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An analysis of the influence of environment, process and factors in organisational learning : a qualitative study of a firm in the Middle East (2020)
Thesis
Al Kalbani, S. N. K. An analysis of the influence of environment, process and factors in organisational learning : a qualitative study of a firm in the Middle East. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222589

This thesis explores the operation of organisational learning (OL) in the Middle Eastern context in order to provide a deep understanding of the significance of a supportive environment, a productive learning process and appropriate workplace conditi... Read More about An analysis of the influence of environment, process and factors in organisational learning : a qualitative study of a firm in the Middle East.

Privatisation : a Saudi case of implementation and organisational change (2019)
Thesis
Gasim, M. G. Privatisation : a Saudi case of implementation and organisational change. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221741

Privatisation has gained increased attention throughout the world since its emergence in the 1970s. It is argued that countries have adopted different privatisation programmes due to two main reasons; poor economic conditions and low performance of S... Read More about Privatisation : a Saudi case of implementation and organisational change.

Exploring the barriers to work-life balance for women in Saudi Arabia (2019)
Thesis
Bahudhailah, M. O. Exploring the barriers to work-life balance for women in Saudi Arabia. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221887

In recent years, the increasing demands of organisations on their employees, together with more family and non-work commitments, raise questions of how to balance these conflicting demands. This is especially relevant currently for women in the Kingd... Read More about Exploring the barriers to work-life balance for women in Saudi Arabia.

Exploring performance management in four UK trade unions (2016)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D., & Grayley, K. (2016). Exploring performance management in four UK trade unions. Employee relations, 38(5), 789-804. https://doi.org/10.1108/er-08-2015-0167

Purpose This article explores performance management in four UK trade unions. Specifically, the extent to which managers in the four unions accept or dismiss the unitarist, disciplinary and performative values that arguably characterise performance m... Read More about Exploring performance management in four UK trade unions.

Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Journal Article
Al Harbi, S., Thursfield, D., & Bright, D. (2017). Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia. The international journal of human resource management, 28(19), 2792-2810. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2016.1138987

This article explores the relationship between Arabic culture and employees’ perceptions of performance appraisal in a Saudi Arabian company named SACO. Using an interpretive and qualitative methodological framework, the article suggests that Western... Read More about Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia.

Implications and consequences : how can learning from the use of a psychometric tool inform other HRD interventions? (2016)
Thesis
Freer, B. H. Implications and consequences : how can learning from the use of a psychometric tool inform other HRD interventions?. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218435

This thesis presents findings on the implications and consequences of using a personality preference model as an organizational development tool. Whilst the research focuses on the proprietary model Insights Discovery®, the intention is not to valida... Read More about Implications and consequences : how can learning from the use of a psychometric tool inform other HRD interventions?.

Motivation and leader-member-exchange theories applied to the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia and their effect on employees' job performance (2015)
Thesis
Alaidarous, S. A. Motivation and leader-member-exchange theories applied to the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia and their effect on employees' job performance. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220653

Motivation and its effect on employees’ performance is a broad, interesting, and important issue particularly for Human Resources Management (HRM). Motivation is the power behind individuals’ actions. For organisations’ high performance and maximum p... Read More about Motivation and leader-member-exchange theories applied to the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Saudi Arabia and their effect on employees' job performance.

Resistance to teamworking in a UK research and development laboratory (2015)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D. (2015). Resistance to teamworking in a UK research and development laboratory. Work, employment & society : a journal of the British Sociological Association, 29(6), 989-1006. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017014559967

This article presents an ethnographic exploration of resistance to teamworking in a UK research and development laboratory named RDL. It focuses on the nature of autonomy and responsibility and the implications for resistance. It finds that resistanc... Read More about Resistance to teamworking in a UK research and development laboratory.

Attitudes of Saudi young people toward working in retail sector (2015)
Thesis
Alnafisah, A. M. Attitudes of Saudi young people toward working in retail sector. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223880

Saudi culture has its roots in a tribal nomadic society that was dependent on grazing, agriculture and fishing. After the discovery of oil, however, the economy began to grow rapidly, relying on income from oil exports and industries deriving product... Read More about Attitudes of Saudi young people toward working in retail sector.

Employees' perceptions of fairness in practice of performance appraisal (2013)
Thesis
Alharbi, S. H. Employees' perceptions of fairness in practice of performance appraisal. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220406

Employees’ performance appraisal (PA) is an essential tool used by organisations to develop and improve employees’ competencies and skills, and so assure organisations’ survival. In recent years research has moved from a psychometric approach, such a... Read More about Employees' perceptions of fairness in practice of performance appraisal.

BOR WORN home, temple and school (HTS) organisation : the learning organisation in the communities of Thailand (2012)
Thesis
Brahmasubha, A. BOR WORN home, temple and school (HTS) organisation : the learning organisation in the communities of Thailand. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4213368

This study investigates BOR WORN-HTS Organisation as a learning organisation which is the way to provide knowledge, education and learning to the community and also transfer Thai local knowledge and culture to the next generations to achieve the goal... Read More about BOR WORN home, temple and school (HTS) organisation : the learning organisation in the communities of Thailand.

The social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in a UK trade union (2012)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D. (2012). The social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in a UK trade union. Work, employment & society : a journal of the British Sociological Association, 26(1), 128-144. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426310

This article identifies and explores the social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in the regional office of a UK trade union. The article argues that the social construction of professionalism is linked to servici... Read More about The social construction of professionalism among organizers and senior organizers in a UK trade union.

Motivation of bank employees and effects of culture in the Islamic banking sector : a case study of Al Rajhi Bank (2011)
Thesis
Al-Wehabie, A. Motivation of bank employees and effects of culture in the Islamic banking sector : a case study of Al Rajhi Bank. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4216458

Motivation has been thoroughly explored by researchers in many social science disciplines, including business studies in general and human resources management in particular. The primary purpose of the research reported here is to investigate how cul... Read More about Motivation of bank employees and effects of culture in the Islamic banking sector : a case study of Al Rajhi Bank.

Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA (2008)
Journal Article
Thursfield, D. (2008). Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA. Management Learning, 39(3), 295-309. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507608090878

Public sector learning is often described as individualistic and operational. This article investigates an in-house MBA that was created explicitly to promote collective learning among managers in a UK local authority. The MBA was envisaged as an inn... Read More about Managers' learning in a UK local authority: the political context of an in-house MBA.