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Pollution management at a seaport territory in east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Issues and panaceas (2018)
Journal Article
Jeevan, J., Agupo, R. P., Bandara, Y. M., & Park, G. K. (2018). Pollution management at a seaport territory in east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Issues and panaceas. International Journal of e-Navigation and Maritime Economy, 10, 49-61

Transport sector activities are the major sources of pollutants to the atmosphere and natural environment. Seaports contribute significantly to the cause of pollution in the water and water front areas they are located. Like other industrial nations... Read More about Pollution management at a seaport territory in east coast of peninsular Malaysia: Issues and panaceas.

Supporting student agency and success in higher education and beyond through the development of assessment feedback skills (the ability to self-monitor and self-evaluate) (2018)
Report
Evans, C., Zhu, X., Chiorean, C., Chipulu, M., Fair, N., Ford, N., Gobbi, M., Grange, L., Harding, I., Harris, L., Lock, J., Lotti, E., Mashanovich, G., Perisic, V., Pettit, S., Spencer, V., Telford, M., & Thorpe, K. (2018). Supporting student agency and success in higher education and beyond through the development of assessment feedback skills (the ability to self-monitor and self-evaluate). Office for Students

The Promise and Perils of Sensitive Consumer Data: A Relational Exchange Perspective (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haji, I., Dose, D., & Backhaus, C. (2018, December). The Promise and Perils of Sensitive Consumer Data: A Relational Exchange Perspective. Paper presented at Thought Leaders’ Conference on Privacy in Marketing

To cope with growing market demands, retailers increasingly collect and utilize consumer data in order to provide personalized shopping experiences to their consumers and to increase marketing returns (e.g., Schumann et al., 2014). Personalizing reta... Read More about The Promise and Perils of Sensitive Consumer Data: A Relational Exchange Perspective.

Institutional Perspectives Shaping Trust Relationships among Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Omeihe, K., Saud Khan, M., Ahmed Dakhan, S., & Amoako, I. (2018, June). Institutional Perspectives Shaping Trust Relationships among Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries. Presented at BABSON BCERC 2018 Conference, Waterford, Ireland

Principal Topics: There is a growing concern that entrepreneurial behaviour has to be understood in the context in which it occurs. This includes the institutional context in which the entrepreneur operates (Welter and Smallbone, 2011; Martinelli, 2... Read More about Institutional Perspectives Shaping Trust Relationships among Women Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries.

All We Need Is Trust: Trust In West African Cross Border Networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Omeihe, K. O., Gustafsson, V., Amoako, I. O., & Saud Khan, M. (2018, September). All We Need Is Trust: Trust In West African Cross Border Networks. Presented at 2018 British Academy of Management Conference, Bristol, UK

This paper aims to develop an understanding of trust in cross border trade networks dominating West African markets. To date most of the literature on trust and network relationships reveal a paucity of studies about West African traders. This paper... Read More about All We Need Is Trust: Trust In West African Cross Border Networks.

Scottish Government Consultation Response: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy (2018)
Other
Barnes Macfarlane, L. (2018). Scottish Government Consultation Response: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy

Response to the Scottish Government Consultation: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy. Response 687675062 by Dr Lesley-Anne Barnes Macfarlane, Edinburgh Napier University (Ch... Read More about Scottish Government Consultation Response: Review of Part I of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 and Creation of a Family Justice Modernisation Strategy.

Budgeting - creating the future (2018)
Journal Article
Steven, G. (2018). Budgeting - creating the future. CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants,

No abstract available.

Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., Miles, W., & Hutchinson, J. (2018). Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. In Online Proceedings of CABS LTSE Conference

The Get on Board (GOB) extra-curriculum programme started at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School in 2013. Its goal is to prepare students to take up board level opportunities in local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodi... Read More about Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability..

Doing Politics: Discursivity, performativity and mediation in political discourse (2018)
Book
M. Kranert, & G. Horan (Eds.), (2018). Doing Politics: Discursivity, performativity and mediation in political discourse. https://doi.org/10.1075/dapsac.80

This edited volume explores the discursive, performative and mediated dimensions of contemporary political discourse. The strengths of the volume are manifold: it contains cutting edge interdisciplinary research on political discourses by internation... Read More about Doing Politics: Discursivity, performativity and mediation in political discourse.

Audit Committee Adoption and Firm Value: Evidence from UK Financial Institutions (2018)
Journal Article
Agyemang-Mintah, P., & Schadewitz, H. (2018). Audit Committee Adoption and Firm Value: Evidence from UK Financial Institutions. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 26(3), 1834-7649

Purpose: This study examines the impact of audit committee (AC) adoption on the financial value of financial institutions in the UK and also examines the impact of the establishment of an audit committee on firm value during the pre/post global finan... Read More about Audit Committee Adoption and Firm Value: Evidence from UK Financial Institutions.

The Potential Role of Smart Mobile Technology in Mitigating Ireland’s Tourism Biosecurity Risk (2018)
Journal Article
Melly, D., & Hanrahan, J. (2018). The Potential Role of Smart Mobile Technology in Mitigating Ireland’s Tourism Biosecurity Risk. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management, 6(6), 264-280. https://doi.org/10.17265/2328-2169/2018.12.002

The use of smart mobile technology could potentially ease Ireland's level of biosecurity risk from tourism. Smart mobile technology is capable of improving communication of biosecurity monitoring, mitigation, and eradication measures to tourists in I... Read More about The Potential Role of Smart Mobile Technology in Mitigating Ireland’s Tourism Biosecurity Risk.

Cultural distance and value creation of cross-border M&A: The moderating role of acquirer characteristics (2018)
Journal Article
Boateng, A., Du, M., Bi, X., & Lodorfos, G. (2019). Cultural distance and value creation of cross-border M&A: The moderating role of acquirer characteristics. International Review of Financial Analysis, 63, 285-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2018.12.009

This paper examines the effects of culture and the interaction between cultural distance and salient acquirer characteristics on value creation of acquiring firms based on a sample of 209 firms over the period of 1998–2012. The findings indicate that... Read More about Cultural distance and value creation of cross-border M&A: The moderating role of acquirer characteristics.

Commercial airline pilots’ declining professional standing and increasing precarious employment (2018)
Journal Article
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.

Does idiosyncratic volatility matter at the global level? (2018)
Journal Article
Umutlu, M. (2019). Does idiosyncratic volatility matter at the global level?. North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 47, 252-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.najef.2018.12.015

I test the existence of a time-series relationship between the aggregate idiosyncratic volatility and the market index return at the global level by introducing various global measures of aggregate idiosyncratic volatility. I offer four definitions o... Read More about Does idiosyncratic volatility matter at the global level?.

Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people? (2018)
Book Chapter
Ortlieb, R., Sheehan, M., & Masso, J. (2018). Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people?. In J. O'Reilly, J. Leschke, R. Ortlieb, M. Seleib-Kaiser, & P. Villa (Eds.), Youth Labor in Transition: Inequalities, Mobility, and Policies in Europe. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190864798.001.0001

Since the onset of the recent economic crisis, there has been a renewed interest among policymakers across Europe in measures to stimulate self-employment and entrepreneurship as an alternative to unemployment. However, fundamental questions about po... Read More about Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people?.