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Employment (1)

University of Warwick: Coventry, Coventry, GB

2013-08-01 to present | Director (Institute for Employment Research)
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Christopher Warhurst

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Central Lancashire: Preston, Lancashire, GB

1990-09-01 to 1994-07-31 | PhD Organisation Studies (Organisation Stduies)
Education
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Christopher Warhurst

Durham University: Durham, Durham, GB

1983-10-01 to 1986-06-30 | BA Hons Sociology (Sociology & Social Policy)
Education
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Christopher Warhurst

Funding (5)

NEW CHALLENGES FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN TIMES OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN EUROPE: THE ROLE OF DIGITAL LABOUR PLATFORMS

2022-11-01 to 2025-10-31 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: ES/X006301/1
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Christopher Warhurst via DimensionsWizard

The Productivity Institute

2020-08-31 to 2025-08-30 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: ES/V002740/1
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Christopher Warhurst via DimensionsWizard

Understanding employer delivery of good work in the UK

2019-09-30 to 2023-12-22 | Grant
Economic and Social Research Council (Swindon, GB)
GRANT_NUMBER: 2272830
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Graduates on the property ladder: Skills, work and employment in a 'graduatising' industry

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Making Bad Jobs Better: Practice and Policy

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Media Review: Ethnonational-Religious Conflict at Work

Organization Studies
2025-01-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Chris Warhurst
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A Conceptual Framework for Workforce Skills for Industry 5.0: Implications for Research, Policy and Practice

Journal of Innovation Management
2024-09-24 | Journal article
Contributors: Peter Oeij; Karolien Lenaerts; Steven Dhondt; Wietse Van Dijk; Doris Schartinger; Sabrina Sorko; Chris Warhurst
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Employment trajectories and mental health-related disability in Belgium

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85139563163

Part of ISSN: 14321246 03400131
Contributors: Balogh, R.; Gadeyne, S.; Jonsson, J.; Sarkar, S.; Van Aerden, K.; Warhurst, C.; Vanroelen, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Legislating against lookism in Australia

The Emerald Handbook of Appearance in the Workplace
2023 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85179772984

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Hall, R.; Van Den Broek, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Cross-disciplinary perspectives on the duality of digital technologies,Éprouver la dualité des technologies digitales en croisant les regards disciplinaires

Relations Industrielles
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85159881138

Part of ISSN: 17038138 0034379X
Contributors: Chaumon, M.-E.B.; Delgoulet, C.; Greenan, N.; Lemonie, Y.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Measuring the impact of AI on jobs at the organization level: Lessons from a survey of UK business leaders

Research Policy
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85119926375

Part of ISSN: 00487333
Contributors: Hunt, W.; Sarkar, S.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Oxford Handbook of Job Quality

oxford university press
2022 | Book
Contributors: Christopher Warhurst
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Christopher Warhurst

Humanizing work in the digital age: Lessons from socio-technical systems and quality of working life initiatives

Human Relations
2022-08 | Journal article
Contributors: David Guest; Angela Knox; Chris Warhurst
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Manifesto for a new Quality of Working Life

Human Relations
2022-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Chris Warhurst; Angela Knox
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Building better futures: decent work, inclusion and careers support services in the UK

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85107204134

Part of ISSN: 14693534 03069885
Contributors: Hughes, D.; Warhurst, C.; Benger, E.; Ifans, M.
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Decent work, inclusion and sustainability: a new era lies ahead

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85107177948

Part of ISSN: 14693534 03069885
Contributors: Hughes, D.; Warhurst, C.; Duarte, M.E.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Newly professionalised physiotherapists: symbolic or substantive change?

Employee Relations
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85076793836

Part of ISSN: 01425455
Contributors: Anderson, P.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparative employment relations: Definitional, disciplinary, and development issues

Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management: Second Edition
2018 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85076289333

Contributors: Nienhüser, W.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Occupations, the Missing Link? A New Theoretical and Methodological Approach to Product Markets, Skill and Pay

Work, Employment and Society
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85041352122

Part of ISSN: 14698722 09500170
Contributors: Knox, A.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Opportunity Knocks? The Possibilities and Levers for Improving Job Quality

Work and Occupations
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85011589234

Part of ISSN: 15528464 07308884
Contributors: Findlay, P.; Warhurst, C.; Keep, E.; Lloyd, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training

oxford university press
2017 | Book
Contributors: Christopher Warhurst
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Christopher Warhurst

The labour of aesthetics and the aesthetics of organization

The Aesthetic Turn in Management
2017 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85077638576

Contributors: Witz, A.; Warhurst, C.; Nickson, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Accidental tourists: Brexit and its toxic employment underpinnings

Socio-Economic Review
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85014379675

Part of ISSN: 1475147X 14751461
Contributors: Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Higher education, graduate skills and the skills of graduates: the case of graduates as residential sales estate agents

British Educational Research Journal
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84974681674

Contributors: Tholen, G.; Relly, S.J.; Warhurst, C.; Commander, J.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Job Quality in Australia

Federation Press
2015 | Book
Contributors: Christopher Warhurst
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Christopher Warhurst

More than a feeling: using hotel room attendants to improve understanding of job quality

International Journal of Human Resource Management
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85027956273

Part of ISSN: 14664399 09585192
Contributors: Knox, A.; Warhurst, C.; Nickson, D.; Dutton, E.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Reassessing the employment outcomes of higher education

Researching Higher Education: International perspectives on theory, policy and practice
2015 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85006413989

