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Guidelines for sustainable-value creation within the context of German automotive industry’s strategic carbon crisis management (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Legl, C., & Weaver, M. (2017, July). Guidelines for sustainable-value creation within the context of German automotive industry’s strategic carbon crisis management. Paper presented at EurOMA, Edinburgh, UK

The continuing debate on the global environmental progress through achievement of smarter clean/green-policies, reasoned with the need for carbon-emissions’ reduction/prevention (The Economist, 2015a; 2016a), has reached a higher level of interaction... Read More about Guidelines for sustainable-value creation within the context of German automotive industry’s strategic carbon crisis management.

Materiality, memories and lived event tourism experiences (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., Leask, A., & Ensor, J. (2017, June). Materiality, memories and lived event tourism experiences. Presented at Critical Tourism Studies: Understand Tourism- Change Tourism, Understand Ourselves - Change Ourselves

Our paper furthers understanding of lived experiences in tourism settings as remembered by informants. We propose the value of a phenomenological ‘artefact elicitation’ method in revealing rich insights into informants’ recollections of their lived t... Read More about Materiality, memories and lived event tourism experiences.

Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’ (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Todd, L., & Logan-McFarlane, A. (2017, June). Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’. Presented at Critical Tourism Studies: Understand Tourism- Change Tourism, Understand Ourselves - Change Ourselves

We will present initial findings and emerging themes from our study into the imaging of a ‘festival city’, as it is represented and elicited by city stakeholders through shared online images. Our research aims to develop an understanding of how Edinb... Read More about Imaging Edinburgh as the ‘festival city’.

Innovative Digital Pedagogies (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cameron, J. (2017, June). Innovative Digital Pedagogies. Presented at Meeting Students' Needs in the Digital Age, Manchester

This case study sets out how digital distractions were converted into valuable digital teaching and learning tools in an INTO Partnerships' environment where international students on a university foundation programme were developing confidence in a... Read More about Innovative Digital Pedagogies.

The service dominant logic of understanding why consumers co create online experiences by disclosing the intimate public and private self-image (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Haji, I., & Backhaus, C. (2017, June). The service dominant logic of understanding why consumers co create online experiences by disclosing the intimate public and private self-image. Paper presented at 26th Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, New York, US

Online value co-creation is not only about co-creating the content such as sharing status, sending invitations, sharing videos, and sharing photos, it is about the development of exchanging experiences to build and maintain online service dominant in... Read More about The service dominant logic of understanding why consumers co create online experiences by disclosing the intimate public and private self-image.

FDI in Botswana: Beacon in the Dark: A Review of Literature (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gutu, M., Anastasiadou, C., Omar, M., & Osei, C. (2017). FDI in Botswana: Beacon in the Dark: A Review of Literature. In British Academy of Management Conference 2017-Proceedings

No abstract available.

Negatively-valenced customer engagement behavior: forms and drivers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Azer, J., & Alexander, M. (2017, June). Negatively-valenced customer engagement behavior: forms and drivers. Presented at 5th The Naples forum on Service, Sorrento, Italy

Purpose – This study aims at conceptualising forms and drivers of negatively-valenced Customer Engagement Behavior (CEB). Despite a growing portfolio of conceptual and empirical work on engagement, understanding its negative form remains relatively u... Read More about Negatively-valenced customer engagement behavior: forms and drivers.

Transculturing through English as a Lingua Franca (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2017, June). Transculturing through English as a Lingua Franca. Paper presented at Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture', Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

The notion of third space has been often associated with sites of struggle, ambivalence and instability (Bhaba, 1994), as well as marginality and resistance (hooks, 1990). The findings of this data-driven study point to a third space more closely res... Read More about Transculturing through English as a Lingua Franca.

The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Penman, C. (2017, June). The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances. Paper presented at 17th International Conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture'., Edinburgh

This paper considers opportunities to explore ‘inbetweeness’ in differing conceptualisations of ‘untranslatability’. Three ontological pathways will be considered as to the potential of different lexicons to capture and mediate cultural differences:... Read More about The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances.

'Postmigrant' Theatre as ‘Third Space’ (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilkinson, J. (2017, June). 'Postmigrant' Theatre as ‘Third Space’. Paper presented at Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating Meaning and Performing 'Culture’, 17th International Conference of the Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, V. X., & Pilcher, N. (2017, June). A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue. Paper presented at 17th International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) annual conference - Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture'

No abstract available.

STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atkins, E., Allford, R., & Maclean, S. (2017, June). STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference. Paper presented at 3rd International Enhancement Themes Conference: Inspiring Excellence, transforming the student experience, Glasgow

Atkins, E., Allford, R., and Maclean, S. (2017), STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference, 3rd International Enhancement Themes Conference: Inspiring Excellence, transforming the student experience (2017... Read More about STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference.

'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2017). 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment. In QAA Enhancement Themes

In 2013, -The Get on Board (GOB) -extra-curriculum -programme was launched at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School with the aim of placing students on the boards of local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodies, where they... Read More about 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment.

Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dutton, M. (2017, May). Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity. Presented at Border Crossing: Implications for Civil Society in a 'Dis'-United Kingdom

Drawing on qualitative longitudinal research with third sector organisations (TSOs) in Scotland, this paper explores how the independence of TSOs has been affected by changing relationships with local authorities and the Scottish Government in the co... Read More about Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity.