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Why Do People Choose to Drive Over Other Travel Modes? Modelling Driving Motivation with SAS (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neoh, J., & Chipulu, M. (2015). Why Do People Choose to Drive Over Other Travel Modes? Modelling Driving Motivation with SAS. In SAS Global Forum 2015 Proceedings

We demonstrate a method of using SAS® 9.4 to supplement the interpretation of dimensions of a Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) model, a process that could be difficult without SAS®. In our paper, we examine why do people choose to drive to work (over o... Read More about Why Do People Choose to Drive Over Other Travel Modes? Modelling Driving Motivation with SAS.

Mapping Patterns of Self Employment: Secondary Analysis Synthesis Report (2015)
Preprint / Working Paper
Masso, J., Tverdostrup, M., Sheehan, M., McNamara, A., Ortlieb, R., Weiss, S., …Fohrbeck, A. (2015). Mapping Patterns of Self Employment: Secondary Analysis Synthesis Report. Brighton: European Union

Part of this research project (Task 1) provided an overview of the policy literature on selfemployment and entrepreneurship in Europe where emphasis was placed on differentiating between self-employment and entrepreneurship, the key policies at EU an... Read More about Mapping Patterns of Self Employment: Secondary Analysis Synthesis Report.

Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research (2015)
Book Chapter
Sheehan, M., Saunders, M. N., & Wang, C. L. (2015). Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research. In M. N. Saunders, & P. Tosey (Eds.), Handbook of research methods on human resource developmentEdward Elgar Publishing

As Human Resource Development (HRD) research has developed, a growing variety of quantitative and qualitative data collection procedures and analysis techniques have been adopted; research designs now include mono, multiple and mixed methods. This Ha... Read More about Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research.

Making Sense of Public Policy in a fragmented World: the search for solutions and the limits of learning (2015)
Book Chapter
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2015). Making Sense of Public Policy in a fragmented World: the search for solutions and the limits of learning. In A. Agger, B. Damgaard, A. Hagedorn Krogh, & E. Sørensen (Eds.), Collaborative Governance and Public Innovatio

This chapter considers learning, change and innovation in a public sector where the certainties of ‘New Public Management’ (NPM) have been replaced by uncertainty and flux. In this setting, policy actors may resort either to innovation or retrenchmen... Read More about Making Sense of Public Policy in a fragmented World: the search for solutions and the limits of learning.

The nomination committee and firm performance: an empirical investigation of UK financial institutions during the pre/post financial crisis (2015)
Journal Article
Agyemang-Mintah, P. (2015). The nomination committee and firm performance: an empirical investigation of UK financial institutions during the pre/post financial crisis. Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition, 11(3), 176-190. https://doi.org/10.224

This study looks at the relationship between nomination committee (NC) and the financial performance of firms among United Kingdom (UK) financial institutions. The result indicates a positive and statistically significant association between the NC o... Read More about The nomination committee and firm performance: an empirical investigation of UK financial institutions during the pre/post financial crisis.

QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University (2015)
Other
Weaver, M., brodie, J., & devlin, J. (2015). QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University. [Internal Report to QAA]. Edinburgh Napier University

A skills award provides an awareness framework which captures extra-curricular student activity with the intention of advancing student learning enhancement, future career and employability prospects. Active learning approaches will be combined with... Read More about QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University.

Social constructions of value: marketing considerations for the context of event and festival visitation. (2015)
Book Chapter
Rihova, I., Buhalis, D., Moital, M., & Gouthro, M. B. (2015). Social constructions of value: marketing considerations for the context of event and festival visitation. In O. Moufakkir, & T. Pernecky (Eds.), Ideological, social and cultural aspects of even

This chapter argues for a shift from the traditional value perspectives to a more holistic representation of socially constructed value in practice. This chapter is organized in three parts. In the first part, an overview is offered of how value has... Read More about Social constructions of value: marketing considerations for the context of event and festival visitation..