Scott A Hurrell
Biographic Data
| ID | 4368627 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott A Hurrell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott A |
| FAMILY NAME | Hurrell |
| SIGNATURE | HURRELL S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Glasgow |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The kids are alert’: Generation Y responses to employer use and monitoring of social networking sites
Employer monitoring of employees’ and job applicants’ social networking site ( SNS ) data is widespread and growing, but remains ethically, legally and efficaciously controversial. Examining this emergent source of tension in the employment relationship, this paper explores how Generation Y employees experience and perceive employer use and monitoring of SNS s, and whether employer‐related concerns influenced their online behaviour. A survey of 3…
Skill requirements in retail work: The Case of High-End Fashion Retailing
This article considers skill requirements in retail work, drawing on the example of high-end fashion retailing. It considers debates about the required 'soft' and 'hard' elements of skill for such work. Drawing on Cockburn's typology - skill residing in the worker; in what is required to perform a job; and as a socially constructed political concept - it seeks to offer a more nuanced discussion of the nature of skills in retail work beyond the us…
Rethinking the soft skills deficit blame game: Employers, skills withdrawal and the reporting of soft skills gaps
Soft (e.g. interpersonal and social) skills are receiving ever more attention with employers frequently reporting that employees lack these skills. The ‘blame game’ for these skills deficits is frequently directed at the individual, family or government. Scant attention has been paid to the possibility that people may possess soft skills but decide to withdraw them because of disaffection with their employer. Taking a critical perspective and dra…
The kids are alert’: Generation Y responses to employer use and monitoring of social networking sites
Employer monitoring of employees’ and job applicants’ social networking site ( SNS ) data is widespread and growing, but remains ethically, legally and efficaciously controversial. Examining this emergent source of tension in the employment relationship, this paper explores how Generation Y employees experience and perceive employer use and monitoring of SNS s, and whether employer‐related concerns influenced their online behaviour. A survey of 3…
Rethinking the soft skills deficit blame game: Employers, skills withdrawal and the reporting of soft skills gaps
Soft (e.g. interpersonal and social) skills are receiving ever more attention with employers frequently reporting that employees lack these skills. The ‘blame game’ for these skills deficits is frequently directed at the individual, family or government. Scant attention has been paid to the possibility that people may possess soft skills but decide to withdraw them because of disaffection with their employer. Taking a critical perspective and dra…
Skill requirements in retail work: The Case of High-End Fashion Retailing
This article considers skill requirements in retail work, drawing on the example of high-end fashion retailing. It considers debates about the required 'soft' and 'hard' elements of skill for such work. Drawing on Cockburn's typology - skill residing in the worker; in what is required to perform a job; and as a socially constructed political concept - it seeks to offer a more nuanced discussion of the nature of skills in retail work beyond the us…
Rethinking the soft skills deficit blame game: Employers, skills withdrawal and the reporting of soft skills gaps
Soft (e.g. interpersonal and social) skills are receiving ever more attention with employers frequently reporting that employees lack these skills. The ‘blame game’ for these skills deficits is frequently directed at the individual, family or government. Scant attention has been paid to the possibility that people may possess soft skills but decide to withdraw them because of disaffection with their employer. Taking a critical perspective and dra…
The kids are alert’: Generation Y responses to employer use and monitoring of social networking sites
Employer monitoring of employees’ and job applicants’ social networking site ( SNS ) data is widespread and growing, but remains ethically, legally and efficaciously controversial. Examining this emergent source of tension in the employment relationship, this paper explores how Generation Y employees experience and perceive employer use and monitoring of SNS s, and whether employer‐related concerns influenced their online behaviour. A survey of 3…
Skill requirements in retail work: The Case of High-End Fashion Retailing
This article considers skill requirements in retail work, drawing on the example of high-end fashion retailing. It considers debates about the required 'soft' and 'hard' elements of skill for such work. Drawing on Cockburn's typology - skill residing in the worker; in what is required to perform a job; and as a socially constructed political concept - it seeks to offer a more nuanced discussion of the nature of skills in retail work beyond the us…
Business (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Alertness (1 works) · Blame (1 works) · Developmental psychology (1 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (1 works) · Economic Justice (1 works)