Human Services and Mobilities
This group brings together researchers in the School who are investigating:
- Tourism and its economic and social consequences
- Public services management and change in the public services
- Diversity in the workplace (with various projects focussed on ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation)
- Care for people in and around the workplace
- Cultural organisations and their development and change
- Change in the music industry
We offer research degree supervision and the ability to undertake research projects in the above areas.
We share an interest in applying social science theories and methods to such business, organisational and managerial issues, and to the business environment.
By ‘human services’ we mean a broad range of services concerned with the well-being, transformation or regulation of people and that are dependent on human interaction to bring this about. The associated theme of ‘mobilities’ reflects our interest in the fact that Humanity is on the move as never before, whether for reasons of work, business, study, pleasure & leisure, family reunion, health, politics/diplomacy or asylum.
Recent and current research projects include:
- Management reform in higher education and social care UK and Sweden)
- Tourism, labour relations and working conditions in the Canary Islands
- Work on equality and diversity management in UK public sector organisations
- Organisations, work and care
- Lean production in the civil service
The group members are:
Dr Greg Eglin
Dr Andrew Smith
Contact details:
For further information or queries, contact:
John Chandler
Tel: +44 (0) 208 223 2211
Emai: j.p.chandler@uel.ac.uk
