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Tourist Art and Commodification (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L. (2018, June). Tourist Art and Commodification. Presented at Art, Materiality and Representation 2018, London

Short abstract The visual consumption and depiction of material and experiential phenomena have become increasingly pertinent in contemporary tourism contexts. This panel explores the gazing upon and commodification of tourism experiences through to... Read More about Tourist Art and Commodification.

Narratives of health and hospitality: Strathpeffer Spa c.1866 – c.1946 (2018)
Journal Article
Thomson, E. (2018). Narratives of health and hospitality: Strathpeffer Spa c.1866 – c.1946. Hospitality and Society, 8(2), 111-135. https://doi.org/10.1386/hosp.8.2.111_1

This paper examines the history of Strathpeffer Spa (the UK’s most northerly spa) between c.1860 and c.1946 using a range of printed primary and archive sources. Drawing upon Hansen’s (2012) work in business history it demonstrates the value of a cu... Read More about Narratives of health and hospitality: Strathpeffer Spa c.1866 – c.1946.

International experience, growth aspirations, and the internationalisation of new ventures (2018)
Journal Article
Gruenhagen, J. H., Sawang, S., Gordon, S. R., & Davidsson, P. (2018). International experience, growth aspirations, and the internationalisation of new ventures. Journal of International Entrepreneurship, 16(3), 421-440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-018-0232-9

The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of the breadth and depth of international experience on subsequent new venture internationalisation and to what extent growth aspirations moderate these relationships. Drawing upon previous literatur... Read More about International experience, growth aspirations, and the internationalisation of new ventures.

Tourism Management: An Introduction (2018)
Book
Inkson, C., & Minnaert, L. (2018). Tourism Management: An Introduction. (2nd edn). SAGE Publications

An introductory text that gives its reader a strong understanding of the dimensions of tourism, the industries of which it is comprised, the issues that affect its success, and the management of its impact on destination economies, environments and c... Read More about Tourism Management: An Introduction.

Trust in Cross Border Trade Networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Omeihe, K., Gustafsson, V., Amoako, I., & Saud Khan, M. (2018, May). Trust in Cross Border Trade Networks. Paper presented at 3rd Annual Research Conference- Centre for African Research and Economic Development (CAREED), Paisley

Purpose 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. Th... Read More about Trust in Cross Border Trade Networks.

An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs (2018)
Journal Article
Abdullah, A., Thomas, B., Murphy, L., & Plant, E. (2018). An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs. Strategic Change, 27(3), 195-208. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2195

Yemeni small‐ and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) are at the early stages of e‐business adoption and their owners and managers need to be supported to gain an understanding of the benefits that their business can achieve from adopting e‐business. Yem... Read More about An investigation of the benefits and barriers of e-business adoption activities in Yemeni SMEs.

Corporate Governance in small and medium sized firms: A study of Scottish enterprises (2018)
Journal Article
Crossan, K., Pershina, E., & Henschel, T. (2018). Corporate Governance in small and medium sized firms: A study of Scottish enterprises. Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 7(2),

There have been a large number of studies examining how firms are governed and how they should be governed. However, these studies have mainly concerned themselves with large public limited firms. Given that most firms are small, there is a need to c... Read More about Corporate Governance in small and medium sized firms: A study of Scottish enterprises.

Making Boards More Inclusive for All (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2018, May). Making Boards More Inclusive for All. Presented at Holyrood Policy "Women on Public Boards: Preparing for Equal Representation"

No abstract available. Conference website - https://www.holyrood.com/event/women-public-boards-preparing-equal-representation

An Exploration of Tourists’ Perceptions of a Rural Mountain Bike Event (2018)
Journal Article
Newland, B. L., & Robertson, M. (2018). An Exploration of Tourists’ Perceptions of a Rural Mountain Bike Event. Journal of Applied Sport Management, 10(1), 13-22. https://doi.org/10.18666/JASM-2017-V10-I1-8324

The natural attributes of rural locations are well suited to sport event tourism and can play a significant role in strategic tourism development in new markets. The purpose of the study was to explore consumer perceptions of sport event tourism in r... Read More about An Exploration of Tourists’ Perceptions of a Rural Mountain Bike Event.

