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‘Welcome to Dounreay’: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay visitor centre, c.1960 - 2007 (2024)
Journal Article
Mercer-Jones, E. (in press). ‘Welcome to Dounreay’: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay visitor centre, c.1960 - 2007. Hospitality and Society,

Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment (NPDE) was built in the far northeast of Scotland due to the possible ‘misbehaviour’ of the technology and the dangerous nature of the materials involved. From 1960 to the eve of decommissioning in 200... Read More about ‘Welcome to Dounreay’: ideological narratives of hospitality at the Dounreay visitor centre, c.1960 - 2007.

Enhancing graduate employability – exploring the influence of experiential simulation learning on life skill development (2024)
Journal Article
Scheuring, F., & Thompson, J. (in press). Enhancing graduate employability – exploring the influence of experiential simulation learning on life skill development. Studies in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2334837

Skills and knowledge which increase the likelihood of university graduates finding employment is an increasingly important factor for higher education institutions. Even though subject matter expertise remains a primary objective, supporting students... Read More about Enhancing graduate employability – exploring the influence of experiential simulation learning on life skill development.

Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations (2024)
Journal Article
Gerli, P., Mora, L., Zhang, J., & Sancino, A. (2024). Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 202, Article 123342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123

During the COVID-19 pandemic, grassroots digital innovations (GDIs) have gained traction as innovation niches, providing an alternative to the prevailing mainstream regime dominating smart city transitions. Drawing upon interviews with experts and pr... Read More about Friends or enemies? Unraveling niche-regime interactions in grassroots digital innovations.

Focal firms and interorganisational relationships in small economies: Towards a multi-level theoretical framework for enhancing value co-creation and performance (2024)
Journal Article
Hosanoo, Z., Patel, P., Prikshat, V., Kanungo, R. P., & Gupta, S. (2024). Focal firms and interorganisational relationships in small economies: Towards a multi-level theoretical framework for enhancing value co-creation and performance. Journal of Interna

Underpinning Resource-Based View (RBV) and Relational View (RV) as theoretical premises, we examine the influence of the macro and micro-level factors on inter-organisational relationship/ alliances dynamics and competitive advantage of Focal Firms (... Read More about Focal firms and interorganisational relationships in small economies: Towards a multi-level theoretical framework for enhancing value co-creation and performance.

Whether and How Prepurchase Word of Mouth Affects Postpurchase Word of Mouth (2024)
Journal Article
Dao, H. M., Bhoumik, K., & Igarashi, R. (online). Whether and How Prepurchase Word of Mouth Affects Postpurchase Word of Mouth. Journal of Interactive Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1177/10949968241227923

Consumers often purchase new products based on online reviews and recommendations from both friends and strangers. Previous studies have extensively explored the effects of word of mouth (WOM) on the prepurchase stage, but little is known about wheth... Read More about Whether and How Prepurchase Word of Mouth Affects Postpurchase Word of Mouth.

Leadership development in the Hong Kong Civil Service: Accessing social resources through guanxi networks (2024)
Journal Article
O’Neil, J. J., McMillan, J., & Garavan, T. (2024). Leadership development in the Hong Kong Civil Service: Accessing social resources through guanxi networks. Public Administration and Development, 44(2), 105-117. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.2040

Drawing on guanxi and conservation of resources theory we explore how close personal ties between middle managers who participated in leadership development, constitutes an important social resource in an East Asian public sector context. We contribu... Read More about Leadership development in the Hong Kong Civil Service: Accessing social resources through guanxi networks.

Could the broad definition of “State” for the purposes of direct effect be justifiable under the EU’s aim of promoting a fully liberalised internal market? (2024)
Journal Article
Kunertová, T. (2024). Could the broad definition of “State” for the purposes of direct effect be justifiable under the EU’s aim of promoting a fully liberalised internal market?. The Lawyer Quarterly, 14(1), 82-90

In general, in the case of late transposition of the EU directives, they may be invoked vertically against a State only. Therefore, it became relatively early necessary to define the State for the purposes of direct effect. The Court of Justice of th... Read More about Could the broad definition of “State” for the purposes of direct effect be justifiable under the EU’s aim of promoting a fully liberalised internal market?.

The retailer perspective on the potential for using urban consolidation centres (UCCs) (2024)
Journal Article
Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., Cowie, J., & Fonzone, A. (2024). The retailer perspective on the potential for using urban consolidation centres (UCCs). Research in Transportation Economics, 103, Article 101413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2024.101413

This paper examines the role of supportive policies and value-added services which may incentivise retailers to use an urban consolidation centre (UCC). The methodology is a case study of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, based on semi-structured inte... Read More about The retailer perspective on the potential for using urban consolidation centres (UCCs).

Impact of board diversity on Chinese firms’ cross-border M&A performance: An artificial intelligence approach (2024)
Journal Article
Ding, S., Du, M., Cui, T., Zhang, Y., & Duygun, M. (2024). Impact of board diversity on Chinese firms’ cross-border M&A performance: An artificial intelligence approach. International Review of Economics and Finance, 92, 1321-1335. https://doi.org/10.10

In this paper, we examine the impact of board demographic characteristics on Chinese firms’ cross-border Mergers and Acquisition (M&A) performance, especially the gender diversity of the board composition. We unveil that female board proportion exhib... Read More about Impact of board diversity on Chinese firms’ cross-border M&A performance: An artificial intelligence approach.

Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Messeni Petruzzelli, A., Mora, L., Natalicchio, A., Platania, F., & Toscano Hernandez, C. (2024). Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis. Technovation, 132, Article 102970. https://d

Science fiction (sci-fi) creative products inspire individuals by envisioning alternative futures and imaginary technological development. The stimuli conveyed by sci-fi creative products can trigger consumers' interest, which nowadays translate into... Read More about Consumers’ reaction to sci-fi as a source of information for technological development: An empirical analysis.

Re-evaluating the East-West divide in the European Union (2024)
Journal Article
Volintiru, C., Surubaru, N., Epstein, R. A., & Fagan, A. (2024). Re-evaluating the East-West divide in the European Union. Journal of European Public Policy, 31(3), 782-800. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2024.2313694

This introduction argues that the East-West divide in Europe continues to be politically salient since the fall of the Berlin Wall and two decades since the accession of most East Central European (ECE) countries to the European Union. We re-evaluate... Read More about Re-evaluating the East-West divide in the European Union.

How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts (2024)
Journal Article
Rihova, I., & Alexander, M. (in press). How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts. Tourism Review, https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-07-2023-0515

Purpose Tourists’ resource integration both offers opportunities and presents challenges to tourism service providers. Focussing on the tour guide perspective, this paper explores how tour guides experience knowledge/information-based asymmetry in... Read More about How do tour guides cope with knowledgeable tourists? Conceptualising knowledge/information asymmetry in tour-guiding contexts.

Investor sentiment and stock market returns: A story of night and day (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, W. (in press). Investor sentiment and stock market returns: A story of night and day. European Journal of Finance, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2024.2306942

Some financial relations have been confirmed to be different overnight and intraday due to different clienteles. In this paper, we assess the impact of investor sentiment on stock market returns in 30 international stock markets overnight and intrada... Read More about Investor sentiment and stock market returns: A story of night and day.

Navigating the nexus: Geopolitical risk, fossil energy prices, and European utility stock returns - Implications for environmental management and energy security in a conflict-ridden global landscape (2024)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Fang, S., Du, A. M., & Du, Q. (2024). Navigating the nexus: Geopolitical risk, fossil energy prices, and European utility stock returns - Implications for environmental management and energy security in a conflict-ridden global landscape. Journa

This study employs a TPV-VAR analysis method to explore the linkage between GPR, fossil energy prices, and utility stock returns across 16 European countries from August 2009 to April 2023. Our findings reveal variations over time in how GPR influenc... Read More about Navigating the nexus: Geopolitical risk, fossil energy prices, and European utility stock returns - Implications for environmental management and energy security in a conflict-ridden global landscape.

Man shall not live by bread alone? Freedom of worship, COVID-19 and the Courts (2024)
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Galimberti, M., & Pagotto, T. (2024). Man shall not live by bread alone? Freedom of worship, COVID-19 and the Courts. Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 26(1), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956618X23000509

This article discusses the application of the proportionality test which the Court of Session in Scotland and the European Court of Human Rights carried out when reviewing the limitations to worship and public gatherings imposed during the COVID-19 p... Read More about Man shall not live by bread alone? Freedom of worship, COVID-19 and the Courts.

Venture capital, innovation channels, and regional resource dependence: Evidence from China (2024)
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Du, Q., Li, Z., Du, M., & Yang, T. (2024). Venture capital, innovation channels, and regional resource dependence: Evidence from China. Journal of Environmental Management, 352, Article 120034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120034

Although the literature predominantly emphasises the crucial role of technological innovation in alleviating resource dependence, limited attention has been given to the pivotal role of capital in driving such innovation. As a critical factor in tech... Read More about Venture capital, innovation channels, and regional resource dependence: Evidence from China.

An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events (2024)
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Lockstone-Binney, L., Robertson, M., Drake, C., & Le, J. D. (2024). An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events. Event Management, 28(3), 351-363. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599523X17025088793829

International association meeting and events (IAMEs) are a significant specialist segment of the business events sector. Noting the lack of longitudinal research available to confirm how these events rotate globally, regionally and over time, this st... Read More about An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events.

Firm-level pollution and membership of emission trading schemes (2024)
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Adamolekun, G., Adedoyin, F. F., & Siganos, A. (2024). Firm-level pollution and membership of emission trading schemes. Journal of Environmental Management, 351, Article 119970. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119970

Several firms have joined emission trading schemes in response to the call for corporate climate action. Using a comprehensive international data set on corporate membership of emission trading schemes (ETSs), we find that members of the scheme emit... Read More about Firm-level pollution and membership of emission trading schemes.

Exploring the Customer Trust Building Strategies used by Fintech Firms (2023)
Journal Article
Gesing Kalinowska, A., Khaleel, F., Avdukic, A., & Harte, P. (2023). Exploring the Customer Trust Building Strategies used by Fintech Firms. Journal of business and economics, 15(2),

The Fintech industry remains broadly un-regulated compared to their banking counterparts; however, Fintech firms are aware that customer trust plays a vital role in defining success and failure within this industry. In this paper, we discuss the meas... Read More about Exploring the Customer Trust Building Strategies used by Fintech Firms.

Married Couples’ Same Surname Issue in Japanese Family Law (2023)
Journal Article
Piegzik, M. A. (2023). Married Couples’ Same Surname Issue in Japanese Family Law. Studia Iuridica, 101, https://doi.org/10.31338/2544-3135.si.2024-101.20

Despite the traditional postulates of jurisprudence regarding the necessity to introduce flawless bills, each legal system struggles with issues which arouse controversy and become the subject of a lively political and legal debate. Even if the contr... Read More about Married Couples’ Same Surname Issue in Japanese Family Law.