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An analysis of China's derivatives market and accounting for derivatives (2009)
Book Chapter
Huang, H., & Gao, S. (2009). An analysis of China's derivatives market and accounting for derivatives. In Financial Sector Reform and the International Integration of China, (134-148). Taylor & Francis

An analysis of China's derivatives market and accounting for derivatives.

Tourism and social policy (2009)
Journal Article
Minnaert, W., Maitland, R., & Miller, G. (2009). Tourism and social policy. Annals of Tourism Research, 36(2), 316-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2009.01.002

Social Tourism for low-income groups forms part of social policy in several countries of mainland Europe, but little research evidence of its benefits exists. This study empirically examines these benefits in terms of increases in social and family c... Read More about Tourism and social policy.

A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students (2009)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2009). A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students. Active learning in higher education, 10(1), 7-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787408100190

While the most common type of student entering higher education falls within the 17—19-year-old age group, universities in the UK are keen to accept other categories of students onto programmes as a means of increasing diversity and maintaining stude... Read More about A smooth transition?: Education and social expectations of direct entry students.

Local government and the problem of English governance. (2009)
Journal Article
Fenwick, J., McMillan, J., & Elcock, H. (2009). Local government and the problem of English governance. Local Government Studies, 35, 5-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930802574417

The paper is concerned with the problematic nature of English governance. The discussion begins with reference to the reluctance to engage in debates about English national governance. It then poses a series of questions about the balance to be drawn... Read More about Local government and the problem of English governance..

The impact of physical environment on employee commitment in call centres: The mediating role of employee well‐being (2009)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & McLaren, L. (2009). The impact of physical environment on employee commitment in call centres: The mediating role of employee well‐being. Team Performance Management, 15(1/2), 35-48. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527590910937702

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine the effect of the physical environment on employee commitment. It explores how favourable working conditions can affect an employee's sense of well‐being which in turn can generate higher levels of em... Read More about The impact of physical environment on employee commitment in call centres: The mediating role of employee well‐being.

Student part‐time employment: Implications, challenges and opportunities for higher education (2009)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Anastasiadou, C. (2009). Student part‐time employment: Implications, challenges and opportunities for higher education. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 21, 140-153. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110910935642

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the pattern of part‐time working amongst a cohort of full time hospitality and tourism students studying at a university in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach Students studying hospitality and tou... Read More about Student part‐time employment: Implications, challenges and opportunities for higher education.

Corporate risk disclosure: its determinants and its impact on the company's cost of equity capital (2009)
Thesis
Rajab, B. Corporate risk disclosure: its determinants and its impact on the company's cost of equity capital. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3744

Risk disclosure has received considerable interest and attention in recent times. The aim of this research is to examine risk information disclosure in annual reports with the aim of establishing trends. Further, this research empirically examines th... Read More about Corporate risk disclosure: its determinants and its impact on the company's cost of equity capital.

Exploring the Strategic Role of Human Resource Development in Organizational Crisis Management (2009)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Hutchins, H. M., & Garavan, T. N. (2009). Exploring the Strategic Role of Human Resource Development in Organizational Crisis Management. Human Resource Development Review, 8(1), 22-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484308330018

Crisis management has been a largely overlooked territory in human resource development (HRD) despite the increasingly recognized impact of organizational crises on the individual and organizational performance. This article explores the strategic r... Read More about Exploring the Strategic Role of Human Resource Development in Organizational Crisis Management.

The Adoption and Diffusion of an NHRD Standard: A Conceptual Framework (2009)
Journal Article
Murphy, A., & Garavan, T. N. (2009). The Adoption and Diffusion of an NHRD Standard: A Conceptual Framework. Human Resource Development Review, 8(1), 3-21. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484308330019

This article proposes a conceptual framework to explain the adoption and diffusion of a national human resource development (NHRD) standard. NHRD standards are used by governments to promote training and development in organizations and increase the... Read More about The Adoption and Diffusion of an NHRD Standard: A Conceptual Framework.

Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service (2009)
Journal Article
Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2010). Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service. The journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(2), 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.145

This article utilizes social network analysis (SNA) and associated statistical techniques to examine a complex process known as Sentence Management in a Scottish Prison Service facility. Findings indicate that communication did not always follow the... Read More about Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service.

Festivals, Cooperative Stakeholders and the Role of the Media: A Case Analysis of Newspaper Media (2009)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., & Rogers, P. (2009). Festivals, Cooperative Stakeholders and the Role of the Media: A Case Analysis of Newspaper Media. Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism, 9(2-3), 206-224. https://doi.org/10.1080/15022250903217019

Image, brand narrative and stakeholder collaboration each represent pivotal paradigms in the analysis, evaluation and formation of good management practice for festivals. The role of the media as significant intermediary offers a core measurement ins... Read More about Festivals, Cooperative Stakeholders and the Role of the Media: A Case Analysis of Newspaper Media.

A model of the travel to work limits of parents (2009)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2009). A model of the travel to work limits of parents. Research in Transportation Economics, 25(1), 19-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2009.08.001

This paper considers the length of time that parents are willing to travel to an existing or new job. Using data for over 12,000 parents it finds that many characteristics were associated with being less likely to be willing to travel to work for at... Read More about A model of the travel to work limits of parents.

Beziehungsqualität in Dienstleistungsnetzwerken (2009)
Book
Backhaus, C. (2009). Beziehungsqualität in Dienstleistungsnetzwerken. Wiesbaden, Germany: Gabler. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8349-8357-2

Die Bedeutung der Organisationsform des Unternehmensnetzwerks spiegelt sich in einem stark steigenden Interesse der Wissenschaft an Netzwerkorganisationen wider. Christof Backhaus analysiert in zwanzig Dienstleistungsnetzwerken die Beziehungsqualität... Read More about Beziehungsqualität in Dienstleistungsnetzwerken.

Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG (2009)
Report
Mcquaid, R., Bond, S., & Fuertes, V. (2009). Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG. Edinburgh: Scottish Government

This report summarises the Final Evaluation Report of the Working for Families Fund (WFF) programme from 2004-08. It was carried out by the Employment Research Institute, Napier University, Edinburgh, for the Scottish Government over this period. Ove... Read More about Evaluation Of The Working For Families Fund 2004-2008 SG.

Research ... isn't that something academics do? (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Steven, G. (2009, January). Research ... isn't that something academics do?. Paper presented at Research-teaching links in Business, Management, Accountancy & Finance: Sharing and enhancing practice