Contributors: Behle, H.; Atfield, G.; Elias, P.; Gambin, L.; Green, A.; Hogarth, T.; Purcell, K.; Tzanakou, C.; Warhurst, C.
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'Role stretch': Assessing the blurring of teaching and non-teaching in the classroom assistant role in Scotland

British Educational Research Journal
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84894536414

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Nickson, D.; Commander, J.; Gilbert, K.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

When good jobs go bad and bad jobs get worse: Women’s progression opportunities in a polarised labour market

Women's Career Development throughout the Lifespan: An International Exploration
2014 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85085804100

Contributors: Eikhof, D.R.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

In the collective interest: Job quality

International Comparative Social Studies
2013 | Book
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2-s2.0-84961240071

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Trebeck, K.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

The challenge of job quality

Human Relations
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84876012064

Contributors: Findlay, P.; Kalleberg, A.L.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

The promised land? Why social inequalities are systemic in the creative industries

Employee Relations
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84881578324

Contributors: Eikhof, D.R.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

The weakest link? Product market strategies, skill and pay in the hotel industry

Work, Employment and Society
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84876276972

Contributors: Lloyd, C.; Warhurst, C.; Dutton, E.
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What we know and what we need to know about graduate skills

Work, Employment and Society
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84890072708

Contributors: James, S.; Warhurst, C.; Tholen, G.; Commander, J.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

'We could take on the world if we had the space': Understanding graduate recruitment problems in the voluntary sector

Voluntary Organizations and Public Service Delivery
2012 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84920663424

Contributors: Hurrell, S.A.; Warhurst, C.; Nickson, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Comparative employment relations: Definitional, disciplinary and development issues

Handbook of Research on Comparative Human Resource Management
2012 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84866711830

Contributors: Nienhüser, W.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Great expectations: Gender, looks and lookism at work

International Journal of Work Organisation and Emotion
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84865350461

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Van Den Broek, D.; Hall, R.; Nickson, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Mapping knowledge in work: Proxies or practices?

The Knowledge Economy and Lifelong Learning: A Critical Reader
2012 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84960873394

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Thompson, P.
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Soft skills and employability: Evidence from UK retail

Economic and Industrial Democracy
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84856458786

Contributors: Nickson, D.; Warhurst, C.; Commander, J.; Hurrell, S.A.; Cullen, A.M.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

What every worker wants? Evidence about employee demand for learning

British Educational Research Journal
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84861215194

Contributors: Findlay, J.; Findlay, P.; Warhurst, C.
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Giving Miss Marple a Makeover: Graduate recruitment, systems failure, and the scottish voluntary sector

Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79952953754

Contributors: Hurrell, S.A.; Warhurst, C.; Nickson, D.
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Heads, hearts, and now bodies: Employee looks and lookism at work

The Future of Employment Relations: New Paradigms, New Approaches
2011 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-85015158547

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Van den Broek, D.; Nickson, D.; Hall, R.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Human relations special issue call for papers understanding job quality

Human Relations
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78650977052

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Findlay, P.; Kalleberg, A.
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Job quality matters

Journal of Industrial Relations
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79952982336

Contributors: Knox, A.; Warhurst, C.; Pocock, B.
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Union Learning Funds and Trade Union Revitalization: A New Tool in the Toolkit?

British Journal of Industrial Relations
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79957529241

Contributors: Findlay, P.; Warhurst, C.
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E-specials editorial and call for tenders

Work, Employment and Society
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77950274785

Contributors: Taylor, P.; Warhurst, C.; Thompson, P.; Scholarios, D.
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Human Relations special issue call for papers Understanding job quality

Human Relations
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84993705022

Part of ISSN: 00187267
Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Findlay, P.; Kalleberg, A.
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Working at the wage floor: Hotel room attendants and labor market institutions in Europe and the United States

Low-Wage Work in the Wealthy World
2010 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84882008340

Contributors: Vanselow, A.; Warhurst, C.; Bernhardt, A.; Dresser, L.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

'Who's got the look?' emotional, aesthetic and sexualized labour in interactive services

Gender, Work and Organization
2009 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-65449118789

Part of ISSN: 09686673 14680432
Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Nickson, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

On the front line

Work, Employment and Society
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-62149150547

Contributors: Taylor, P.; Warhurst, C.; Thompson, P.; Scholarios, D.
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"Just like the elves in Harry Potter": Room attendants in United Kingdom hotels

Low-Wage Work in the United Kingdom
2008 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84917514185

Contributors: Dutton, E.; Warhurst, C.; Lloyd, C.; James, S.; Commander, J.; Nickson, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

A job to believe in: Recruitment in the Scottish voluntary sector

Human Resource Management Journal
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-37349100106

Contributors: Nickson, D.; Warhurst, C.; Dutton, E.; Hurrell, S.
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Assumptions, assertions and the need for evidence: Debugging debates about knowledge workers

Current Sociology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-36949030845

Contributors: Darr, A.; Warhurst, C.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Labor process theory: Putting the materialism back into the meaning of service work

Service Work: Critical Perspectives
2008 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84917182125

Contributors: Warhurst, C.; Thompson, P.; Nickson, D.
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Christopher Warhurst via Scopus - Elsevier

Low-wage work in the United Kingdom: Employment practices, institutional effects, and policy responses

Low-Wage Work in the United Kingdom
2008 | Book
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2-s2.0-79952905275

Contributors: Grimshaw, D.; Lloyd, C.; Warhurst, C.
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