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Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment (2018)
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Maxwell, G. A., & Grant, K. (2021). Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 32(7), 1486-1508. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2018.1528473

With the advent of low cost employment systems for pilots in commercial airlines, we address two questions: What are experienced UK-based, commercial airline pilots’ perspectives on their current professional standing? What are their perspectives on... Read More about Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment.

Building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation: An ongoing process of strategic renewal (2018)
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Warner, K. S., & Wäger, M. (2019). Building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation: An ongoing process of strategic renewal. Long Range Planning, 52(3), 326-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lrp.2018.12.001

In this qualitative study, we explore how incumbent firms in traditional industries build dynamic capabilities for digital transformation. Digital transformation has been defined as the use of new digital technologies, such as mobile, artificial inte... Read More about Building dynamic capabilities for digital transformation: An ongoing process of strategic renewal.

Reverse exchange of healthcare devices: the case of hearing aid equipment in the UK (2018)
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Cole, R., Lindsay, C. F., & Barker, F. (2018). Reverse exchange of healthcare devices: the case of hearing aid equipment in the UK. Production Planning and Control, 29(13), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2018.1506892

Reverse exchange (RE) in dealing with the return, recycle and reuse of products is receiving a growing focus. When properly handled, RE in healthcare can deliver an economic benefit of cost minimisation and has extensive positive impacts on both huma... Read More about Reverse exchange of healthcare devices: the case of hearing aid equipment in the UK.

Board characteristics and microfinance institutions’ performance: Panel data evidence from Nigeria (2018)
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Shettima, U., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2018). Board characteristics and microfinance institutions’ performance: Panel data evidence from Nigeria. Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies, 8(3), 369-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaee-01-2017-0006

Purpose: This paper examines the effect of board characteristics on MFIs performance in Nigeria. A specific country study is warranted given the results from pooled cross-country studies may be biased owing to a failure to control for country differe... Read More about Board characteristics and microfinance institutions’ performance: Panel data evidence from Nigeria.

Food fraud and the perceived integrity of European food imports into China (2018)
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Kendall, H., Naughton, P., Kuznesof, S., Raley, M., Dean, M., Clark, B., …Frewer, L. J. (2018). Food fraud and the perceived integrity of European food imports into China. PLOS ONE, 13(5), Article e0195817. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0195817

Background/Aims Persistent incidents of food fraud in China have resulted in low levels of consumer trust in the authenticity and safety of food that is domestically produced. We examined the relationship between the concerns of Chinese consumers re... Read More about Food fraud and the perceived integrity of European food imports into China.

Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations (2018)
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Garavan, T., Wang, J., Matthews-Smith, G., Nagarathnam, B., & Lai, Y. (2018). Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations. Human Resource Development International, 21(4), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080

National human resource development (NHRD) is now an important area of investigation within human resource development with significant growth in publications over 49 years. Scholars have, however, highlighted the need for multilevel approaches to NH... Read More about Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations.

Developing high performance working through case study evidence (2018)
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Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. A. (2018). Developing high performance working through case study evidence. Development and Learning in Organizations, 32(2), 5-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo-03-2017-0028

Purpose The article theoretically proffers and empirically evidences five inter-related high performance working (HPW) groupings of value to practitioners interested in developing HPW in their organizations. Design/methodology/approach The empiric... Read More about Developing high performance working through case study evidence.

Strategic Talent Management in Hospitality (2018)
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D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2018). Strategic Talent Management in Hospitality. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1),

2018 DAnnunzio-Green, Edited edition of Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT) on Strategic Talent Management, March 2018 Vol 10, No1, 2018.

Drivers of existing and emerging food safety risks: Expert opinion regarding multiple impacts (2018)
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Kendall, H., Kaptan, G., Stewart, G., Grainger, M., Kuznesof, S., Naughton, P., …Frewer, L. J. (2018). Drivers of existing and emerging food safety risks: Expert opinion regarding multiple impacts. Food Control, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2018.0

Considerable research effort is invested in the development of evidence to help policy makers and industry deal with the challenges associated with existing and emerging food safety threats. This research aimed to elicit expert views regarding the re... Read More about Drivers of existing and emerging food safety risks: Expert opinion regarding multiple impacts.

Talent management practices in small- and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector: An entrepreneurial owner-manager perspective (2018)
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Chung, K. L., & D’Annunzio-Green, N. (2018). Talent management practices in small- and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector: An entrepreneurial owner-manager perspective. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1), 101-116. https://do

Purpose This paper aims to examine talent management (TM) practices in small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within the hospitality industry. Specifically, the views of SME owner-managers in the hotel and restaurant sector are examined. There a... Read More about Talent management practices in small- and medium-sized enterprises in the hospitality sector: An entrepreneurial owner-manager perspective.

A dialogic reframing of talent management as a lever for hospitableness (2018)
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Ramdhony, A., & D’Annunzio-Green, N. (2018). A dialogic reframing of talent management as a lever for hospitableness. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1), 14-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-10-2017-0066

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to consider how the talent of hospitableness can be transposed to commercial settings without a wholesale erosion of its altruistic and moral core and how it can be effectively leveraged within the talent managem... Read More about A dialogic reframing of talent management as a lever for hospitableness.

Cornerstones of talent management as a strategic priority in the hospitality (2018)
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D’Annunzio-Green, N. (2018). Cornerstones of talent management as a strategic priority in the hospitality. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1), 5-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-10-2017-0070

Purpose This paper aims to introduce the theme issue and the rationale for the theme issue question: Is talent management a strategic priority in the hospitality sector? Design/methodology/approach This paper re-visits the conclusions of an earl... Read More about Cornerstones of talent management as a strategic priority in the hospitality.

Strategic talent management: A macro and micro analysis of current issues in hospitality and tourism (2018)
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Sheehan, M., Grant, K., & Garavan, T. (2018). Strategic talent management: A macro and micro analysis of current issues in hospitality and tourism. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 10(1), 28-41. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-10-2017-0062

Purpose This article provides an academic viewpoint on contemporary factors associated with talent management (TM) in the hospitality and tourism sector. Design/Methodology A critical discussion of macro and micro level factors is provided, while... Read More about Strategic talent management: A macro and micro analysis of current issues in hospitality and tourism.