The provision of health care services by specialist practitioners has implications for professional development particularly in relation to research skills and scholarship. Infection control practitioners (ICPs) are well placed to conduct and promote research that examines existing practices and...

Rights and Wrongs of Children's Work, a groundbreaking book authored by an interdisciplinary team of experts, incorporates recent theoretical advances and experiences to explore the place of labor in children's lives and development. It condemns the exploitation and abuse of child workers and...

In an extension of organizational identity research, we draw on place identity theory (PIT) to argue that employees' identification with their place of work influences their perceptions of large-scale organizational change. To determine how different types of employees respond to threats to...

Hospitals involve a complex socio-technical health system, where communication failures influence the quality of patient care. Research indicates the importance of social identity and intergroup relationships articulated through power, control, status and competition. This study focused on...