Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations. (2012)
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Mogey, N., Cowan, J., Paterson, J., & Purcell, M. (2012). Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations. Active learning in higher education, 13, 117-128. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787412441297

Keyboarding is a ubiquitous skill for most UK students and most coursework essays must be word-processed. However few examinations, other than for students with disabilities, permit the use of a word-processor. It is not known how students would re... Read More about Students’ choices between typing and handwriting in examinations..

Implementing a quality management framework in a higher education organisation: A case study (2012)
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O'Mahony, K., & Garavan, T. N. (2012). Implementing a quality management framework in a higher education organisation: A case study. Quality Assurance in Education, 20(2), 184-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/09684881211219767

Purpose – This paper aims to report and analyse the lessons learned from a case study on the implementation of a quality management system within an IT Division in a higher education (HE) organisation.Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based... Read More about Implementing a quality management framework in a higher education organisation: A case study.

A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct (2012)
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Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2012). A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(2/3), 129-157. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211215579

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to review published conceptual and research papers within the field of international, comparative and cross‐cultural HRD.Design/methodology/approach – The paper's approach is a targeted literature review focusing o... Read More about A review of international HRD: incorporating a global HRD construct.

Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level (2012)
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Mohd Rasdi, R., Garavan, T. N., & Ismail, M. (2012). Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(2/3), 195-212. https://doi.org/10.1108

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how managerial level moderates the relationships between networking behaviours and career success (objective and subjective) in the context of a public sector organisation in Malaysia.Design/meth... Read More about Networking and managers' career success in the Malaysian public sector: The moderating effect of managerial level.

Through the looking glass: challenges for human resource development (HRD) post the global financial crisis – business as usual? (2012)
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MacKenzie, C. A., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2012). Through the looking glass: challenges for human resource development (HRD) post the global financial crisis – business as usual?. Human Resource Development International, 15(3), 353-364. https://d

An important question for human resource development (HRD) concerns how its practices may have contributed to the global financial crisis. Commentators have highlighted that HRD must take some of the blame. First, we consider whether HRD's tradition... Read More about Through the looking glass: challenges for human resource development (HRD) post the global financial crisis – business as usual?.

Mapping talent development: definition, scope and architecture (2012)
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Garavan, T. N., Carbery, R., & Rock, A. (2012). Mapping talent development: definition, scope and architecture. European Journal of Training and Development, 36(1), 5-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591211192601

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of talent development, define its scope and identify the issues involved in formulating talent development strategies in organisations.Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the... Read More about Mapping talent development: definition, scope and architecture.

Predicting Malaysian managers' objective and subjective career success. (2011)
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Mohd Rasdi, R., Ismail, M., & Garavan, T. N. (2011). Predicting Malaysian managers' objective and subjective career success. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22, 3528-3549. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2011.560878

Compared with the extensive research on managerial career in the west, little has emerged from Asia. This study reports an investigation of the determinants of objective and subjective career success of managers working in the Malaysian public sector... Read More about Predicting Malaysian managers' objective and subjective career success..

Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking (2011)
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Chiu, Y. J., & Cowan, J. (2011). Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking. Asia Pacific education review, 6, 103-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-011-9189-2

It is possible that some of the problems that confront Eastern learners when they are asked to engage in critical thinking come from the misleading association of the title with criticising negatively and even with disagreeing. In some other educa... Read More about Helping Eastern students to master Western critical thinking.

Understanding and Preventing Dysfunctional Behavior in Organizations: Conceptualizing the Contribution of Human Resource Development (2011)
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MacKenzie, C., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2011). Understanding and Preventing Dysfunctional Behavior in Organizations: Conceptualizing the Contribution of Human Resource Development. Human Resource Development Review, 10(4), 346-380. https://doi.org/1

We review the literature on dysfunctional behavior in organizations and illuminate the potential contribution of human resource development (HRD) to manage such behavior and contribute to strong governance and compliance. The impetus for this article... Read More about Understanding and Preventing Dysfunctional Behavior in Organizations: Conceptualizing the Contribution of Human Resource Development.

Eliciting the dynamics of leading a sustainable event: Key informant responses (2011)
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Ensor, J., Robertson, M., Ali-Knight, J., Ensor, J., Robertson, M., & Ali-Knight, J. (2011). Eliciting the dynamics of leading a sustainable event: Key informant responses. Event Management, 15(4), 315-327. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599511X13175676722483

Within the event management literature relating to network development and festival sustainability there is a paucity of research that analyzes the perception of festival sustainability by festival leaders. After an initial review of the context of s... Read More about Eliciting the dynamics of leading a sustainable event: Key informant responses.

A discourse approach to theorising HRD: opening a discursive space (2011)
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Lawless, A., Sambrook, S., Garavan, T., & Valentin, C. (2011). A discourse approach to theorising HRD: opening a discursive space. Journal of European industrial training, 35(3), 264-275. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591111120412

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss how a discourse approach to theorising human resource development (HRD) can open a “discursive space” to challenge dominant discourses within the field; enabling a more critical discourse to emerge.D... Read More about A discourse approach to theorising HRD: opening a discursive space.

