Dr Elizabeth Cotton


NameDr Elizabeth Cotton
Job titleSenior Lecturer in HRM
Research institute
Primary appointmentBusiness School Leadership
Contact categoryAcademic staff (past)

Research outputs

Gender equalities: what lies ahead. Work, Employment and Society, 35 (4) . pp. 615-620. ISSN 0950-0170

Cotton, E., Beauregard, T. and Keles, J. 2021. Gender equalities: what lies ahead. Work, Employment and Society, 35 (4) . pp. 615-620. ISSN 0950-0170. SAGE Publications.

The Future of Therapy

Cotton, E. 2017. The Future of Therapy. www.thefutureoftherapy.org Surviving Work.

Constructing solidarities at work: relationality and the methods of emancipatory education

Cotton, E. 2018. Constructing solidarities at work: relationality and the methods of emancipatory education. Capital and Class. 42 (2), pp. 315-331. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816817723284

Surviving Work in the UK

Cotton, E. (ed.) 2017. Surviving Work in the UK. LSE Business Review Surviving Work.

Thinkers in Residence: An EBook for Thinking

Cotton, E., Evans, J., Whitehead, O., Briggs, J., Loewenthal, D., Fuller, S., Weintrobe, S., Eden, A. and Morgan, D. Cotton, E. and Whitehead, O. (ed.) 2017. Thinkers in Residence: An EBook for Thinking. https://a-body-of-work-tpg.tumblr.com The Photographers Gallery.

Job coaches in GP surgeries: another attempt to pathologise the unemployed

Cotton, E. 2016. Job coaches in GP surgeries: another attempt to pathologise the unemployed. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog London School of Economics.

Deprofessionalised, downgraded and demoralised: why mental healthcare is going backwards

Cotton, E. 2016. Deprofessionalised, downgraded and demoralised: why mental healthcare is going backwards. London School of Economics and Political Science.

The Death Detectives

Cotton, E., Fuller, S., Morgan, D., Caruso, M., Eden, A., Luvera, A., Stokoe, P., DeRose, T. and Gieve, M. Cotton, E. (ed.) 2016. The Death Detectives. https://a-body-of-work-tpg.tumblr.com The Photographers Gallery.

Surviving Work: survival guide for people working on the frontline of healthcare

Cotton, E. 2016. Surviving Work: survival guide for people working on the frontline of healthcare. www.survivingworkinhealth.org Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust & Surviving Work.

Battles on the NHS Frontline: Stories from the vanguard of health and social care

Cotton, E. 2016. Battles on the NHS Frontline: Stories from the vanguard of health and social care. London, UK The Conversation Trust (UK).

Battles on the NHS frontline

Cotton, E. 2016. Battles on the NHS frontline. theconversation.com Sage.

Global Union Federations: the institutions and methods of international solidarity

Cotton, E. 2015. Global Union Federations: the institutions and methods of international solidarity. PhD thesis Middlesex University Business School: Leadership, Work and Organisations

Transnational regulation of temporary agency work compromised partnership between private employment agencies and global union federations

Cotton, E. 2015. Transnational regulation of temporary agency work compromised partnership between private employment agencies and global union federations. Work, Employment and Society. 29 (1), pp. 137-153. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017014545265

The death detectives

Cotton, E. 2015. The death detectives. The Photographers' Gallery The Photographers Gallery.

Following Francis: to build a safe NHS we must go from targets to teams

Cotton, E. 2015. Following Francis: to build a safe NHS we must go from targets to teams. London School of Economics.

The city awakens to the challenge of mental health

Altman, Y., Morton, C., Cotton, E., Kline, R. and Altman, M. 2015. The city awakens to the challenge of mental health. People & Strategy. 38 (1), pp. 46-49.

Love: a guide for amateurs

Cotton, E., Morgan, D., Yates, C., Gieve, M., Stateva, M., Gabriel, Y., Fuller, S., Fotaki, M. and Freud Museum Cotton, E. (ed.) 2015. Love: a guide for amateurs. London Freud Museum.

NHS guardians won’t help whistleblowers unless they’re protected from bullying too

Cotton, E. 2015. NHS guardians won’t help whistleblowers unless they’re protected from bullying too. The Conversation Trust (UK).

Book review: The psychology of the bathroom by Nick Haslam

Cotton, E. 2014. Book review: The psychology of the bathroom by Nick Haslam. LSE Review of Books.

The survivor's manifesto

Cotton, E. 2014. The survivor's manifesto. Asylum Magazine. 21 (2), pp. 15-16.

Following Francis: reversing performance in the NHS from targets to teams

Cotton, E., Kline, R. and Morton, C. 2014. Following Francis: reversing performance in the NHS from targets to teams. People + Strategy.

Transnational organizing: a case study of contract workers in the Colombian mining industry

Cotton, E. and Royle, T. 2014. Transnational organizing: a case study of contract workers in the Colombian mining industry. British Journal of Industrial Relations. 52 (4), pp. 705-724. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12029

The ongoing privatization of healthcare and the changing nature of employment relations mean that good psychological therapy is now only available to those who can afford it

Cotton, E. 2014. The ongoing privatization of healthcare and the changing nature of employment relations mean that good psychological therapy is now only available to those who can afford it. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

Confusion over how to measure mental health is taking a toll on workplace wellbeing, but new networks of expertise may help

Cotton, E. 2014. Confusion over how to measure mental health is taking a toll on workplace wellbeing, but new networks of expertise may help. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

We should avoid construing the proliferation of precarious work as a global catastrophe

Cotton, E. 2014. We should avoid construing the proliferation of precarious work as a global catastrophe. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

We live in a narcissistic society where random acts of intimacy with real people are pointless and romance is dead

Cotton, E. 2014. We live in a narcissistic society where random acts of intimacy with real people are pointless and romance is dead. in: Dunleavy, P., Mollett, A. and McDonnell, A. (ed.) Sex and psychopaths: celebrating 100 years of Freud's On Narcissism London London School of Economics. pp. 4-5

Regulating precarious work: the hidden role of the Global Union Federations

Cotton, E. 2013. Regulating precarious work: the hidden role of the Global Union Federations. in: Sargeant, M. and Ori, M. (ed.) Vulnerable Workers and Precarious Working Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 71-91

Case study: AngloAmerican and HIV/AIDS

Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2013. Case study: AngloAmerican and HIV/AIDS. in: Gooderham, P., Grogaard, B. and Nordhaug, O. (ed.) International Management: Theory and Practice Edward Elgar Publishing . pp. 341-360

Workplace resilience initiatives are on the increase in the current recession, but do they offer us a real way forward?

Cotton, E. 2013. Workplace resilience initiatives are on the increase in the current recession, but do they offer us a real way forward? LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

As the culture of aggressive ambition no longer looks like a successful strategy for survival, we must come to terms with the fact that being ‘ordinary’ does not equate to failure

Cotton, E. 2013. As the culture of aggressive ambition no longer looks like a successful strategy for survival, we must come to terms with the fact that being ‘ordinary’ does not equate to failure. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

In uncertain times, the social capital of group relationships in workplaces may be the key to growth and resilience

Cotton, E. 2013. In uncertain times, the social capital of group relationships in workplaces may be the key to growth and resilience. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

Trade unions are facing difficult circumstances but it is important not to overstate the extent of the challenges

Cotton, E. 2013. Trade unions are facing difficult circumstances but it is important not to overstate the extent of the challenges. LSE British Politics and Policy Blog.

Reversing performance in the UK National Health Service: from targets to teams

Cotton, E., Kline, R. and Morton, C. 2013. Reversing performance in the UK National Health Service: from targets to teams. People + Strategy. 36 (2), pp. 64-65.

Regulating precarious work? The hidden role of the global union federations

Cotton, E. 2013. Regulating precarious work? The hidden role of the global union federations. in: Fashoyin, T., Tiraboschi, M., Sargeant, M. and Ori, M. (ed.) Vulnerable workers and precarious working UK Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 71-91

A GUF’s relationship with a multinational company

Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2013. A GUF’s relationship with a multinational company. in: Gooderham, P., Grøgaard, B. and Nordhaug, O. (ed.) International management: theory and practice Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 341-360

Resilience in the recession

Cotton, E. 2012. Resilience in the recession. London London School of Economics.

Resilience in a recession

Cotton, E. 2012. Resilience in a recession. British Politics and Policy blog.

Global unions as imperfect multilateral organizations: an international relations perspective

Cotton, E. and Gumbrell-McCormick, R. 2012. Global unions as imperfect multilateral organizations: an international relations perspective. Economic and Industrial Democracy. 33 (4), pp. 707-728. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X12436616

Global unions, global business: global union federations and international business. 2nd edition

Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2011. Global unions, global business: global union federations and international business. 2nd edition. London, UK Libri Publishing.

CSR and HRM

Cotton, E. 2010. CSR and HRM. in: Roper, I., Prouska, R. and Chatrakul Na Ayudhya, U. (ed.) Critical issues in human resource management London, UK CIPD.

Contract & agency labour: beyond self-regulation?

Cotton, E. 2010. Contract & agency labour: beyond self-regulation? Middlesex University.

Global unions, global business: global union federations and international business

Croucher, R. and Cotton, E. 2009. Global unions, global business: global union federations and international business. London, UK Middlesex University Press.
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