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High performance working in the Employer Skills Surveys

'High performance working is a general approach to managing organisations that aims to stimulate more effective emp... Show more
'High performance working is a general approach to managing organisations that aims to stimulate more effective employee involvement and commitment to achieve high levels of performance' (Belt and Giles 2009: ii). It is important because raising the supply of skills does not automatically result in the raising of workplace productivity. These skills need to be used and applied effectively in the workplace. High performance working (HPW) practices apply across a range of areas, including approaches to work organisation, employment relations, management and leadership, and organisational development. This report provides an analysis of the survey data and assesses: (1) the level of uptake of HPW practices individually and on a group basis across the UK; (2) the pattern of HPW practices uptake by sector, size, occupation and geography; (3) the relationships amongst HPW practices and between them and other variables in the 2011 Employer Skills Survey; (4) the best predictors of the likelihood of an establishment being a HPW organisation; and (5) the change in the uptake of HPW practices from 2007 to 2011. The UK Commission's Employer Skills Survey is a survey of 87,000 business establishments of all sizes across the UK.
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Authors: Wood, Stephen; Burridge, Mark; Green, William; Nolte, Sandra ... [+] Show more

Date: 2013

Geographic subjects: Great Britain; Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: UKCES evidence report

Subjects: Performance; Employment; Skills and knowledge ... [+] Show more

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High performance working in the Employer Skills Surveys