Comparing assistant roles in education and social care: backgrounds, behaviours and boundaries

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The characters of assistant roles in public services are studied: the teaching assistant and the social work assistant. They have largely been neglected despite having increased importance in the modernization of the public sector. The social work assistant is more likely to be a substitute and has a broader co-production role than the teaching assistant.

United Kingdom, Social workers, Public employees, Government employees, Teachers' assistants, Teacher assistants, Report

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Employee perspectives on communication and consultation: findings from a cross-national survey

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The variation in communication and consultation practices between countries reflected in employee perceptions is examined in four European countries. The findings show that there are certain similarities with particular types of information and forms of communication being valued across the countries however differences are also identified.

Communication, Communications

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Management capability and high performance work organization

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A study examining two forms of management capability, namely, general and human resource specific, in the use of high performance work organization (HPWO) practices and their influence over organizational performance, is presented.

United States, Management dynamics, Analysis, Management, Organizational effectiveness, Company business management

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