Deborah Smeaton
Biographic Data
| ID | 4144176 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Smeaton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Smeaton |
| SIGNATURE | SMEATON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Westminster |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 120 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
A common anchor facilitated GO-DNA nano-system for multiplex microRNA analysis in live cells
A reliable graphene-oxide-DNA nano-system for the multiplex detection of microRNAs in live cells facilitated by graft/base-pairing construction.
Retirement plans and active ageing
This study explores whether the plans of older workers on the cusp of retirement are in line with the active ageing agenda set by policy makers in Europe. The study was carried out in Italy, England, and the United States of America (USA). A total of 133 older workers who planned to retire within the next 10–12 months were interviewed (55 in England, 40 in Italy and 38 in the USA) between May 2014 and early 2015 using common semi-structured quest…
Britain's Older Employees in Decline, 1990-2006
Older employees' wages and earnings declined over the period 1991-2006, when compared with younger employees. The overall fall in relative wages was about 18 per cent, and for relative earnings 21 per cent. The article argues that this change was predictable in view of the pressures of 'globalization' resulting in increased competition, and intensified technological and organizational change, for many employers from the 1990s onward. The relative…
Does Retirement Offer a “Window of Opportunity” for Lifestyle Change? Views From English Workers on the Cusp of Retirement
The retirement transition can potentially establish positive health behaviors, but interventions need careful targeting to maximize their benefit. Further research is required to explore how far intentions translate into practice and the barriers and facilitators to doing so
Older British employees’ declining attitudes over 20 years and across classes
British employers, under increasing competitive pressures, and applying new technology and work organization, have sought to reduce labour costs, resulting in work intensification and precarity. Older employees as a result are exposed to work demands that conflict with expectations of favourable treatment in late career. National survey data for Britain in the years 1992, 2001, 2006 and 2012 demonstrate a decline in overall job attitude among old…
The Growing Discontents of Older British Employees
A key component of sustainable welfare policy is the extension of working life (EWL). Currently this aim is chiefly pursued by financial policies, neglecting the potential role of quality of working life (QWL) in attracting people to remain employed. National survey data for Britain in the years 1992, 2006 and 2012 demonstrate deteriorating overall job attitude among older employees, following the changed competitive and technological conditions …
Work return rates after childbirth in the UK - trends, determinants and implications
During the 1980s a significant growth in the proportion of women returning to work quickly post-childbirth became apparent. It was observed, however, that a polarization of opportunities was emerging, with professional women becoming the main beneficiaries of change - a trend that was predicted to accelerate during the 1990s. Comparing two cohorts of women born in 1958 and 1970, this article indicates that the trend toward faster returns continue…
Bad Jobs in Britain
The rapid growth in nonstandard forms of employment toward the end of the 20th century has fuelled claims about the spread of 'bad jobs' within Anglo-American capitalism. Research from the United States indicates that such jobs have more bad characteristics than do permanent jobs after controlling for workers' personal characteristics, family status, and occupation. We apply a version of the bad characteristics approach to British data and find t…
‘High‐performance’ Management Practices, Working Hours and Work–Life Balance
The effects of selected high‐performance practices and working hours on work–life balance are analysed with data from national surveys of British employees in 1992 and 2000. Alongside long hours, which are a constant source of negative job‐to‐home spillover, certain ‘high‐performance’ practices have become more strongly related to negative spillover during this period. Surprisingly, dual‐earner couples are not especially liable to spillover — if …
Self-Employed Workers
he growth in self employment between the late 1970s and mid 1990s gave rise to a large multi-disciplinary body of research. More recently a number of theoretical perspectives have postulated a significant role for self employment in the new economic circumstances of the late 20th and early 21st century. However, there is sharp disagreement about the type of self employment and associated prospects that will emerge. For example, within a ‘knowledg…
Bad Jobs in Britain
The rapid growth in nonstandard forms of employment toward the end of the 20th century has fuelled claims about the spread of 'bad jobs' within Anglo-American capitalism. Research from the United States indicates that such jobs have more bad characteristics than do permanent jobs after controlling for workers' personal characteristics, family status, and occupation. We apply a version of the bad characteristics approach to British data and find t…
Work return rates after childbirth in the UK - trends, determinants and implications
During the 1980s a significant growth in the proportion of women returning to work quickly post-childbirth became apparent. It was observed, however, that a polarization of opportunities was emerging, with professional women becoming the main beneficiaries of change - a trend that was predicted to accelerate during the 1990s. Comparing two cohorts of women born in 1958 and 1970, this article indicates that the trend toward faster returns continue…
Self-Employed Workers
he growth in self employment between the late 1970s and mid 1990s gave rise to a large multi-disciplinary body of research. More recently a number of theoretical perspectives have postulated a significant role for self employment in the new economic circumstances of the late 20th and early 21st century. However, there is sharp disagreement about the type of self employment and associated prospects that will emerge. For example, within a ‘knowledg…
Retirement plans and active ageing
This study explores whether the plans of older workers on the cusp of retirement are in line with the active ageing agenda set by policy makers in Europe. The study was carried out in Italy, England, and the United States of America (USA). A total of 133 older workers who planned to retire within the next 10–12 months were interviewed (55 in England, 40 in Italy and 38 in the USA) between May 2014 and early 2015 using common semi-structured quest…
