This case-study based article examines the role trade unions can have in helping to drive organisational change. The authors detail how unions can reduce cynicism among employees and ensure a prominent employee-based perspective as an organisation transitions.
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Jonny has been conducting applied research into employment and people management for a number of years, with previous roles at the Institute for Employment Studies and Roffey Park Institute. Current interests include job quality and behavioural science insights into performance management and other areas of HR. Jonny runs the CIPD Applied Research Conference and actively promotes evidence-based practice, including through systematic reviewing and running randomised trials.
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