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  1. Corporate professional stratification in human resource management: a sequential multi-method Hong Kong and United Kingdom analysis

    Article • Journal of Professions and Organization, December 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Ian Roper

  2. Benevolent authoritarianism, paternalism and religious humanitarianism in Sri Lanka: a dependent or autonomous HR?

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, October 2024, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  3. Professionalisation and convergence‐divergence of HRM: China, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom compared

    Article • Human Resource Management Journal, May 2024, Wiley

    Dr Ian Roper

  4. Soft law regulation and labour rights reporting: a deficit in moral legitimacy?

    Article • Accounting Forum, October 2023, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  5. Why “agile working” may be bad for some workers and for HR practitioners

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, July 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  6. Hidden in plain sight? The human resource management practitioner's role in dealing with workplace conflict as a source of organisational–professional power

    Article • Human Resource Management Journal, July 2020, Wiley

    Dr Ian Roper

  7. ‘Good’ Jobs and ‘Bad’ Jobs: Contemplating Job Quality in Different Contexts

    Article • Work Employment and Society, July 2019, SAGE Publications

    Dr Ian Roper

  8. Have labour practices and human rights disclosures enhanced corporate accountability? The case of the GRI framework

    Article • Accounting Forum, March 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  9. Hollowing out national agreements in the NHS? The case of “Improving Working Lives” under a “Turnaround” plan

    Article • Employee Relations, February 2017, Emerald

    Dr Ian Roper

  10. Ethics and spirituality in the workplace

    Article • Human Resource Management International Digest, July 2015, Emerald

    Dr Tim Freeman, Dr Ian Roper

  11. Reporting on sustainability and HRM: a comparative study of sustainability reporting practices by the world's largest companies

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  12. International Handbook on Diversity Management at Work

    Article • January 2014, Edward Elgar Publishing

    Eddy Ng, Dr Ian Roper

  13. The Importance of Legislated Employment Mark Harcourt, Protection for Worker Commitment in Geoffrey Wood Coordinated Market Economies

    Article • Journal of Economic Issues, December 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  14. Shaping the bargaining agenda. The Audit Commission and public service reform in British local government

    Article • The International Journal of Human Resource Management, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  15. Workplace partnership and public service provision

    Article • Work Employment and Society, September 2005, SAGE Publications

    Dr Ian Roper

  16. The Role of Competition in Best Value: How Far Does it Differ from CCT?

    Article • Local Government Studies, April 2005, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  17. An investigation into the compatibility of consultation and performance comparison in the UK's policy of Best Value

    Article • International Journal of Consumer Studies, March 2005, Wiley

    Dr Ian Roper

  18. Best Value: Is It Delivering?

    Article • Public Money & Management, August 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  19. “Pulled Apart, Pushed Together”

    Article • Relations industrielles, January 2004, Consortium Erudit

    Dr Michael Brookes, Dr Ian Roper

  20. Promoting family‐friendly policies

    Article • Personnel Review, April 2003, Emerald

    Dr Ian Roper

  21. Labour Relations in the Global Fast Food Industry20024Edited by Tony Royle and Brian Towers.Labour Relations in the Global Fast Food Industry. London: Routledge 2002. 224 pp., ISBN: ISBN: 0‐415‐22167‐6 £19.99

    Article • Employee Relations, October 2002, Emerald

    Dr Ian Roper

  22. No room for manoeuvre: Does ‘best value’ provide a better deal for workers in UK local government?

    Article • Society in Transition, May 2002, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Ian Roper

  23. Quality management and trade unions in local government – Demonstrating social partnership?

    Article • Employee Relations, October 2000, Emerald

    Dr Ian Roper