian higher education and subsequent skilled migration to Australia, suggesting that countries may successful use the provision of higher education outside their borders to enlarge skilled migrant recruitment. Although further research on the issue is needed, this paper represents the first step in the exploration of an issue of particular interest for both developed and developing countries, constituting an original contribution to the current debate on skilled migration, student mobility, and new trends in the higher education sector.…”

Adaptive treatment assignment in experiments for policy choice by Kasy, M, Sautmann, A

“…An application to selecting between different recruitment strategies for an agricultural extension service in Odisha, India demonstrates practical feasibility.…”

Aesthetic labour and the policy-making agenda: time for a reappraisal of skills? by Nickson, D, Warhurst, C, Dutton, E

“…It reports on a survey undertaken in the Glasgow retail and hospitality labour markets by examining labour demand in terms of recruitment and selection, skills and training. The findings point to a high level of demand for aesthetic skills in retail and hospitality. …”

Performance assessment in science and academia: effects of the RAE/REF on academic life by Schäfer, LO

“…Research results show that the RAE/REF affects a) research performance; b) inequality; c) diversity; d) academic freedom; e) the relationship between teaching and research; f) recruitment policies; g) research motivation; and i) power. …”