The Applied Research Conference (ARC) is an annual meeting place for academic researchers and practitioners working in people management, employment policy and related fields. It holds a unique place in bringing together these two communities to hear about cutting edge research in HR and discuss how it can be applied in practice.  

ARC is an interdisciplinary conference that covers a wide range of aspects of people management, employment, learning and development and organisational development. In all areas covered, we set out to discuss the practical application of research insights to organisational life and labour markets.

The CIPD Applied Research Conference took place on 25-26 January 2023 at the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

 

Conference papers

The 2023 conference papers are available to download below.

How fostering intrinsic motivation for high work intensity can benefit employers and employees

Authors: 
Professor Argyro Avgoustaki, ESCP Business School
Professor Hans Frankort, Bayes Business School

How fostering intrinsic motivation for high work intensity can benefit employers and employees

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The state of employee relations in the NHS in the ‘new normal’

Authors:
Dr Tony Bennett  |  Dr Adrian Wright  |  Dr Gemma Wibberley  |  Mary Lawler
Institute for Research into Organisations Work and Employment (IROWE), University of Central Lancashire

The state of employee relations in the NHS in the ‘new normal’

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Daughters of a lesser God: The impact of COVID-19 on female early-career academics’ experiences of precarity with regard to working and life routines

Author:
Dr Eleni Meletiadou, London Metropolitan University

Daughters of a lesser God: The impact of COVID-19 on female early-career academics’ experiences of precarity with regard to working and life routines

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Let’s break the mould, let’s shake the world: Why women cannot advance in professional roles in finance

Author:
Dr Eleni Meletiadou, London Metropolitan University

Let’s break the mould, let’s shake the world: Why women cannot advance in professional roles in finance

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Conference submissions

This conference proceedings contains the accepted submissions for the ARC 2023 research papers. The papers are grouped into 10 thematic streams and are presented in the order in which they appear in the programme.

Applied Research Conference 2023 Submissions

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