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 research papers presented, we set out to discuss the practical application of insights to organisational life and labour markets.

ARC 2020 was hosted by the Dublin City University Business School, 22-23 January.

Conference papers

The 2020 conference papers and submissions are available to download below. We hope you find them interesting.

Shaping Positive Work Experiences: workplace relationships in disruptive times

Authors:
Dr Ann Parkinson, Henley Business School
Dr Andrew Hollowood  |  Dr Anne Frampton
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Shaping positive work experiences: workplace relationships in disruptive times

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Managerial trust within employee information and consultation fora

Authors: 
Nadia Kougiannou, Nottingham Trent University
Adrian Wilkinson, Griffin University
Tonly Dundon, University of Limerick

Managerial trust with employee information and consultation fora

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Welcome to the 21st century: informing HR decision-making about workplace mediation

Author:
Dr Treasa Kenny, Maynooth University

Welcome to the 21st century: informing HR decision-making about workplace mediation

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‘Women in…’: Do internal and external women’s networks contribute to equality in engineering?

Author: 
Dr Vanda Papafilippou, Senior Lecturer in HRM, UWE Bristol

‘Women in…’: Do internal and external women’s networks contribute to equality in engineering?

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Don’t shoot the messenger: The enigmatic impact of conveying bad news during redundancy situations and how to limit the impact

Author: 
Dr. Madeleine Petzer, Liverpool John Moores University

Don’t shoot the messenger: The enigmatic impact of conveying bad news during redundancy situations and how to limit the impact

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Avoiding unintended consequences of diversity initiatives: the importance of dimensionality

Author: 
Dr Zara Whysall, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University

Avoiding unintended consequences of diversity initiatives: the importance of dimensionality

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Recruitment and workforce development challenges in low-status sectors with high labour demand – childcare work

Authors: 
Dr Aleksandra Webb  |  Professor Ronald McQuaid,
University of Stirling

Recruitment and workforce development challenges in low-status sectors with high labour demand – childcare work

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Conference submissions

This conference proceedings contains the accepted submissions for the ARC 2020 research posters and papers. The papers are grouped into 15 thematic streams and are presented in the order in which they appear in the programme.

2020 Conference submissions

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