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...Publications. Holliday, A. (1999) ‘Small cultures’, Applied linguistics 20(2), pp. 237–264. doi: 10.1093/applin/20.2.237. Schwartz, S. H. (2009) Culture matters in Wyer, R., Chiu, C.-Y., Hong, Y. (eds), Understanding culture: Theory, research and application (pp. 127–150). New York: Psychology Press. Sen, A. (2008) ‘Violence, identity and poverty’, Journal of...

...health. However, getting out may be challenging for people with dementia living in community or in a care home. The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes and the OU are working together to evaluate a new initiative of Walking Programme set currently as 5 Ways cafes in the local Manor Parks (Great Linford, MK) for people living with dementia in Milton Keynes and their informal...

...health in the VUCA World? In today’s VUCA workplace it is normal to feel self-doubt and underconfident. ‘Imposter syndrome’ (believing that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be) is a common occurrence and can make the experience of work more difficult, even if outwardly you have all the signs of being successful. Inwardly, you may be experiencing...

...health, with reports of depression, poor morale and reduction in productivity. In a study by Noer (1993), reactions to workforce reduction identified several key behaviours experienced by workplace survivors: [Reactions to workforce reduction infographic] One of the effects of surviving workplace organisational downsizing is a feeling of grief. There is more than one form...