The Growing Discontents of Older British Employees
A key component of sustainable welfare policy is the extension of working life (EWL). Currently this aim is chiefly pursued by financial policies, neglecting the potential role of quality of working life (QWL) in attracting people to remain employed. National survey data for Britain in the years 1992, 2006 and 2012 demonstrate deteriorating overall job attitude among older employees, following the changed competitive and technological conditions …
Does Retirement Offer a “Window of Opportunity” for Lifestyle Change? Views From English Workers on the Cusp of Retirement
The retirement transition can potentially establish positive health behaviors, but interventions need careful targeting to maximize their benefit. Further research is required to explore how far intentions translate into practice and the barriers and facilitators to doing so
Older British employees’ declining attitudes over 20 years and across classes
British employers, under increasing competitive pressures, and applying new technology and work organization, have sought to reduce labour costs, resulting in work intensification and precarity. Older employees as a result are exposed to work demands that conflict with expectations of favourable treatment in late career. National survey data for Britain in the years 1992, 2001, 2006 and 2012 demonstrate a decline in overall job attitude among old…
Britain's Older Employees in Decline, 1990-2006
Older employees' wages and earnings declined over the period 1991-2006, when compared with younger employees. The overall fall in relative wages was about 18 per cent, and for relative earnings 21 per cent. The article argues that this change was predictable in view of the pressures of 'globalization' resulting in increased competition, and intensified technological and organizational change, for many employers from the 1990s onward. The relative…
‘High‐performance’ Management Practices, Working Hours and Work–Life Balance
The effects of selected high‐performance practices and working hours on work–life balance are analysed with data from national surveys of British employees in 1992 and 2000. Alongside long hours, which are a constant source of negative job‐to‐home spillover, certain ‘high‐performance’ practices have become more strongly related to negative spillover during this period. Surprisingly, dual‐earner couples are not especially liable to spillover — if …
Self-Employed Workers
he growth in self employment between the late 1970s and mid 1990s gave rise to a large multi-disciplinary body of research. More recently a number of theoretical perspectives have postulated a significant role for self employment in the new economic circumstances of the late 20th and early 21st century. However, there is sharp disagreement about the type of self employment and associated prospects that will emerge. For example, within a ‘knowledg…
Bad Jobs in Britain
The rapid growth in nonstandard forms of employment toward the end of the 20th century has fuelled claims about the spread of 'bad jobs' within Anglo-American capitalism. Research from the United States indicates that such jobs have more bad characteristics than do permanent jobs after controlling for workers' personal characteristics, family status, and occupation. We apply a version of the bad characteristics approach to British data and find t…
Work return rates after childbirth in the UK - trends, determinants and implications
During the 1980s a significant growth in the proportion of women returning to work quickly post-childbirth became apparent. It was observed, however, that a polarization of opportunities was emerging, with professional women becoming the main beneficiaries of change - a trend that was predicted to accelerate during the 1990s. Comparing two cohorts of women born in 1958 and 1970, this article indicates that the trend toward faster returns continue…
The Growing Discontents of Older British Employees
A key component of sustainable welfare policy is the extension of working life (EWL). Currently this aim is chiefly pursued by financial policies, neglecting the potential role of quality of working life (QWL) in attracting people to remain employed. National survey data for Britain in the years 1992, 2006 and 2012 demonstrate deteriorating overall job attitude among older employees, following the changed competitive and technological conditions …
Does Retirement Offer a “Window of Opportunity” for Lifestyle Change? Views From English Workers on the Cusp of Retirement
The retirement transition can potentially establish positive health behaviors, but interventions need careful targeting to maximize their benefit. Further research is required to explore how far intentions translate into practice and the barriers and facilitators to doing so
Older British employees’ declining attitudes over 20 years and across classes
British employers, under increasing competitive pressures, and applying new technology and work organization, have sought to reduce labour costs, resulting in work intensification and precarity. Older employees as a result are exposed to work demands that conflict with expectations of favourable treatment in late career. National survey data for Britain in the years 1992, 2001, 2006 and 2012 demonstrate a decline in overall job attitude among old…
A common anchor facilitated GO-DNA nano-system for multiplex microRNA analysis in live cells
A reliable graphene-oxide-DNA nano-system for the multiplex detection of microRNAs in live cells facilitated by graft/base-pairing construction.
Retirement plans and active ageing
This study explores whether the plans of older workers on the cusp of retirement are in line with the active ageing agenda set by policy makers in Europe. The study was carried out in Italy, England, and the United States of America (USA). A total of 133 older workers who planned to retire within the next 10–12 months were interviewed (55 in England, 40 in Italy and 38 in the USA) between May 2014 and early 2015 using common semi-structured quest…
Britain's Older Employees in Decline, 1990-2006
Older employees' wages and earnings declined over the period 1991-2006, when compared with younger employees. The overall fall in relative wages was about 18 per cent, and for relative earnings 21 per cent. The article argues that this change was predictable in view of the pressures of 'globalization' resulting in increased competition, and intensified technological and organizational change, for many employers from the 1990s onward. The relative…
Economics (8 works) · Employment and Welfare Studies (7 works) · Retirement, Disability, and Employment (7 works) · Demographic economics (6 works) · Labour economics (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Gerontology (3 works)