Peter Urwin
Biographic Data
| ID | 362955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Urwin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Urwin |
| SIGNATURE | URWIN P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Westminster |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6293-9695 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 38 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Evidence Base for Generational Differences
Interest in generational diversity has exploded since the turn of the 21st century. While many researchers are supportive of the concept of generations, a growing number have questioned the validity of the idea that people are different according to when they were born. In this article, we review recent work in the area and build on our own previous studies; which have been highly critical of extant empirical work. Many studies utilize cross-sect…
Generational Differences in Work Values: A Review of Theory and Evidence
This paper presents a critical review of the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for the popular practitioner idea that there are generational differences in work values. The concept of generations has a strong basis in sociological theory, but the academic empirical evidence for generational differences in work values is, at best, mixed. Many studies are unable to find the predicted differences in work values, and those that do often fail t…
Revisiting the UK Model
When the UK took over the presidency of the European Union in July 2005, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair presented the UK model as a potential saviour for the European social model, a model for the rest of Europe to emulate. It had succeeded, it was claimed, not only in combining growth with high employment rates, facilitated by flexible labour and product markets, but also for using economic growth and modern approaches to public service and …
Measuring the Returns to Networking and the Accumulation of Social Capital
This article presents analyses of individual investment in social capital using both the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and the UK Time Use Survey (2000) (UKTUS). We suggest a general theoretical framework that could possibly explain individual investment in various forms of social networking. Measures of social capital are then constructed in an attempt to capture the extent of individual investment in bonding, bridging, and linking netwo…
Age and Participation in Vocational Education and Training
In recent years increasing attention has been paid to the problems faced by older workers in the UK labour market. In this paper we examine the issue of older workers' participation in vocational training and education, drawing upon data from the Labour Force Survey. Our initial analysis identifies how rates of participation in workrelated education and training differ between age groups. Further exploratory analysis attempts to identify possible…
Age and Participation in Vocational Education and Training
In recent years increasing attention has been paid to the problems faced by older workers in the UK labour market. In this paper we examine the issue of older workers' participation in vocational training and education, drawing upon data from the Labour Force Survey. Our initial analysis identifies how rates of participation in workrelated education and training differ between age groups. Further exploratory analysis attempts to identify possible…
The Evidence Base for Generational Differences
Interest in generational diversity has exploded since the turn of the 21st century. While many researchers are supportive of the concept of generations, a growing number have questioned the validity of the idea that people are different according to when they were born. In this article, we review recent work in the area and build on our own previous studies; which have been highly critical of extant empirical work. Many studies utilize cross-sect…
Measuring the Returns to Networking and the Accumulation of Social Capital
This article presents analyses of individual investment in social capital using both the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and the UK Time Use Survey (2000) (UKTUS). We suggest a general theoretical framework that could possibly explain individual investment in various forms of social networking. Measures of social capital are then constructed in an attempt to capture the extent of individual investment in bonding, bridging, and linking netwo…
Age and Participation in Vocational Education and Training
In recent years increasing attention has been paid to the problems faced by older workers in the UK labour market. In this paper we examine the issue of older workers' participation in vocational training and education, drawing upon data from the Labour Force Survey. Our initial analysis identifies how rates of participation in workrelated education and training differ between age groups. Further exploratory analysis attempts to identify possible…
Measuring the Returns to Networking and the Accumulation of Social Capital
This article presents analyses of individual investment in social capital using both the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS) and the UK Time Use Survey (2000) (UKTUS). We suggest a general theoretical framework that could possibly explain individual investment in various forms of social networking. Measures of social capital are then constructed in an attempt to capture the extent of individual investment in bonding, bridging, and linking netwo…
Revisiting the UK Model
When the UK took over the presidency of the European Union in July 2005, the then Prime Minister Tony Blair presented the UK model as a potential saviour for the European social model, a model for the rest of Europe to emulate. It had succeeded, it was claimed, not only in combining growth with high employment rates, facilitated by flexible labour and product markets, but also for using economic growth and modern approaches to public service and …
Generational Differences in Work Values: A Review of Theory and Evidence
This paper presents a critical review of the theoretical basis and empirical evidence for the popular practitioner idea that there are generational differences in work values. The concept of generations has a strong basis in sociological theory, but the academic empirical evidence for generational differences in work values is, at best, mixed. Many studies are unable to find the predicted differences in work values, and those that do often fail t…
The Evidence Base for Generational Differences
Interest in generational diversity has exploded since the turn of the 21st century. While many researchers are supportive of the concept of generations, a growing number have questioned the validity of the idea that people are different according to when they were born. In this article, we review recent work in the area and build on our own previous studies; which have been highly critical of extant empirical work. Many studies utilize cross-sect…
Economics (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Family Business Performance and Succession (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Ordered probit (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Probit model (2 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (2 works)