BEIS is striving to create fairer, inclusive and flexible workplaces so that everyone has the change to succeed, whilst balancing home and work life. We will unlock enterprise and cut burdens to help businesses start and grow, while reforming corporate governance and improving boardroom diversity. To that end, BEIS needs research to better understand the following:
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Human capital is a central ingredient of the development process. While the literature has made progress in measuring the variation of human skills across countries and over time, we still have a limited understanding of...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: University of Warwick
The project specifically focuses on the impact of human capital on economic development, management practices, and skills utilization.
Skills and management practices are important determinants of firm productivity, but the UK has persistent problems in both areas. Recent developments create new challenges. New immigration arrangements following Brexit ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: London School of Economics and Political Science
The project directly investigates the relationship between skills, management practices, and firm performance, which aligns with the question's focus on the impact of investment in human capital, management practices, and skills utilisation on economic prosperity.
Global competition, volatile demand, fast-pace innovation and shifting production to cheap locations are challenging the future of the automotive industry in Europe. In response to these challenges, companies have restru...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: King's College London
The project explores human capital management in the automotive industry, which partially addresses the question by focusing on a specific sector.