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Interacting with assistance dogs and their owners (2014)
Journal Article
Fraser, M. (2014). Interacting with assistance dogs and their owners. Veterinary Record, 175(12), 292-292. https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.g5780

A GUIDE dog and its owner have been helping veterinary nursing students at Edinburgh Napier University to gain experience of the practicalities of working with assistance dogs and their owners, both in practice and in everyday life.

Vet nursing students find out more about guide dogs. (2014)
Journal Article
Fraser, M. (2014). Vet nursing students find out more about guide dogs. Vet Times,

Veterinary nursing students at Edinburgh Napier University have been finding out about guide dogs and some of the problems visually impaired people face

Advancing HRD theory: New theoretical perspectives and promoting methodological pluralism (2014)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Advancing HRD theory: New theoretical perspectives and promoting methodological pluralism. European Journal of Training and Development, 38(4), 262-264. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-03-2014-0028

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to set the context for the five papers in this issue that propose new perspectives and/or address the current state of specific sub-fields within Human Resource Development (HRD). Design/methodology/approach –... Read More about Advancing HRD theory: New theoretical perspectives and promoting methodological pluralism.

The Organizational Context and Performance Implications of Human Capital Investment Variability (2014)
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Bhattacharya, M., Doty, D. H., & Garavan, T. (2014). The Organizational Context and Performance Implications of Human Capital Investment Variability. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 25(1), 87-113. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21182

In contrast to the traditional focus of HRD on human capital accumulations we examine the issue of variability in human capital investment. Drawing on Real Options Theory, we theorize that larger firms and firms that are faced with greater organizati... Read More about The Organizational Context and Performance Implications of Human Capital Investment Variability.

Innovation and human resource development (HRD) (2014)
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Sheehan, M., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Innovation and human resource development (HRD). European Journal of Training and Development, 38(1/2), 2-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-11-2013-0128

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a prologue to the issue of human resource development (HRD) and innovation which has been under-researched despite the widespread recognition of the critical role of innovation for sustained national... Read More about Innovation and human resource development (HRD).

The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role? (2014)
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MacKenzie, C., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role?. Advances in developing human resources, 16(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422313508925

The Problem The Global Financial and Economic Crisis1 starting in 2007 and its resultant impact has called into question the contribution of Human Resource Development (HRD) strategies and practices to the crisis. With its primary focus on the develo... Read More about The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role?.

The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors (2013)
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Garavan, T. N., & O'Brien, F. (2013). The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors. European Journal of International Management, 7(4), 393. https://doi.org/10

This study investigates the use of a mandatory MSS HR portal by managers in an MNC, based on self-report data (N = 499) on attitudes and behaviour and archival data on actual usage. Data on usage was extracted four months following the implementatio... Read More about The use of Manager Self-Service (MSS) HR portals in MNCs: the influence of attitudinal, normative, behavioural and national cultural factors.

Language choice as a potential source of Intercultural discord in English-Mandarin business encounters. (2013)
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Fischer, M. (2013). Language choice as a potential source of Intercultural discord in English-Mandarin business encounters. China media research, 9, 45

Until recently Anglophone business research into the issues surrounding the costs of and barriers to internationalisation has focused on cultural barriers and their potential for conflict and misunderstanding. Most of this research assumes that, as E... Read More about Language choice as a potential source of Intercultural discord in English-Mandarin business encounters..

Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector. (2013)
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Fischer, M. (2013). Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector. Scottish Languages Review, 26, 3-12

This article investigates the employers' preferences when hiring graduates to work in the financial services sector in Edinburgh. It is based on five in-depth semi-structured interviews with managers in the sector. The findings show that a global men... Read More about Employer demand for languages graduates in Scotland: a case study in the Financial Services sector..

Talent and leadership development practices as drivers of intention to stay in Lebanese organisations: the mediating role of affective commitment. (2013)
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Chami-Malaeb, R., & Garavan, T. N. (2013). Talent and leadership development practices as drivers of intention to stay in Lebanese organisations: the mediating role of affective commitment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 24, 4046-4062. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2013.789445

This paper examines the relationships among investment in talent and leadership development practices in Lebanese organisations and two behavioural outcomes, affective commitment and intention to stay. Affective commitment is expected to mediate the... Read More about Talent and leadership development practices as drivers of intention to stay in Lebanese organisations: the mediating role of affective commitment..

Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender (2013)
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Mohd Rasdi, R., Garavan, T. N., & Ismail, M. (2013). Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender. Personnel Review, 42(6), 684-703. https://doi.org/10.1108/pr-07-2010-0117

Purpose – This paper aims to examine the relationships between networking behaviours objective and subjective career success, and the moderating role of gender on these relationships among Malaysian public sector managers. Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender.

Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study (2012)
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Gubbins, C., Corrigan, S., Garavan, T. N., O' Connor, C., Leahy, D., Long, D., & Murphy, E. (2012). Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(8), 827-847. https://doi.org/10.1108/030905

Purpose – This paper aims to present a case study illustrating the issues involved in the tacit knowledge conversion process and to determine whether such conversion delivers value to the organisation in terms of business value and return on investm... Read More about Evaluating a tacit knowledge sharing initiative: a case study.

Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges (2012)
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Weber, K., & Ali‐Knight, J. (2012). Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 3(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/17582951211210898

Purpose – This editorial aims to provide a brief overview of recent developments in the events industry in general, and in Asia and the MENA region in particular. The discussion forms a prelude for the individual contributions of this special issue.... Read More about Events and festivals in Asia and the Middle East/North Africa (MENA) region: Opportunities and challenges.

Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes (2012)
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Garavan, T. N., Cross, C., Wilson, J., & Carbery, R. (2012). Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes. Thunderbird International Business Review, 54, 875-890. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21509

The global call center sector has emerged as a vibrant and economically successful industry in recent decades. Training and development of employees is acknowledged as a key component of call center strategy in facilitating the utilization of new tec... Read More about Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes.

Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn (2012)
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Garavan, T. N. (2012). Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23, 2428-2449. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2012.668385

This paper investigates global talent management (GTM) in science-based firms during the global downturn. Literature on the resource-based view, the best-fit perspective and resource dependency theory is used to frame a qualitative study of nine glob... Read More about Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn.

The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order (2012)
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Fischer, M. (2012). The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order. Zeitschrift fuer deutsches Altertum,

This paper analyses the portrayal of women in the Livländische Reimchronik and Nikolaus von Jeroschin’s Kronike von Pruzinlant, the two earliest German language chronicles written by members of the German Order to describe the conquest of Livonia and... Read More about The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order.

Public feedback - but personal feedforward? (2012)
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Cowan, J., & Chiu, Y. J. (2012). Public feedback - but personal feedforward?. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 4,

Academic feedback is taken here as the reporting to student writers of the strengths and weaknesses of their submitted draft work, while academic feedforward refers to constructive advice regarding possible strengthening of students’ next work. Both... Read More about Public feedback - but personal feedforward?.

The learner’s role in assessing higher level abilities (2012)
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Cowan, J., & Cherry, D. (2012). The learner’s role in assessing higher level abilities. Practitioner Research in Higher Education, 6, 12-22

This paper responds to the vision of a new assessment culture, which will be a meaningful integration of teaching, learning and assessment. It reviews the advice in the literature about assessment, and from there identifies principles for the assessm... Read More about The learner’s role in assessing higher level abilities.