Robert Raeside

Prof Robert Raeside is a faculty member at Edinburgh Napier University, serving as Director of ERI within the Business School. He collaborates extensively with researchers like Prof Hazel Hall on Information Science studies, particularly focusing on workplace learning, innovative work behaviors, and the role of public libraries in community development.

• Key research areas: Information Science, Social Cognitive Theory, and workplace innovation
• Active in workforce mapping projects across UK information professions
• Supervisor for PhD research on employee-led innovation in Scotland

His recent publications examine:

• Applications of Social Cognitive Theory in workplace learning
• Public library impact on citizenship
• Networking behaviors of job-seekers
• Digital tools' role in organizational innovation

Projects led or co-led include KTP Standard Life (data analytics, £131,909) and ESRC PhD studentship on workplace learning in Scotland (2015-2018, £58,465).