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The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. (2016)
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McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Cunningham, J., & Duffy, G. (2016). The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 37(4), 430-449.

Purpose – The use of imagery in leadership speeches is becoming increasingly important in shaping the beliefs and actions of followers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of speech imagery and linguistic features employed during the... Read More about The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election..

The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia (2016)
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Alhejji, H., Ng, E. S., Garavan, T., & Carbery, R. (2016). The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia. Thunderbird International Business Review,

This study explores the forces that promote and hinder gender equality efforts of a multinational corporation (MNC) operating in the Middle East. Specifically, we draw from a case study to document the formal and informal pressures exerted on a Briti... Read More about The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia.

Legalities of treating wildlife in UK veterinary practice (2016)
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Fraser, M., & Girling, S. (2016). Legalities of treating wildlife in UK veterinary practice. Veterinary Nurse, 7(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.12968/vetn.2016.7.3.140

Many different species of wildlife will be presented to veterinary practices. In addition to providing care for these patients, veterinary nurses need to be aware of the legal aspects that apply. Legislation relating to wildlife species is particular... Read More about Legalities of treating wildlife in UK veterinary practice.

Peer choice - does reviewer self-selection work? (2016)
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Hartley, J., Cowan, J., & Rushby, N. (2016). Peer choice - does reviewer self-selection work?. Learned Publishing, 29(1), 27-29. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1010

The British Journal of Educational Technology (BJET) uses a novel system for obtaining referees by e-mailing the abstracts of submissions to a panel of over 250 referees and allowing these individuals to choose which papers they would like to review.... Read More about Peer choice - does reviewer self-selection work?.

The challenge of sales competitions. (2015)
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Douglas, T. (2015). The challenge of sales competitions. International Journal of Sales Transformation, 1,

Universities in the United Kingdom do not make provision to deliver sales-ready graduates to the economy. One means of delivering sales education is participation in university sales competitions that bring together commercial sponsors, the higher e... Read More about The challenge of sales competitions..

An acute outbreak of equine dysautonomia (equine grass sickness) in a group of eight Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii) (2015)
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Girling, S. J., Fraser, M. A., Richardson, D., Harley, J., Ireland, J. L., Naylor, A., & Milne, E. (2017). An acute outbreak of equine dysautonomia (equine grass sickness) in a group of eight Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii). Equin

Equine grass sickness (EGS) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting grazing equids of which a single case of the chronic clinical presentation has previously been reported in a Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii). A group of 8 Pr... Read More about An acute outbreak of equine dysautonomia (equine grass sickness) in a group of eight Przewalski's horses (Equus ferus [caballus] przewalskii).

Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes (2015)
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Lee, M., Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2015). Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes. Human Resource Development Review, 14(4), 359-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315607053

Despite being viewed as a major construct at the heart of human resource development (HRD), considerable complexity, confusion, and ambiguity exists regarding the conceptualization of development. The notion of development has attracted interest from... Read More about Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes.

Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. (2015)
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Alhejji, H., Garavan, T., Carbery, R., O'Brien, F., & McGuire, D. (2016). Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(1), 95-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21221

The purpose of this paper is to analyze current scholarship on diversity training outcomes utilizing a systematic literature review (SLR) and provide insights for future research. The article advances our understanding of diversity training outcomes... Read More about Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review..

The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice (2015)
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Garavan, T., Watson, S., Carbery, R., & O’Brien, F. (2016). The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice. International Small Business Journal, 34(6), 870-890. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242615594215

This article explores leadership development in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We investigate determinants of the adoption of leadership development practices in established SMEs expecting human resource management (HRM)-strategy fit, hu... Read More about The antecedents of leadership development practices in SMEs: The influence of HRM strategy and practice.

The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment (2015)
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Garavan, T. N., McGarry, A., Watson, S., D'Annunzio-Green, N., & O'Brien, F. (2015). The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment. Advances in developing human resources, 17(3), 391-407. https://doi.org/10.1177/15

The Problem Arts-based leadership interventions have gained a foothold in the leadership development literature; however, few studies have investigated their effectiveness. These interventions include music, drama, art, and performance and are utiliz... Read More about The Impact of Arts-Based Leadership Development on Leader Mind-Set: A Field Experiment.

Haematology and Serum Biochemistry Parameters and Variations in the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber) (2015)
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Girling, S. J., Campbell-Palmer, R., Pizzi, R., Fraser, M. A., Cracknell, J., Arnemo, J., & Rosell, F. (2015). Haematology and Serum Biochemistry Parameters and Variations in the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber). PLOS ONE, 10(6), Article e0128775. https://d

Haematology parameters (N = 24) and serum biochemistry parameters (N = 35) were determined for wild Eurasian beavers (Castor fiber), between 6 months – 12 years old. Of the population tested in this study, N = 18 Eurasian beavers were from Norway and... Read More about Haematology and Serum Biochemistry Parameters and Variations in the Eurasian Beaver (Castor fiber).

Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals (2015)
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Gubbins, C., & Garavan, T. (2015). Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals. Human Resource Management, 55(2), 241-260. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21727

HR professionals’ roles require them to be responsive to both employee needs and top management strategies. However, the need to respond to the often competing employee and strategic agendas makes relationship-building efforts challenging. This study... Read More about Social Capital Effects on the Career and Development Outcomes of HR Professionals.

An examination of perioperative temperature fluctuations in canine patients undergoing routine neutering (2015)
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Fraser, M., Beverly, F., & Wood, B. (2015). An examination of perioperative temperature fluctuations in canine patients undergoing routine neutering. Veterinary Nurse, 6(2), 124-128. https://doi.org/10.12968/vetn.2015.6.2.124

Objective: To examine the fluctuations in body temperature in dogs undergoing routine neutering both during surgery and in the recovery phase. Methods: Utilising a convenience sampling approach, body temperatures of 17 healthy male and female do... Read More about An examination of perioperative temperature fluctuations in canine patients undergoing routine neutering.

Human resource development in SMEs: a systematic review of the literature (2015)
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Nolan, C. T., & Garavan, T. N. (2016). Human resource development in SMEs: a systematic review of the literature. International Journal of Management Reviews, 18, 85-107. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijmr.12062

Human Resource Development (HRD) in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a significant area of scholarship. However, the cumulativeness of research on HRD in SMEs remains relatively low when compared to HRD generally. This paper reports a sys... Read More about Human resource development in SMEs: a systematic review of the literature.

Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD (2014)
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Sheehan, M., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD. European Journal of Training and Development, 38(5), 370-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-04-2014-0034

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a prologue to the issue of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and human resource development (HRD). Although issues of sustainability and CSR have become an important topic of rese... Read More about Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD.