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Writing with resilience – virtual writing retreat

Announcement: I’m excited to be hosting this one-day virtual writing retreat on behalf of the British Academy of Management Organisational Transformation, Change and Development and Organisational Psychology Special Interest Group  Event Description Writing up research is a lonely process, even more so as we struggle to maintain relationships during a global pandemic. Writing retreats areContinue reading “Writing with resilience – virtual writing retreat”

A changing vision for health and social care integration

Originally published on Essex Blogs on the 19th January 2021 A key issue on the interface of health and social care service delivery is integrated care. Care integration has been a key policy focus for successive governments (Health and social care act, 2012, NHS 5 year forward, NHS Long term plan). However, full integration has not yetContinue reading “A changing vision for health and social care integration”

What to do when you DON’T need a SMART Goal

Originally published at by Nutcracker Collective on the 10th January 2021 Guest blog for Nutcracker Collective 2021 goal setting programme At this time of year, setting goals for the New Year is a process many of us undertake. A lot of goal setting experts will teach you about SMART goals. SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timebound (Doran,Continue reading “What to do when you DON’T need a SMART Goal”

Three questions you should be asking change agents in your organisation

Originally published on 20th October at EssexBlogs as part of the Influencing Change in Business series In the context of organisational change, identifying and organising the various roles of change agents remains a challenge for practitioners and scholars alike. Our recent research findings underline the importance of designing a coherent system of agents, determining theirContinue reading “Three questions you should be asking change agents in your organisation”

What should Human Resource Management Professionals focus on as we prepare for a return to work?

Article published in BusinessTime in Essex, on 1st June 2020 Dr Danielle A. Tucker As the COVID-19 pandemic has rocked the world of work in recent months, HR professionals have been working tirelessly to implement new policies (e.g. Furlough, remote working), but as we begin the return to work there is a need for HRContinue reading “What should Human Resource Management Professionals focus on as we prepare for a return to work?”

Continuing our Research during a Global Pandemic: Reflections from a 12 year Research Collaboration

Originally posted on Rethinking Ethical Consumerism:
Danielle Tucker, Pamela Yeow and Alison Dean, 10th December 2020 Research collaboration in academia is an important part of what we do, not only for developing new research ideas and pooling resources and skills, but also for personal motivation and camaraderie. We have been working together since 2008 on…

3 Reasons our research improved because of COVID-19

Originally posted on Rethinking Ethical Consumerism:
Photo by Edward Jenner on Pexels.com Danielle Tucker, 5th November 2020 We get asked a lot about the methodological value (or limitation) of studying household decision making during a time when measures to prevent the spread of a global pandemic meant that many households were spending more time in…

Rethinking, Rethinking Ethical Consumerism

Originally posted on Rethinking Ethical Consumerism:
How we pivoted our research methodology during COVID-19 Danielle Tucker, 12th October 2020 In February 2020, our research team received funding from Eastern ARC to continue our work on rethinking ethical consumerism. Like so many other research projects this year, in March COVID-19 caused us to rethink our research…