Duncan Mctavish
Biographic Data
| ID | 4128649 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duncan Mctavish |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duncan |
| FAMILY NAME | Mctavish |
| SIGNATURE | MCTAVISH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Representative bureaucracy
In public service institutions occupational gender segregation persists. These institutions are often gendered with predominantly masculine organisational cultures. The lack of passive and active representation of women has implications for public policy outcomes. This paper suggests a normative typology of the passive and active representation of women in bureaucracies, vis-à-vis institutional strategies to address the under-representation of wo…
Co-governance or meta-bureaucracy? Perspectives of local governance ‘partnership’ in England and Scotland
This article assesses the nature of partnerships through the research site of local governance in England and Scotland, engaging a range of debates and literature around governance and meta-governance. The research used secondary data of local authority partnership working in England and Scotland as well as primary qualitative data from participant observation and interviews with senior officials of local authorities and partner organisations. Th…
Electoral and Political Changes
This paper explores a fundamental issue in public administration:the political bureaucratic relationship or political administrative interface. Much of the research and writing hitherto has been at central government level; and while important work on local government exists, relatively little exists on local government
Women in Uk Public Administration Scholarship
The promotion of gender equality has been adopted onto many national policy agendas with the introduction of legislation, public policies and regulatory duties. Yet, gender occupational segregation and discrimination persists. This paper examines the gendered nature of the UK public sector and questions the extent to which public administration scholarship addresses gender bias. The evidence, based on secondary and primary data, reveals that publ…
Management, leadership and gender representation in UK higher and further education
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse gender representation in leadership and management in further and higher education organisations. It does this, through the lens of two perspectives on bureaucratic representation, a “liberal democratic” perspective and an alternative view which states that bureaucracies are not necessarily gender blind or women friendly. The paper reviews the reform and managerial environments, vertical and horizon…
Muddling through’ in a devolved polity
This article explores the issue of devolution in the UK and argues that policy processes between the reserved and devolved polities has resulted in a landscape where there is scope for uniformity and differentiation in policy formulation and implementation between these polities. The article will explore the complexity of devolution in the UK by examining the formulation of a particular policy area: equal opportunities policy. The article provide…
Gender Segregation in the Labour Market
This article examines aspects of gender inequality in the Scottish labour market. The Scottish Executive's 1 broad policy aim of addressing this is viewed alongside some activities and practices of Scottish Enterprise and Local Enterprise Companies. The article provides an overview of the pattern of female participation in the labour market, particularly vertical gender segregation (the glass ceiling'), and outlines some measures used by the Scot…
Modernisation and gender representation
Purpose A key aspect of the government's modernisation programme is to promote greater gender balance and diversity across public sector institutions and services. This includes appointments to and membership of public funded bodies. This paper reports on initial research on gender representation on boards in the Scottish enterprise (SE) sector. Design/methodology/approach A survey of membership by gender of SE and local enterprise company (LEC) …
Enabling the career development of female managers in finance and retail
Purpose In the UK financial services and retailing sectors there is a clear anomaly between the numbers of females employed and their representation at management levels. The aim of this study is to investigate the nature and significance of factors that actively enable the career development of female managers in these contexts, in organisations with an above industry average representation of female managers. Design/methodology/approach A cross…
Clearing the way for gender balance in the management of the UK financial services industry
Purpose Females now comprise just over half of the workforce in the UK financial services sector. This paper aims to report on the current position relating to factors that are facilitating and inhibiting women from moving into middle and senior levels of management within the financial services sector. Design/methodology/approach A comparative analysis of four case studies from a cross‐section of the financial services industry is presented, eac…
Scottish and English Health Policy From 1948 to the 1973 Reforms
The Joint Future Initiative in Scotland
The focus of this article is an examination of the policy and early implementation of an integrated community care initiative targeted at older people. The research examined four geographical areas. The policy prescriptions behind integrated care were viewed in historical context. Two key aspects of current policy, the drive from central government and the focus on users and outcomes, were analysed in terms of first, the purpose and design behind…
The Differential Prestige of Situs Categories
Journal Article The Differential Prestige of Situs Categories Get access Donald G. McTavish Donald G. McTavish State University of Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 41, Issue 4, May 1963, Pages 363–368, https://doi.org/10.2307/2573281 Published: 01 May 1963
Co-governance or meta-bureaucracy? Perspectives of local governance ‘partnership’ in England and Scotland
This article assesses the nature of partnerships through the research site of local governance in England and Scotland, engaging a range of debates and literature around governance and meta-governance. The research used secondary data of local authority partnership working in England and Scotland as well as primary qualitative data from participant observation and interviews with senior officials of local authorities and partner organisations. Th…
Representative bureaucracy
In public service institutions occupational gender segregation persists. These institutions are often gendered with predominantly masculine organisational cultures. The lack of passive and active representation of women has implications for public policy outcomes. This paper suggests a normative typology of the passive and active representation of women in bureaucracies, vis-à-vis institutional strategies to address the under-representation of wo…
Electoral and Political Changes
This paper explores a fundamental issue in public administration:the political bureaucratic relationship or political administrative interface. Much of the research and writing hitherto has been at central government level; and while important work on local government exists, relatively little exists on local government
Muddling through’ in a devolved polity
This article explores the issue of devolution in the UK and argues that policy processes between the reserved and devolved polities has resulted in a landscape where there is scope for uniformity and differentiation in policy formulation and implementation between these polities. The article will explore the complexity of devolution in the UK by examining the formulation of a particular policy area: equal opportunities policy. The article provide…
Gender Segregation in the Labour Market
This article examines aspects of gender inequality in the Scottish labour market. The Scottish Executive's 1 broad policy aim of addressing this is viewed alongside some activities and practices of Scottish Enterprise and Local Enterprise Companies. The article provides an overview of the pattern of female participation in the labour market, particularly vertical gender segregation (the glass ceiling'), and outlines some measures used by the Scot…
The Differential Prestige of Situs Categories
Journal Article The Differential Prestige of Situs Categories Get access Donald G. McTavish Donald G. McTavish State University of Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 41, Issue 4, May 1963, Pages 363–368, https://doi.org/10.2307/2573281 Published: 01 May 1963
The Joint Future Initiative in Scotland
The focus of this article is an examination of the policy and early implementation of an integrated community care initiative targeted at older people. The research examined four geographical areas. The policy prescriptions behind integrated care were viewed in historical context. Two key aspects of current policy, the drive from central government and the focus on users and outcomes, were analysed in terms of first, the purpose and design behind…
Scottish and English Health Policy From 1948 to the 1973 Reforms
Clearing the way for gender balance in the management of the UK financial services industry
Purpose Females now comprise just over half of the workforce in the UK financial services sector. This paper aims to report on the current position relating to factors that are facilitating and inhibiting women from moving into middle and senior levels of management within the financial services sector. Design/methodology/approach A comparative analysis of four case studies from a cross‐section of the financial services industry is presented, eac…
Modernisation and gender representation
Purpose A key aspect of the government's modernisation programme is to promote greater gender balance and diversity across public sector institutions and services. This includes appointments to and membership of public funded bodies. This paper reports on initial research on gender representation on boards in the Scottish enterprise (SE) sector. Design/methodology/approach A survey of membership by gender of SE and local enterprise company (LEC) …
Enabling the career development of female managers in finance and retail
Purpose In the UK financial services and retailing sectors there is a clear anomaly between the numbers of females employed and their representation at management levels. The aim of this study is to investigate the nature and significance of factors that actively enable the career development of female managers in these contexts, in organisations with an above industry average representation of female managers. Design/methodology/approach A cross…
Gender Segregation in the Labour Market
This article examines aspects of gender inequality in the Scottish labour market. The Scottish Executive's 1 broad policy aim of addressing this is viewed alongside some activities and practices of Scottish Enterprise and Local Enterprise Companies. The article provides an overview of the pattern of female participation in the labour market, particularly vertical gender segregation (the glass ceiling'), and outlines some measures used by the Scot…
Management, leadership and gender representation in UK higher and further education
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse gender representation in leadership and management in further and higher education organisations. It does this, through the lens of two perspectives on bureaucratic representation, a “liberal democratic” perspective and an alternative view which states that bureaucracies are not necessarily gender blind or women friendly. The paper reviews the reform and managerial environments, vertical and horizon…
Muddling through’ in a devolved polity
This article explores the issue of devolution in the UK and argues that policy processes between the reserved and devolved polities has resulted in a landscape where there is scope for uniformity and differentiation in policy formulation and implementation between these polities. The article will explore the complexity of devolution in the UK by examining the formulation of a particular policy area: equal opportunities policy. The article provide…
Women in Uk Public Administration Scholarship
The promotion of gender equality has been adopted onto many national policy agendas with the introduction of legislation, public policies and regulatory duties. Yet, gender occupational segregation and discrimination persists. This paper examines the gendered nature of the UK public sector and questions the extent to which public administration scholarship addresses gender bias. The evidence, based on secondary and primary data, reveals that publ…
Co-governance or meta-bureaucracy? Perspectives of local governance ‘partnership’ in England and Scotland
This article assesses the nature of partnerships through the research site of local governance in England and Scotland, engaging a range of debates and literature around governance and meta-governance. The research used secondary data of local authority partnership working in England and Scotland as well as primary qualitative data from participant observation and interviews with senior officials of local authorities and partner organisations. Th…
Electoral and Political Changes
This paper explores a fundamental issue in public administration:the political bureaucratic relationship or political administrative interface. Much of the research and writing hitherto has been at central government level; and while important work on local government exists, relatively little exists on local government
Representative bureaucracy
In public service institutions occupational gender segregation persists. These institutions are often gendered with predominantly masculine organisational cultures. The lack of passive and active representation of women has implications for public policy outcomes. This paper suggests a normative typology of the passive and active representation of women in bureaucracies, vis-à-vis institutional strategies to address the under-representation of wo…
Political science (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Public relations (8 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Public Administration (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economics (5 works)