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"My Home Is My Castle": Defiance of the Commercial Homestay Host in Tourism (2011)
Journal Article
McIntosh, A., Lynch, P., & Sweeney, M. (2011). "My Home Is My Castle": Defiance of the Commercial Homestay Host in Tourism. Journal of Travel Research, 50, 509-519. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287510379160

The intrinsic nature of small tourism business provision has rarely been captured in previous literature, but it has recently gained momentum within scholarly discourse exploring the role of the “home” in tourism and hospitality. This article contr... Read More about "My Home Is My Castle": Defiance of the Commercial Homestay Host in Tourism.

The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well being (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Canduela, J., Cabras, I., & Raeside, R. (2011). The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well being

In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is ageing. In this context, it is important to sustain and enhance people’s well-being and community cohe... Read More about The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well being.

An Analysis of the Small and Micro-Brewing Sector in the United Kingdom: A Simple Niche Market or a Potential Gold Mine? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
United Kingdom: A Simple Niche Market or a Potential Gold Mine?. Paper presented at Beeronomics Conference -The Economics of Beer and Brewing, Freising (Germany)

In recent years, the number of small independent businesses operating in the brewing sector has increased significantly. Small and micro-breweries have expanded in Europe and the U.S., and now almost every Western country has a number of small bus... Read More about An Analysis of the Small and Micro-Brewing Sector in the United Kingdom: A Simple Niche Market or a Potential Gold Mine?.

Measuring corporate sustainability management: A data envelopment analysis approach (2011)
Journal Article
Lee, K., & Farzipoor Saen, R. (2012). Measuring corporate sustainability management: A data envelopment analysis approach. International Journal of Production Economics, 140(1), 219-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.08.024

Despite the increased awareness of the conceptual and practical definition of corporate sustainability, questions remain on how to measure performance. The objective of this paper is to advance our understanding of the measurement of corporate sustai... Read More about Measuring corporate sustainability management: A data envelopment analysis approach.

Localism under the Coalition: Style or Substance? (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McMillan, J., & Fenwick, J. (2011, September). Localism under the Coalition: Style or Substance?. Paper presented at Public Administration Comittee Annual Conference

An Examination of ‘Irregular Competition’ between Corporations and NGOs (2011)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Telofski, R., Ojiako, U., & Chipulu, M. (2012). An Examination of ‘Irregular Competition’ between Corporations and NGOs. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 23(2), 371-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-011-9205-5

The purpose of this article is to develop a theory which frames the demands of civil society in such a way as to better enable corporate subjects to manage and navigate ‘irregular’ engagement from activist organizations. Activist NGOs engage in advoc... Read More about An Examination of ‘Irregular Competition’ between Corporations and NGOs.

Producing ceramic art works through tourism research (2011)
Journal Article
Thompson, F., Hannam, K., & Petrie, K. (2012). Producing ceramic art works through tourism research. Annals of Tourism Research, 39(1), 336-360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2011.06.006

It might appear initially that the diverse fields of ceramics and tourism do not have much in common. However, printed pictorial ceramic objects have been widely available since the 1860s as touristic souvenirs. The relationships between art and tour... Read More about Producing ceramic art works through tourism research.

Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe: Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship across Europe (2011)
Journal Article
Georgellis, Y., & Lange, T. (2012). Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe: Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship across Europe. British Journal of Management, 23(4), 437-454. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2011.00753.x

Using data from the European Values Survey (EVS), we examine the relationship between job and life satisfaction across Europe. We find that for the majority of employees job and life satisfaction are positively correlated, thus supporting the spillov... Read More about Traditional versus Secular Values and the Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship Across Europe: Job-Life Satisfaction Relationship across Europe.

The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management (2011)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Maguire, S., Robson, I., & Chipulu, M. (2012). The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management. OR Insight, 25, 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1057/ori.2011.12

Within this article, the authors argue that intelligence management (IM) as a research area is critical for organisations. There is a need to focus on how conceptualisations of intelligence can be supported, especially when one considers the crucial... Read More about The critical role of hermeneutics in intelligence management.

Reducing risk in foreign market entry strategies: standardization versus modification (2011)
Journal Article
Omar, M., & Porter, M. (2011). Reducing risk in foreign market entry strategies: standardization versus modification. Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness, 21, 382-396. https://doi.org/10.1108/10595421111152174

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate empirically the influence of six key contextual determinants upon the degree of standardization for firms who enter a new market directly. In the context of international business market entry,... Read More about Reducing risk in foreign market entry strategies: standardization versus modification.

The Criticality of Transferable Skills Development and Virtual Learning Environments Used in the Teaching of Project Management (2011)
Journal Article
Ojiako, G., Ashleigh, M., Chipulu, M., & Kai-Wang, J. (2011). The Criticality of Transferable Skills Development and Virtual Learning Environments Used in the Teaching of Project Management. Project Management Journal, 42(4), 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.20240

Studies have found the development of transferable skills and the provision of virtual learning environments (VLEs) to be crucial to students who are learning project management. Taking these factors into consideration, this article explores why proj... Read More about The Criticality of Transferable Skills Development and Virtual Learning Environments Used in the Teaching of Project Management.

Ethical Dimensions of Shared Ethnicity, Language, and Immigration Experience (2011)
Journal Article
Victoria, M. (2011). Ethical Dimensions of Shared Ethnicity, Language, and Immigration Experience. TESL Canada Journal, 28, 72-79

In this article I illustrate how some commonalities that I share with my participants―ethnic background, native language, and immigration experience―create unexpected ethical concerns. I explore how these commonalities facilitate the establishment of... Read More about Ethical Dimensions of Shared Ethnicity, Language, and Immigration Experience.

The entrepreneur in economic theory. (2011)
Book Chapter
McQuaid, R. W. (2011). The entrepreneur in economic theory. In S. Desai, P. Nijkamp, & R. R. Stough (Eds.), New Directions in Regional Economic Development: the role of entrepreneurship research, practice and policyEdward Elgar Publishing

Consequences of customer loyalty to the loyalty program and to the company (2011)
Journal Article
Evanschitzky, H., Ramaseshan, B., Woisetschläger, D. M., Richelsen, V., Blut, M., & Backhaus, C. (2012). Consequences of customer loyalty to the loyalty program and to the company. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, 40, 625-638. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11747-011-0272-3

Gaining customer loyalty is an important goal of marketing, and loyalty programs are intended to help in reaching it. Research on loyalty programs suggests that customers differentiate between loyalty to a company and loyalty to a loyalty program, ye... Read More about Consequences of customer loyalty to the loyalty program and to the company.