Cannabis intoxication in three green iguanas (Iguana iguana). (2011)
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Girling, S. J., & Fraser, M. (2011). Cannabis intoxication in three green iguanas (Iguana iguana). Journal of Small Animal Practice, 52, 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-5827.2010.01017.x

This report describes clinical signs and plasma biochemical changes associated with significant cannabis consumption in three Green iguanas (Iguana iguana) which resulted in seizures, cardiovascular and digestive tract aberrations, elevated hepatic e... Read More about Cannabis intoxication in three green iguanas (Iguana iguana)..

Reconceptualising moderation in asynchronous online discussions using grounded theory (2010)
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Vlachopoulos, P., & Cowan, J. (2010). Reconceptualising moderation in asynchronous online discussions using grounded theory. Distance Education, 31, 23-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/01587911003724611

This paper reports a grounded theory study of e-moderation of asynchronous online discussions, to explore the processes by which tutors in higher education decide when and how to e-moderate. It aims to construct a theory of e-moderation based on some... Read More about Reconceptualising moderation in asynchronous online discussions using grounded theory.

Epidermolysis bullosa in calves in the United Kingdom (2010)
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Foster, A. P., Skuse, A. M., Higgins, R. J., Barrett, D. C., Philbey, A. W., Thomson, J. R., …Day, M. J. (2010). Epidermolysis bullosa in calves in the United Kingdom. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 142, 336-340. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpa.2009.10.001

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) was diagnosed in eight calves from four farms in the United Kingdom on the basis of clinical, histological and ultrastructural findings. In three affected herds, pedigree Simmental bulls had been mated with Simmental-cross... Read More about Epidermolysis bullosa in calves in the United Kingdom.

Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study (2010)
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Vlachopoulos, P., & Cowan, J. (2010). Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study. Active learning in higher education, 11, 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787410379684

Much has been published in recent years about the desirable nature of facilitated interactions in on-line discussions with educational purposes. However little has been reported about the roles which tutors actually adopt in real life learning contex... Read More about Choices of approaches in e-moderation: conclusions from a grounded theory study.

Dubai's tourism industry and its societal impact: social implications and sustainable challenges (2010)
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Stephenson, M. L., & Ali-Knight, J. (2010). Dubai's tourism industry and its societal impact: social implications and sustainable challenges. Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change, 8(4), 278-292. https://doi.org/10.1080/14766825.2010.521248

This paper initially outlines the principles and strategies underpinning Dubai's ambitious plans to develop a rather unique destination of international distinction. The discussion, however, recognises the challenges presented by the global economic... Read More about Dubai's tourism industry and its societal impact: social implications and sustainable challenges.

Human Resource Development and Society: Human Resource Development’s Role in Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethics in Organizations (2010)
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Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2010). Human Resource Development and Society: Human Resource Development’s Role in Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethics in Organizations. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 487

Human resource development (HRD) is increasingly expected to play a facilitative role in corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability, and ethics in organizations. However, there is also significant skepticism concerning HRD’s ability to mak... Read More about Human Resource Development and Society: Human Resource Development’s Role in Embedding Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability, and Ethics in Organizations.

Closing Comments: A Call to Action (2010)
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McGuire, D., & Garavan, T. N. (2010). Closing Comments: A Call to Action. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 614-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422310394435

To date, the field of HRD has largely focused on individuals and organisations and has not devoted sufficient attention to its social role and impact. This concluding article calls on the HRD community to take a more active role in shaping sustainabi... Read More about Closing Comments: A Call to Action.

Conceptualizing the Behavioral Barriers to CSR and CS in Organizations: A Typology of HRD Interventions (2010)
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Garavan, T. N., Heraty, N., Rock, A., & Dalton, E. (2010). Conceptualizing the Behavioral Barriers to CSR and CS in Organizations: A Typology of HRD Interventions. Advances in developing human resources, 12(5), 587-613. https://doi.org/10.1177/15234223103

A considerable body of research exists on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and corporate sustainability (CS). However, there is significantly less on the influence of employees on the adoption of CSR and CS initiatives. Given the centrality of e... Read More about Conceptualizing the Behavioral Barriers to CSR and CS in Organizations: A Typology of HRD Interventions.

Festival management innovation and failure (2010)
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Carlsen, J., Andersson, T. D., Ali‐Knight, J., Jaeger, K., & Taylor, R. (2010). Festival management innovation and failure. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 1(2), 120-131. https://doi.org/10.1108/17852951011056900

Purpose – The paper seeks to examine the concepts, types and implications of festival innovation and failure. Design/methodology/approach – A review of extant literature is undertaken and examples of innovation and failure in three festivals are... Read More about Festival management innovation and failure.