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At The Coalface: Storying Resistance To The Managerial Imposition Of A New Performance Appraisal System, Patrick Dawson, Peter Mclean
At The Coalface: Storying Resistance To The Managerial Imposition Of A New Performance Appraisal System, Patrick Dawson, Peter Mclean
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
This study explores contested change at Glenrothes Colliery and the way that stories emerge are challenged, developed, redefined and shared as part of a continuing dialogue and storying process as miners sought to reassert their sense of collective identity. We argue for a broader conceptualisation of story that moves beyond the confines of folklorist tradition with a focus on retrospective narrative analysis to one which is able to accommodate the temporal, contextual, and political nature of stories as employees make sense and give sense to the changes imposed by management that threatened their collective sense of identity.
Export Processing Zones In Sri Lanka: A Cost - Benefit Appraisal, Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, John Weiss
Export Processing Zones In Sri Lanka: A Cost - Benefit Appraisal, Kankesu Jayanthakumaran, John Weiss
Faculty of Business - Papers (Archive)
Like many countries, Sri Lanka has used Export Processing Zones as a means of promoting manufactured exports. This article uses a cost-benefit approach to estimate the returns to the national economy from the main zones. Overall, the zones are found to be economically efficient with an economic rate of return of 23 per cent. The zones are dominated by textile and clothing firms, however, and returns in other sectors are considerably lower. Unlike zones elsewhere, profits to local investors are a significant part of national benefits.