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Toxic Absence: Why Leader Presence Matters in Times of Crisis (2023)
Journal Article
McMurray, R., Credland, N., Griffin, M., Hamilton, P., & Harness, O. (2023). Toxic Absence: Why Leader Presence Matters in Times of Crisis. Journal of Nursing Management, 2023, Article 1315904. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1315904

Aims. This study examines the importance of senior-leader presence on the “frontline” in times of crisis. Background. The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented demands on nurses charged with delivering critical care. Extant research suggests that th... Read More about Toxic Absence: Why Leader Presence Matters in Times of Crisis.

‘Running Towards the Bullets’: Moral Injury in Critical Care Nursing in the COVID-19 Pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Griffin, M., Hamilton, P., Harness, O., Credland, N., & McMurray, R. (2024). ‘Running Towards the Bullets’: Moral Injury in Critical Care Nursing in the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Management Inquiry, 33(2), 184-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/10564926231182566

The COVID-19 pandemic placed unprecedented strain on healthcare professionals around the globe, particularly those working in intensive care units. It was reported that instances of moral injury – a betrayal of what is ethically right by those in pos... Read More about ‘Running Towards the Bullets’: Moral Injury in Critical Care Nursing in the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The impact of COVID‐19 on mental health and well‐being in critical care nurses – a longitudinal, qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Credland, N., Griffin, M., Hamilton, P., Harness, O., & McMurray, R. (2024). The impact of COVID‐19 on mental health and well‐being in critical care nurses – a longitudinal, qualitative study. Nursing in Critical Care, 29(1), 32-39. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12930

Background
The COVID-19 pandemic has had both a psychological and physiological effect on the human race. For those working in health care, particularly in critical care, the pandemic has put unprecedented strain on staff. Witnessing suffering durin... Read More about The impact of COVID‐19 on mental health and well‐being in critical care nurses – a longitudinal, qualitative study.

Life during furlough: Challenges to dignity from a changed employment status (2022)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P., Harness, O., & Griffin, M. (2022). Life during furlough: Challenges to dignity from a changed employment status. Industrial Relations Journal, 53(6), 523-544. https://doi.org/10.1111/irj.12384

In response to the COVID-19 virus, the UK government introduced the Job Retention Scheme in March 2020. The scheme, a novelty in the United Kingdom, provided income support to those furloughed from work. In this paper, we examine how individuals in s... Read More about Life during furlough: Challenges to dignity from a changed employment status.

Ethics of Persuasion. (2018)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, P. (in press). Ethics of Persuasion. In R. Kolb (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (1261-1264.). (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications

Synecdoche: Another Ubiquitous and Everyday Trope (2018)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, P. (2018). Synecdoche: Another Ubiquitous and Everyday Trope. In O. Ihlen, & R. Heath (Eds.), Handbook of Organizational Rhetoric and Communication: Foundations of Dialogue, Discourse, Narrative and Engagement (257-268). (New ed.). Wiley

Uses of Rhetoric. (2018)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, P. (2018). Uses of Rhetoric. In R. Kolb (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society (2951-2953.). (2nd ed.). SAGE Publications

Rhetoric. (2017)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, P. (2018). Rhetoric. In C. Cassell, A. Cunliffe, & G. Grandy (Eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Business and Management Research Methods: Methods and Challenges (47-62). SAGE Publications

‘Lower than a Snake’s Belly’: Discursive Constructions of Dignity and Heroism in Low-Status Garbage Work (2017)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P., Redman, T., & McMurray, R. (2019). ‘Lower than a Snake’s Belly’: Discursive Constructions of Dignity and Heroism in Low-Status Garbage Work. Journal of Business Ethics, 156(4), 889-901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3618-z

In this paper, we consider how dignity is discursively constructed in the context of work dominated by physicality and dirt. Based on semi-structured interviews with garbage workers, our analysis considers how the deprivations they experience are cas... Read More about ‘Lower than a Snake’s Belly’: Discursive Constructions of Dignity and Heroism in Low-Status Garbage Work.

Establishing HR Professionals’ Influence and Credibility: Lessons from the Capital Markets and Investment Banking Sector (2014)
Journal Article
Aldrich, P., Dietz, G., Clark, T., & Hamilton, P. (2015). Establishing HR Professionals’ Influence and Credibility: Lessons from the Capital Markets and Investment Banking Sector. Human Resource Management, 54(1), 105-130. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21626

Through two separate studies involving 47 interviews inside 22 institutions in the capital markets and investment banking sector, we explore the levels of influence and sources of credibility for senior HR professionals, and examine the challenges th... Read More about Establishing HR Professionals’ Influence and Credibility: Lessons from the Capital Markets and Investment Banking Sector.

Human Resource Management. (2011)
Book Chapter
Hamilton, P. (2011). Human Resource Management. In S. Miller (Ed.), The Essential MBA (59-80). SAGE Publications

Evaluating the human resource shared services model: Evidence from the NHS (2007)
Journal Article
Redman, T., Snape, E., Wass, J., & Hamilton, P. (2007). Evaluating the human resource shared services model: Evidence from the NHS. The International Journal of Human Resource Management, 18(8), 1486-1506. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190701502612

This paper examines the shared service model of organizing the human resource management function. It reports the results from a study of the introduction of human resource shared services (HRSS) in four NHS organizations. Findings suggest that the H... Read More about Evaluating the human resource shared services model: Evidence from the NHS.

Regeneration, rhetoric and the NHS: The case of 'the vital connection'. (2004)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P. (2004). Regeneration, rhetoric and the NHS: The case of 'the vital connection'. International Journal of Public Sector Management, 17(1), 8-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513550410515574

The article focuses on the regeneration section of the National Health Service (NHS) document The Vital Connection. Regeneration is an issue new to the NHS and so the article examines the manner in which the text on regeneration is rhetorically const... Read More about Regeneration, rhetoric and the NHS: The case of 'the vital connection'..

The 'vital connection': A rhetoric on equality (2003)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P. (2003). The 'vital connection': A rhetoric on equality. Personnel Review, 32(6), 694-710. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480310498675

The paper's principal focus of analysis is an equalities framework introduced into the UK National Health Service in April 2000. This framework, called “The Vital Connection” is first contextualised against the background of long standing concerns an... Read More about The 'vital connection': A rhetoric on equality.

The rhetoric of modernization and the Labour Government's pay agenda (2003)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P., & Redman, T. (2003). The rhetoric of modernization and the Labour Government's pay agenda. Public Money & Management, 23(4), 223-228. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9302.00376

The modernization agenda is central to New Labour's desire to improve public services and reforming public sector pay is argued to be a fundamental requirement to delivering such improvement. This article argues that both the modernization agenda and... Read More about The rhetoric of modernization and the Labour Government's pay agenda.

The saliency of synecdoche: The part and the whole of employment relations (2003)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P. (2003). The saliency of synecdoche: The part and the whole of employment relations. Journal of Management Studies, 40(7), 1569-1586. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00392

Literary and rhetorical tropes invoke a transference of meaning from the common usage of a word or phrase. Organizational analysis research and writing in this area has concentrated upon the trope of metaphor. In this article it is argued that we sho... Read More about The saliency of synecdoche: The part and the whole of employment relations.

Rhetoric and employment relations (2001)
Journal Article
Hamilton, P. (2001). Rhetoric and employment relations. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 39(3), 433-449. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8543.00208

The term 'rhetoric' is widely utilized within writings on employment relations, typically to signify emptiness, manipulation or as a contrast with reality. This paper critiques such usage and argues for employment relations to engage with the discipl... Read More about Rhetoric and employment relations.