Meanings and myths: Semiotics of Edinburgh Castle (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Furger, T. (2018, May). Meanings and myths: Semiotics of Edinburgh Castle. Paper presented at Royal Anthropological Institute’s (RAI) Annual Conference: Art, Materiality and Representation

Short abstract We will present initial themes from my study into the semiotics of Edinburgh Castle through analysing shared online images. As a semiotic sign, Edinburgh Castle is an iconic tourist sight, a backdrop to the ‘festival city’, and the mo... Read More about Meanings and myths: Semiotics of Edinburgh Castle.

Festival community networks and transformative place-making (2018)
Journal Article
Jarman, D. (2018). Festival community networks and transformative place-making. Journal of Place Management and Development, https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMD-06-2017-0062

Purpose Festivals are often explicitly connected to the destinations in which they take place, explored here as contributing to broader processes of place-making and engagement with local communities. Place is defined at a local scale, primarily as... Read More about Festival community networks and transformative place-making.

Exploring the Impact of Brexit on UK City Brand Perception - The Case of Edinburgh (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osei, C., & Weigert, A. M. (2018, May). Exploring the Impact of Brexit on UK City Brand Perception - The Case of Edinburgh. Paper presented at 47th European Marketing Academy (EMAC) Conference

This exploratory research uncovers the current perception of brand Edinburgh among the residents of Munich, and explores potential attitudes, feelings and emotions of the participants towards Edinburgh and its city regions post-Brexit. It essentially... Read More about Exploring the Impact of Brexit on UK City Brand Perception - The Case of Edinburgh.

Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration (2018)
Journal Article
Jaimangal-Jones, D., Robertson, M., & Jackson, C. (2018). Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration. International Journal of Event and Festival Management, 9(2), 5. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEFM-05-2018-0032

This special issue has at its centre the theme Event Futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration. This theme was the basis of the Association for Events Management Education (AEME) annual forum hosted at Cardiff Metropolitan University, 5-7 Jul... Read More about Event futures: innovation, creativity and collaboration.

Servicescape and shopping value: the role of negotiation intention, social orientation, and recreational identity at the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, Turkey (2018)
Journal Article
Yalinay, O., Baxter, I. W. F., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Gannon, M. J., Lochrie, S., Taheri, B., & Thompson, J. (2018). Servicescape and shopping value: the role of negotiation intention, social orientation, and recreational identity at the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, Turkey. Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing, 35(9), 1132-1144. https://doi.org/10.1080/10548408.2018.1475277

This paper examines the influence of negotiation intention, recreational shopper identity, and social shopping orientation on both servicescape and visitors’ overall shopping value in the Istanbul Grand Bazaar. We developed and tested a conceptual mo... Read More about Servicescape and shopping value: the role of negotiation intention, social orientation, and recreational identity at the Istanbul Grand Bazaar, Turkey.

Food fraud and the perceived integrity of European food imports into China (2018)
Journal Article
Kendall, H., Naughton, P., Kuznesof, S., Raley, M., Dean, M., Clark, B., Stolz, H., Home, R., Chan, M. Y., Zhong, Q., Brereton, P., & 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.

Public perception of cigarette marketing (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Aroean, L., & Tjandra, N. (2018, May). Public perception of cigarette marketing. Paper presented at 46th Academy of Marketing Science Conference, New Orleans

How do people conceive of an ethically good action? How do people link their perceptual arguments which is compelling? Do people not simply line up reasons for a specific course of action? Many of us will say differently, and it somehow depends on th... Read More about Public perception of cigarette marketing.

Questions of culture in autoethnography (2018)
Book
Stanley, P., & Vass, G. (Eds.). (2018). Questions of culture in autoethnography. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315178738

Autoethnography allows researchers to make sense of the ‘ethno’ – the cultural – by studying their own experiences – the ‘auto’. It links the self to the cultural, allowing for an inductive grounding of theoretical insight into researchers' lived exp... Read More about Questions of culture in autoethnography.

Meaningful Engagement for Retail Transformation: Value Co-Creation through Digital Technology and Sustainability Innovation (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Legl, C. (2018, May). Meaningful Engagement for Retail Transformation: Value Co-Creation through Digital Technology and Sustainability Innovation. Poster presented at Edinburgh Napier University Business School annual conference, 2018

Meaningful engagement for retail transformation: value co-creation through digital technology and sustainability innovation Name: Carina Legl (MSc with Distinction in International Business Management) Ever greater demands for finite resources... Read More about Meaningful Engagement for Retail Transformation: Value Co-Creation through Digital Technology and Sustainability Innovation.