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Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations (2007)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Todnem By, R., & Hutchings, K. (2007). Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations. Journal of European industrial training, 31(8), 592-608. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590710833651

Purpose – Achieving intergenerational interaction and avoiding conflict is becoming increasingly difficult in a workplace populated by three generations – Baby Boomers, Generation X‐ers and Generation Y‐ers. This paper presents a model and proposes... Read More about Towards a model of human resource solutions for achieving intergenerational interaction in organisations.

Understanding acceptance of multisource feedback for management development (2007)
Journal Article
McCarthy, A. M., & Garavan, T. N. (2007). Understanding acceptance of multisource feedback for management development. Personnel Review, 36(6), 903-917. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480710822427

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a study investigating the predictors of acceptance of multisource feedback (MSF) by managers. Specifically, it investigates the extent to which locus of control, cynicism and perceptions of procedural... Read More about Understanding acceptance of multisource feedback for management development.

Competitive advantage revisited: Michael Porter on strategy and competitiveness. (2007)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, G., & Snowdon, B. (2007). Competitive advantage revisited: Michael Porter on strategy and competitiveness. Journal of management inquiry, 16, 256-273. doi:10.1177/1056492607306333

Strategic management is constantly evolving as both an academic discipline and as a reflection of management practice. This article, based on a recent interview with Michael Porter, assesses his contribution to the development of the discipline in th... Read More about Competitive advantage revisited: Michael Porter on strategy and competitiveness..

Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies (2007)
Journal Article
O'Donnell, D., Gubbins, C., McGuire, D., Jørgensen, K. M., Bo Henriksen, L., & Garavan, T. N. (2007). Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies. Advances in developing human resources, 9(3), 413-435. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422306304107

The problem and the solution. This article initiates a critical management studies evaluation of social capital in an HRD context by drawing on insights from Foucault and Habermas.This article presents alternative interpretations of three seminal so... Read More about Social Capital and HRD: Provocative Insights From Critical Management Studies.

Events and festivals: Current trends and issues (2007)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., Chambers, D., & Frew, E. (2007). Events and festivals: Current trends and issues. Managing Leisure, 12(2-3), 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/13606710701406485

The aim of this special edition of Managing Leisure is to acknowledge the multi-factorial and dynamic nature of events and festivals as research areas. The articles captured in this special edition give some indication of this, located as they are in... Read More about Events and festivals: Current trends and issues.

Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities (2007)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Munro, A., & Wise, S. (2007). Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities. Equal Opportunities International, 26(5), 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1108/02610150710756667

Purpose – This paper seeks to analyse trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities in Scotland, focusing on issues of: recruitment of membership from different groups; promoting diversity in post‐holding; and the role of “key equalities issues” i... Read More about Making equalities work? Scottish trade unions’ approaches to equal opportunities.

World Heritage: Issues and debates. (2007)
Journal Article
Rakić, T. (2007). World Heritage: Issues and debates. Tourism, 55, 209-219

In over thirty years of its existence, World Heritage has proven to be very popular. It attracted the attention of not only the heritage professionals, but also of tourists, the tourism industry and scholars. It seems that as World Heritage was becom... Read More about World Heritage: Issues and debates..

Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home (2007)
Journal Article
Di Domenico, M., & Lynch, P. A. (2007). Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home. Leisure Studies, 26(3), 321-338. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614360600898110

Commercial homes, which provide hospitality where the private home dimension is significant, blur traditional boundaries between home and work and social constructions of hospitableness versus hospitality. Drawing on interviews with owner-managers of... Read More about Host/Guest Encounters in the Commercial Home.

Momentum profits in alternative stock market structures (2007)
Journal Article
Chelley-Steeley, A., & Siganos, A. (2008). Momentum profits in alternative stock market structures. Journal of Multinational Financial Management, 18(2), 131-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mulfin.2007.05.002

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between momentum profitability and the stock market trading mechanism and is motivated by recent changes to the trading systems that have taken place on the London Stock Exchange. Since 1975 the Lo... Read More about Momentum profits in alternative stock market structures.

Momentum returns and size of winner and loser portfolios (2007)
Journal Article
Siganos, A. (2007). Momentum returns and size of winner and loser portfolios. Applied Financial Economics, 17(9), 701-708. https://doi.org/10.1080/09603100600722193

Previous studies in the field of the momentum effect have defined winner and loser portfolios only by using deciles, quintiles or triciles. This article overcomes this limitation by investigating the magnitude of momentum gains for various sizes of w... Read More about Momentum returns and size of winner and loser portfolios.

From avoidance to acceptance: Mental health and the role of human rights in Europe. (2007)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2007). From avoidance to acceptance: Mental health and the role of human rights in Europe. SCOLAG : Scottish Legal Action Group bulletin, 356, 119-125

Jill Stavert, Lecturer in law at Napier University, reviews the treatment of mental health as a social and political issue and identified challenges still to be met.

Gender identity and Scottish law: the legal response to transsexuality (2007)
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. B. (2007). Gender identity and Scottish law: the legal response to transsexuality. Edinburgh Law Review, 11, 162-187

The relatively recent emergence of transsexuality into the public forum has generated a diverse legal response worldwide. This article argues that evolving medical opinion and social perception have had, and continue to have, a determinative effect o... Read More about Gender identity and Scottish law: the legal response to transsexuality.

The Dynamics of Successful Events - The Experts Perspective (2007)
Journal Article
Ensor, J., Robertson, M., & Ali-Knight, J. (2007). The Dynamics of Successful Events - The Experts Perspective. Managing Leisure, 12(3), 223-235. https://doi.org/10.1080/13606710701406550

Interviews with key leaders formed the basis of this exploratory research to elicit and identify the key factors that festival leaders perceive as the characteristics of creative and innovative festivals. The sample study was of composed of three key... Read More about The Dynamics of Successful Events - The Experts Perspective.

Portrait of a transformational leader: the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr (2007)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Hutchings, K. (2007). Portrait of a transformational leader: the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership & organization development journal, 28(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437730710726840

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the leadership of Dr Martin Luther King Jr in relation to four characteristics of transformational leadershipDesign/methodology/approach – The paper draws upon excerpts from archival sources of perso... Read More about Portrait of a transformational leader: the legacy of Dr Martin Luther King Jr.