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Managing and maintaining corporate reputation and brand identity: Haier Group logo (2006)
Journal Article
Omar, M., & Williams, J. (2006). Managing and maintaining corporate reputation and brand identity: Haier Group logo. The journal of brand management an international journal, 13(4-5), 268-275. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bm.2540270

The riots against the World Trade Organization in Seattle and the protests in Washington present a real threat to the reputation of global firms. Those changes in circumstance led international firms to pay considerable attention to the management of... Read More about Managing and maintaining corporate reputation and brand identity: Haier Group logo.

The Burgundian regnum and the Roman state (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dodd, L. (2006, April). The Burgundian regnum and the Roman state. Paper presented at Classical Association of England and Wales Annual Conference, University of Newcastle

An examination of the unusual relationship between the Burgundian kingdom and the Roman state during the 6th century. This paper demonstrates that, far from being antagonistic towards the Roman empire, the Burgundians viewed their kingdom as an exte... Read More about The Burgundian regnum and the Roman state.

A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change (2006)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Hutchings, K. (2006). A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 19(2), 192-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810610648906

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to undertake a Machiavellian analysis of the determinants of organisational change. It aims to present a model of how power, leaders and teams, rewards and discipline, and roles, norms and values, serve as drive... Read More about A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change.

Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms (2006)
Journal Article
Snowdon, B., & Stonehouse, G. (2006). Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms. Journal of International Business Studies, 37(2), 163-175. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400190

In this paper, we provide the text of an interview with Professor Michael Porter discussing his research and ideas relating to the microeconomic foundations of global competitiveness. The discussion provides a microeconomic perspective on some of the... Read More about Competitiveness in a globalised world: Michael Porter on the microeconomic foundations of the competitiveness of nations, regions, and firms.

Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice (2006)
Journal Article
Brown, M., & Marshall, K. (2006). Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 13(2), 234-241. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2850.2006.00947.x

People with learning disabilities are an ageing and increasing population and have been the subject of policy initiatives by the four countries of the UK, detailing the range of supports that need to be in place for this group. The evidence base of t... Read More about Cognitive behaviour therapy and people with learning disabilities: implications for developing nursing practice.

Barriers to learning: conflicts that occur between and within organisational systems (2006)
Journal Article
Grieves, J., McMillan, J., & Wilding, P. (2006). Barriers to learning: conflicts that occur between and within organisational systems. International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, 3(1), 86. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijlic.2006.009212

The paper argues that Organisational Learning (OL), as the underpinning process for Strategic Human Resource Development, has not yet reached a sufficient degree of maturity. This is partly due to an OL literature base that is generally rich in rheto... Read More about Barriers to learning: conflicts that occur between and within organisational systems.

Social Tourism and its Ethical Foundations (2006)
Journal Article
Minnaert, L., Maitland, R., & Miller, G. (2006). Social Tourism and its Ethical Foundations. Tourism, Culture and Communication, 7(1), 7-17. https://doi.org/10.3727/109830406778493533

Although social tourism has been seen in a number of countries as having potential to counter social exclusion, formulating a definition for the term is difficult. "Social tourism" is used to describe a variety of initiatives for a variety of differe... Read More about Social Tourism and its Ethical Foundations.

Vocational Skills Development in the Undergraduate Accounting Curriculum: An Opinion Survey of Students and Lecturers (2006)
Preprint / Working Paper
Windram, B. Vocational Skills Development in the Undergraduate Accounting Curriculum: An Opinion Survey of Students and Lecturers

Vocational skills development has become more prominent in higher education institutions largely as a result of recent government policy documents. Over the last 15 years, professional accounting bodies and practitioners have criticised accounting ed... Read More about Vocational Skills Development in the Undergraduate Accounting Curriculum: An Opinion Survey of Students and Lecturers.