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Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels (2006)
Journal Article
Maxwell, G., & Watson, S. (2006). Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(6), 1152-1170. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190600697638

Although contextual factors act to encourage the devolvement of human resource management to line managers, recent research indicates that there is substantial potential for human resource specialists and line managers to share more effectively respo... Read More about Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels.

Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study (2006)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., O'Brien, F., & O'Hanlon, D. (2006). Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study. Personnel Review, 35(3), 252-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480610656685

Purpose: To investigate the factors predicting the career progression of hotel managers working in international hotel chains in Ireland, Europe and Asia.

Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a cross‐sectional questionnaire design consistin... Read More about Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study.

Future strategy for higher education with specific reference to Scottish universities. (2006)
Thesis
Muthaya, K. Future strategy for higher education with specific reference to Scottish universities. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6197

The developed economies are now considered to be entering the growth phase of
knowledge-based economic activity. The universities are increasingly seen as a
critical vehicle for knowledge creation and knowledge transfer in order to produce
educate... Read More about Future strategy for higher education with specific reference to Scottish universities..

Selective interpretation and eclectic human heritage in Lithuania (2006)
Journal Article
Craig Wight, A., & Lennon, J. J. (2007). Selective interpretation and eclectic human heritage in Lithuania. Tourism Management, 28(2), 519-529. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2006.03.006

This paper examines recent controversy in Lithuania surrounding 20th century wartime tragedy with particular emphasis on contrasting the commemoration of the mass extermination of the Jewish community and the suffering of Lithuanian Partisans during... Read More about Selective interpretation and eclectic human heritage in Lithuania.

Juxtaposing the timeless and the ephemeral: Staging festivals and events at World Heritage Sites (2006)
Book Chapter
Smith, M., Carnegie, E., & Robertson, M. (2006). Juxtaposing the timeless and the ephemeral: Staging festivals and events at World Heritage Sites. In A. Leask, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Managing World Heritage Sites (110-124). Butterworth-Heinemann. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780080461755

The aim of this chapter is to explore the complex relationship between World Heritage Sites (WHS) and temporary festivals and events, analysing some of the impacts and implications of staging ‘ephemeral’ arts projects in the context of ‘timeless’ her... Read More about Juxtaposing the timeless and the ephemeral: Staging festivals and events at World Heritage Sites.

Managing World Heritage Sites (2006)
Book
Leask, A., & Fyell, A. (Eds.). (2006). Managing World Heritage Sites. Routledge

World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the H... Read More about Managing World Heritage Sites.

Selective Heritage Interpretation in Lithuania (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wight, C. (2006, May). Selective Heritage Interpretation in Lithuania. Paper presented at Interpreting World Heritage Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico

Promoting ‘strategic’ working within area based and thematic Social Inclusion Partnerships in Scotland. (2006)
Journal Article
MacPherson, S. (2006). Promoting ‘strategic’ working within area based and thematic Social Inclusion Partnerships in Scotland. Local Economy, 21(2), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940600608317

Fundamental to the historical development of partnership working as an approach to managing neighbourhood regeneration has been a concern to promote `strategic' working practices. However, there has been a distinct lack of conceptual clarity within b... Read More about Promoting ‘strategic’ working within area based and thematic Social Inclusion Partnerships in Scotland..

Philosophical and methodological praxes in dark tourism: Controversy, contention and the evolving paradigm (2006)
Journal Article
Wight, A. C. (2006). Philosophical and methodological praxes in dark tourism: Controversy, contention and the evolving paradigm. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 12(2), 119-129. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356766706062151

The following article will examine examples of current and theoretical issues in academic and related literature written on the subject of what has been variously referred to as ‘dark tourism’ (Lennon and Foley1), ‘thanatourism’ (Seaton2) and sometim... Read More about Philosophical and methodological praxes in dark tourism: Controversy, contention and the evolving paradigm.

What Value Knowledge? Gendered Learning in Public Management (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2006, April). What Value Knowledge? Gendered Learning in Public Management. Paper presented at International Research Society for Public Management Annual Conference, Glasgow Caledonian University

The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand (2006)
Journal Article
Panvisavas, V., & Taylor, J. S. (2006). The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 18(3), 231-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110610658634

Purpose
Seeks to examine the extent to which management contracts used by international hotel firms in Thailand mirror those used in the USA.

Design/methodology/approach
The study builds on previous research carried out in the late 1990s that hi... Read More about The use of management contracts by international hotel firms in Thailand.

The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers (2006)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Saha, S. K., & O'Donnell, D. (2006). The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers. International Journal of Manpower, 27(3), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720610672167

Purpose – This paper explores this relationship between the individual values of managers and human resource (HR) decision‐making.Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data were collected from a total of 340 line managers from both Ireland and... Read More about The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers.

Inter- and Intra-individual Variation in Applied Force When Listening at a Surface, and Resulting Variation in Earprints (2006)
Journal Article
Meijerman, L., Nagelkerke, N. J. D., Van Basten, R., Van Der Lugt, C., De Conti, F., Drusini, A. G., Giacon, M., Sholl, S., Vanezis, P., & Maat, G. J. R. (2006). Inter- and Intra-individual Variation in Applied Force When Listening at a Surface, and Resulting Variation in Earprints. Medicine, Science and the Law, 46(2), 141-151. https://doi.org/10.1258/rsmmsl.46.2.141

We aimed to explore the level of inter- and intra-individual variation in applied force when listening at a surface, and assess the resulting variation in earprints. We further intended to identify possible sources of this variation. Forty subjects e... Read More about Inter- and Intra-individual Variation in Applied Force When Listening at a Surface, and Resulting Variation in Earprints.

Managing and maintaining corporate reputation and brand identity: Haier Group logo (2006)
Journal Article
Omar, M., & Williams, J. (2006). Managing and maintaining corporate reputation and brand identity: Haier Group logo. The journal of brand management an international journal, 13(4-5), 268-275. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.bm.2540270

The riots against the World Trade Organization in Seattle and the protests in Washington present a real threat to the reputation of global firms. Those changes in circumstance led international firms to pay considerable attention to the management of... Read More about Managing and maintaining corporate reputation and brand identity: Haier Group logo.

The Burgundian regnum and the Roman state (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dodd, L. (2006, April). The Burgundian regnum and the Roman state. Paper presented at Classical Association of England and Wales Annual Conference, University of Newcastle

An examination of the unusual relationship between the Burgundian kingdom and the Roman state during the 6th century. This paper demonstrates that, far from being antagonistic towards the Roman empire, the Burgundians viewed their kingdom as an exte... Read More about The Burgundian regnum and the Roman state.