http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29718 Electronic copies of Management, Work and Organisation technical reports. Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:03:36 GMT 2026-09-25T18:03:36Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/33126 Title: D8.2 (8.4) - A Guide To Interview Ethics Vf-1-3 Author(s): Hail, Yvonne; McQuaid, Ronald Abstract: This document (Deliverable D8.2) sets out a Guide to interview ethics for the DIAMOND project. It aims to provide partners with a framework for dealing with ethics that must be used when collecting and analysing interview (qualitative) data in the project. The document also acknowledges the Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) principles, as set out by Horizon 2020, that all DIAMOND partners will follow. In general, ethical research is built on trust and integrity, including avoiding potential conflicts of interest or causing harm to participants or researchers and ensuring all data collected is handled properly. It helps ensure that participants (such as interviewees) involved in the research are provided with sufficient information to decide on whether or not to take part in the research, and that they explicitly and voluntarily give their consent to take part. All information gathered is considered anonymous and confidential, unless explicit consent is given otherwise. Ethical research also avoids interviewing vulnerable people, unless essential to the research and there are careful safeguards in place to support this. This document sets out some broad ethical principles for conducting ethical interview research in relation to the collection and analysis of data to the publication and use of the data. International data sharing and secondary data analysis are briefly mentioned although they are set out in the separate Data Management deliverables. The key ethical concerns which arise with interview and other data collection are also highlighted and discussed in relation to the planning and preparation of data collection, including the collection and use of social media data. The document concludes with a list of ethical recommendations for the DIAMOND research project and provides an additional list of further reading materials relating to research ethics Section 1 gives an overview and introduction to the key ethical issues in interview research. Section 2 sets out some key issues of Research integrity that should be followed. Section 3 describes some ethical principles for interview and related research in the DIAMOND project. Section 4 describes the process of what DIAMOND researchers should do in this regard. Sections 5-8 briefly outline Secondary Data Analysis, International Data Sharing, Data Collected via Social Media and finally some general Recommendations for DIAMOND. The Appendices present some indicative examples of Information Sheets and other forms and further details. Tue, 30 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/33126 2019-04-30T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29751 Title: Evidence Review: Infrastructure Author(s): Docherty, Iain; Waite, David Abstract: First paragraph: The overall aim of this thematic review is to identify the current state-of-the-art of our knowledge of the relationship between infrastructure and productivity. The paper focuses on two particular forms of infrastructure, namely transport and digital/broadband. This is because other basic infrastructures, such as water, drainage and electricity, are effectively ‘binary’ in their supply – i.e. individuals and firms are either connected to these networks or they’re not, and the services supplied via these infrastructures either function or they don’t – whereas the *level* of service provided by transport and digital connectivity varies. The impacts of transport infrastructure investment is also a key concern of the authors’ own research work. The paper is structured as follows: first, it reviews the longstanding debate about the links between transport infrastructure and the economy, and the recent debates about the impacts on economic agglomeration, which are seen as key to productivity enhancement. It then goes on to examine the more limited research base on digital connectivity. Finally, the issue of the level of productivity within the infrastructure sector is addressed. The paper draws on a recent review carried out by the authors for the Scottish Cities Alliance (SCA) on the relationship between transport infrastructure and the economic aspirations of City Deals, and we are grateful for the assistance of colleagues in the city authorities in developing the analysis developed here. The section on digital connectivity draws on another earlier SCA review paper produced by our colleague Prof Donald Houston, now of the University of Portsmouth. Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29751 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29750 Title: Forth Road Bridge Closure Survey: Analysis of Commuter Behaviour: Final Findings Report May 2016 Author(s): Shires, Jeremy; Marsden, Greg; Docherty, Iain; Anable, Jillian Abstract: First paragraph: This document presents the findings of surveys conducted on both commuter & non-commuting travel behaviour during the Forth Road Bridge closure. The survey captured 923 commuters (842 full time and 81 part time workers) and 441 non-commuters giving a total sample of 1,364 respondents. We anticipate that the survey will most likely have been filled out by those experiencing significant adverse impacts and, as such, the findings should be interpreted as an upper bound of impacts amongst those affected. Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29750 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29738 Title: Transport Works: The Case for Investing in the City Regions Author(s): Docherty, Iain Abstract: This document outlines the case for continued investment in urban local transport through the recession and beyond. Investing in better transport has been an important part of the stimulus package implemented by government in order to support key sectors of the economy through the recession. Continuing and sustaining this investment for the long term will be an equally important part of the recovery phase, since improving local transport is one of the most effective means of supporting jobs and businesses Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/1893/29738 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z