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Staging 'Swissness': Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation (2005)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, J. (2005). Staging 'Swissness': Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation. Language and Intercultural Communication, 5(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708470508668884

This paper examines the choice to translate plays from ‘Hochdeutsch’ (the standard form of the German language) into local dialect in German-speaking Switzerland. It first looks at the creative process of translating for the amateur stage and then at... Read More about Staging 'Swissness': Inter- and Intracultural Theatre Translation.

The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective (2005)
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Lynch, P. A. (2005). The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 24(4), 533-553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2004.11.001

Different approaches to the study of small accommodation enterprises emanating from outside of hospitality are identified and a new hospitality-derived approach described: the commercial home enterprise (CHE). The commercial home sector is a numerica... Read More about The commercial home enterprise and host: a United Kingdom perspective.

The charismatic side of foreign direct investment in the economical and social Giant China. (2005)
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Omar, M., & Handley-Schachler, M. (2004). The charismatic side of foreign direct investment in the economical and social Giant China. Amity Global Business Review, 1, (54-59)

Market orientation for many organisations seen as conceptual premise to instigate their changing points, this applies with particular force to organisations in transition economies. Especially those that have to cope with the challenges imposed by... Read More about The charismatic side of foreign direct investment in the economical and social Giant China..

Personal and Professional Development Planning HEA Case Study in HEA Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. (2005)
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Graham, J., Westwood, J., & Foster, M. (2004). Personal and Professional Development Planning HEA Case Study in HEA Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism. HEA: Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Network,

Activity - Providing students with structured opportunities to self-assess a range of their current skills and attributes and to identify ones that they need to further develop. These will form the basis of their development planning. In other wor... Read More about Personal and Professional Development Planning HEA Case Study in HEA Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism..

Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry (2005)
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Drummond, G., & Rule, G. (2005). Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry. Journal of Wine Research, 16(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571260500236633

This paper examines the prevalence, and effects, of consumer confusion within the UK wine market. Confusion reduction strategies are proposed as a means to enhance marketing efforts within this sector. The drivers of consumer confusion (e.g. product... Read More about Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry.

Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique. (2005)
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Crossan, K. (2004). Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique. International Journal of Applied Institutional Governance, 1,

The aim of this paper is to review the theoretical and quantitative literature which underpins the Theory of the Firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour. In the first part of the study classical, managerial and behavioural theories of the... Read More about Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique..

FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations (2005)
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Smith-Hillman, A. V., & Omar, M. (2005). FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations. European Business Review, 17(1), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340510576276

Purpose - Multinational corporations (MNCs) occupy a central role within the process of globalisation as evidenced through global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows valued at US$3.1 trillion by the end of 2000. The importance of regulation is ev... Read More about FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations.

ACTIVpanel: The missing link? (2005)
Journal Article
Steven, G. (2005). ACTIVpanel: The missing link?. Edinburgh Napier Teaching Fellows Journal,

Managing mobile phones: a work/non-work collision in small business (2005)
Journal Article
Townsend, K., & Batchelor, L. (2005). Managing mobile phones: a work/non-work collision in small business. New Technology, Work and Employment, 20(3), 259-267. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-005x.2005.00158.x

We can see technology changing people's private and working lives. But what happens when these two worlds collide? This paper explores two small organisations that have taken different approaches to the use of mobile phone technology. This area of co... Read More about Managing mobile phones: a work/non-work collision in small business.

MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues (2005)
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Lynch, P., Baty, R., Abdullah, F., & Seaman, C. (2005). MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues. Journal of European industrial training, 29(8), 641-652. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590510627102

Purpose – To report on an investigation amongst small firm owner‐managers in the service sector into potential demand for an MBA.Design/methodology/approach – Relevant recent literature is critiqued concerning small firms and learning, and MBAs and... Read More about MBA for small firms and microenterprises? Development issues.

The role of regional trading blocks in the development and management of tourism: an analysis of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (2005)
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C., & De Sausmarez, N. (2005). The role of regional trading blocks in the development and management of tourism: an analysis of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. International Journal of Tourism Research, 8, 317-332. https://doi.org/10.1002/jtr.579

The establishment of regional trading blocs is considered an important aspect of the process of economic and political globalisation. Focusing on the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, this paper considers whether the invo... Read More about The role of regional trading blocks in the development and management of tourism: an analysis of the European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations..

The stability of different silvicultural systems: a wind tunnel investigation. (2005)
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Gardiner, B., Belcher, R., Wood, C., Achim, A., & Marshall, B. (2005). The stability of different silvicultural systems: a wind tunnel investigation. Forestry, 78(5), 471-484. https://doi.org/10.1093/forestry/cpi053

We report on a wind-tunnel study with 1 : 75 scale model trees designed to examine the influence of canopy structure on the formation of turbulent gusts above forests. This was to test the hypothesis that more irregular canopy structures produce less... Read More about The stability of different silvicultural systems: a wind tunnel investigation..

Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes? (2005)
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D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Francis, H. (2005). Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes?. Human Resource Development International, 8(3), 327-344. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678860500199725

Our paper presents findings of an exploratory study of managers’ experiences of an emotion management leadership programme in a large retail company. Drawing on the concept of the psychological contract, we explore the signalling by the programme of... Read More about Human resource development and the psychological contract: Great expectations or false hopes?.

An empirical study of cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry. (2005)
Journal Article
Hwang, T., & Gao, S. S. (2005). An empirical study of cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry. International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation, 2, 264-280. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAAPE.2005.007675

Contemporary studies of cost efficiency in the insurance industry have predominantly focused on large economies. This paper investigates scale economies and cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry by using the translog cost function and... Read More about An empirical study of cost efficiency in the Irish life insurance industry..