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Publications: PROF Mark Williams

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( 2025 ) . Social Class Origin and Job Quality among Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations in the United Kingdom . Sociology Article 00380385251339592 ,
Zhou Y, Zou M, Williams M ( 2024 ) . Is there a mid-career crisis? An investigation of the relationship between age and job satisfaction across occupations based on four large UK datasets . Socio-Economic Review Article mwae072 ,
Zhou Y, Zou M, Williams M ( 2024 ) . Downward occupational mobility and job satisfaction: when does it hurt less? . European Sociological Review vol. 40 , ( 5 ) 838 - 852 .
Williams M, Wang S, Koumenta M ( 2023 ) . Ethnicity disparities in job control in the United Kingdom . Industrial Relations Journal vol. 55 , ( 1 ) 33 - 53 .
Zou M, Zhou Y, Williams M ( 2022 ) . In search of the ‘buffering’ effect in the job demands–control model: The role of teamwork HRM practices and occupations . Economic and Industrial Democracy vol. 45 , ( 1 ) 6 - 28 .
Koumenta M, Williams M ( 2022 ) . Tougher Licensing Requirements and Quality Outcomes: Driving Instructors in the United Kingdom . Grease or Grit? International Case Studies of Occupational Licensing and Its Effects on Efficiency and Quality , W.E. Upjohn Institute
Williams M, Gifford J, Zhou Y ( 2022 ) . Social stratification in meaningful work: Occupational class disparities in the United Kingdom . The British Journal of Sociology vol. 73 , ( 3 ) 536 - 553 .
Woodhams C, Williams M, Dacre J, Parnerkar I, Sharma M ( 2021 ) . Retrospective observational study of ethnicity-gender pay gaps among hospital and community health service doctors in England . BMJ Open vol. 11 , ( 12 ) e051043 - e051043 .
Zhou Y, Wu C, Zou M, Williams M ( 2021 ) . When is the grass greener on the other side? A longitudinal study of the joint effect of occupational mobility and personality on the honeymoon‐hangover experience during job change . Journal of Organizational Behavior vol. 42 , ( 4 ) 551 - 566 .
Williams M ( 2021 ) . Comment on the 2021 budget's potential for labour market improvement . The Conversation
Dacre J, Woodhams C, Atkinson C, Laliotis I, Williams M, Blanden J, Wild S, Brown D ( 2020 ) . Mend the Gap: The Independent Review into Gender Pay Gaps in Medicine in England . Department of Health and Social Care ( London ),
Williams M ( 2020 ) . Mapping Good Work: Policy Briefing . Bristol University Press
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2020 ) . Differentiation in pay for performance within organizations: an occupational perspective . International Journal of Manpower vol. 42 , ( 4 ) 537 - 555 .
Williams M ( 2020 ) . A ‘Good Work recovery’ is key to unlocking Britain’s productive potential . Transforming Society
( 2020 ) . Conclusions and Implications . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . Introduction . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . List of Abbreviations . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . List of Figures and Tables . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2020 ) . Mapping Good Work . Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . Notes on the Authors . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . The Changing Occupational Quality Structure . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . The Good Work Hierarchy . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . The Occupational Quality Structure . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
( 2020 ) . What Makes Work Good? . Mapping Good Work , Bristol University Press
Zhou Y, Zou M, Williams M ( 2020 ) . Downward Occupational Mobility and Subjective Well-Being: When Does it Hurt Less? . Academy of Management Proceedings vol. 2020 , ( 1 ) 17742 - 17742 .
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2020 ) . The CIPD Good Work Index . Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). ( London ),
Williams M ( 2020 ) . Coronavirus class divide – the jobs most at risk of contracting and dying from COVID-19 . The Conversation
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2020 ) . MAPPING GOOD WORK: The Quality of Working Life Across the Occupational Structure .
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2020 ) . Mapping Good Work: The Quality of Working Life Across the Occupational Structure . Bristol University Press
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2019 ) . Differentiation in Pay for Performance Within Organizations: An Occupational Perspective . Academy of Management Proceedings vol. 2019 , ( 1 ) 15669 - 15669 .
Williams M, Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2019 ) . The Rise in Pay for Performance Among Higher Managerial and Professional Occupations in Britain: Eroding or Enhancing the Service Relationship? . Work, Employment and Society vol. 34 , ( 4 ) 605 - 625 .
Williams M, Koumenta M ( 2019 ) . Occupational closure and job quality: The case of occupational licensing in Britain . Human Relations vol. 73 , ( 5 ) 711 - 736 .
Koumenta M, Williams M ( 2018 ) . An anatomy of zero‐hour contracts in the UK . Industrial Relations Journal vol. 50 , ( 1 ) 20 - 40 .
Williams M, Bol T ( 2018 ) . Occupations and the wage structure: The role of occupational tasks in Britain . Research in Social Stratification and Mobility vol. 53 , 16 - 25 .
Zhou Y, Wu C, Zou M, Williams M ( 2017 ) . A longitudinal study of the impact of occupational mobility on job satisfaction trajectory . Academy of Management Proceedings vol. 2017 , ( 1 ) 15471 - 15471 .
Williams M, Gardiner E ( 2017 ) . The power of personality at work: Core self‐evaluations and earnings in the United Kingdom . Human Resource Management Journal vol. 28 , ( 1 ) 45 - 60 .
Williams M ( 2017 ) . Occupational Stratification in Contemporary Britain: Occupational Class and the Wage Structure in the Wake of the Great Recession . Sociology vol. 51 , ( 6 ) 1299 - 1317 .
Zhou Y, Zou M, Williams M, Tabvuma V ( 2017 ) . Is the grass greener on the other side? A longitudinal study of the impact of employer change and occupational change on job satisfaction . Journal of Vocational Behavior vol. 99 , 66 - 78 .
Chen Y, Williams M ( 2017 ) . Subjective Social Status in Transitioning China: Trends and Determinants . Social Science Quarterly vol. 99 , ( 1 ) 406 - 422 .
Chen Y, Williams M ( 2016 ) . Subjective well‐being in the new China: religion, social capital, and social status . The British Journal of Sociology vol. 67 , ( 4 ) 719 - 746 .
Booth JE, Lup D, Williams M ( 2016 ) . Union Membership and Charitable Giving in the United States . ILR Review vol. 70 , ( 4 ) 835 - 864 .
Williams M ( 2016 ) . An old model of social class? Job characteristics and the NS-SEC schema . Work, Employment and Society vol. 31 , ( 1 ) 153 - 165 .
Hodder A, Williams M, Kelly J, McCarthy N ( 2016 ) . Does Strike Action Stimulate Trade Union Membership Growth? . British Journal of Industrial Relations vol. 55 , ( 1 ) 165 - 186 .
Williams M ( 2016 ) . Understanding variation in the efficacy of financial participation across Europe: The role of country-level factors . Economic and Industrial Democracy vol. 39 , ( 2 ) 195 - 227 .
Zhou Y, Zou M ( 2016 ) . The Effect of High Involvement Management on Employee Well-Being in Britain . Academy of Management Proceedings vol. 2016 , ( 1 ) 12607 - 12607 .
Williams M ( 2012 ) . Occupations and British Wage Inequality, 1970s-2000s . European Sociological Review vol. 29 , ( 4 ) 841 - 857 .
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