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Measuring the degree of trust and its impact: the role of Management Accounting in creating and maintaining trust (2013)
Thesis
Muehl, J. K. Measuring the degree of trust and its impact: the role of Management Accounting in creating and maintaining trust. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6424

This research attempts to measure the degree of trust and its impact and to understand the role of Management Accounting in creating and maintaining trust. According to Zucker (1986) trust consists of three different forms; organisational, process an... Read More about Measuring the degree of trust and its impact: the role of Management Accounting in creating and maintaining trust.

The lore of the brand: an investigation into how organisations can build consumer engagement and brand affinity through a shared narrative (2013)
Thesis
Fowlestone, M. G. The lore of the brand: an investigation into how organisations can build consumer engagement and brand affinity through a shared narrative. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/e

This thesis aims to explore how organisations can build consumer engagement and affinity through establishing the conditions for a shared narrative. It is set against a backdrop where brands are facing up to a serious collapse in consumer confidence,... Read More about The lore of the brand: an investigation into how organisations can build consumer engagement and brand affinity through a shared narrative.

Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching (2013)
Journal Article
Penny, K. I., Morton, I. D., Ashraf, M. Z., & Duffy, J. C. (2013). Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching. Leadership and policy quarterly, 2,

The performance of institutions such as universities and colleges is of increasing interest to funders, policy makers, potential students and the establishments themselves who require accurate estimates of outcomes such as retention rates across the... Read More about Estimating Scottish student retention rates using propensity score matching.

Product Innovation in the Scottish Event Sector (2013)
Book Chapter
Gordon, P. (2013). Product Innovation in the Scottish Event Sector. In Facilities Planning for Tourism, Hospitality and Events

Product Innovation in the Scottish event sector.

Leadership (2013)
Book Chapter
Taylor, S. (2013). Leadership. In Facilities Management and Development for Tourism, Hospitality and Events, (219-240). UK: CAB International Publishing

Abstract not available.

Community Language Classes: How Ready are Students for More Technology? (2013)
Journal Article
Ratz, S. (2013). Community Language Classes: How Ready are Students for More Technology?. Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice, 1(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.14297/jpaap.v1i1.35

Are students at community language classes ready to use more technology for their learning? Although research into the use of technology in many language learning settings is widespread, the particular needs of the diverse body of community classes w... Read More about Community Language Classes: How Ready are Students for More Technology?.

Using Social Media to Develop Student Interactions. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, S. (2013, June). Using Social Media to Develop Student Interactions. Presented at Edinburgh Napier University Academic Professional Development Staff Conference

10 minute catalyst session at the 2013 Edinburgh Napier Staff Conference. The focus was on how interaction between students could be increased through social media. The session considered data collection from two student cohorts that underlines t... Read More about Using Social Media to Develop Student Interactions..

The moderating influence of HR operational autonomy on the entrepreneurial orientation–performance link in franchise systems (2013)
Journal Article
Grünhagen, M., Wollan, M., Dada, O., & Watson, A. (2014). The moderating influence of HR operational autonomy on the entrepreneurial orientation–performance link in franchise systems. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 10, 827-844.

This study investigates the concept of HR Operational Autonomy, i.e., the freedom a franchisor offers to franchisees throughout the system with regards to their creation of HR practices. It is shown to have a significant positive moderating effect on... Read More about The moderating influence of HR operational autonomy on the entrepreneurial orientation–performance link in franchise systems.

Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions (2013)
Book Chapter
Leask, A. (2013). Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions. In P. Legohérel, E. Poutier, & A. Fyall (Eds.), Revenue Management for Hospitality and Tourism,

This chapter focuses on how revenue management might be suitable for use as a tool in developing the effective management of heritage visitor attractions (HVAs). It begins with an explanation of the terms to be used within the chapter and the challen... Read More about Revenue Management at Heritage Attractions.

Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements (2013)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2013). Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements. Edinburgh Law Review, 17(2), 210-223. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2013.0155

Patient autonomy, regarded as a fundamental principle underlying medical ethics,1 is reinforced by numerous international instruments. Integral to this is advance treatment planning, often referred to as ‘advance statements’ or ‘advance directives’.2... Read More about Added Value: Using Human Rights to Support Psychiatric Advance Statements.

An assessment of the patentability of business methods in the US and European jurisdictions and an evaluation of the implications (2013)
Thesis
Sun, L. An assessment of the patentability of business methods in the US and European jurisdictions and an evaluation of the implications. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6075

Advances in information technology have enabled the design and development of innovations in business methods. This is particularly felt with IT enabled innovations such as Sun Microsystems' stateless shopping Cart for the web which is a Web shopping... Read More about An assessment of the patentability of business methods in the US and European jurisdictions and an evaluation of the implications.

Entrepreneurship and the Spatial Context: Evidence on the Location of Continuing Entrepreneurial Activity in Scotland (2013)
Thesis
Ross, A. G. Entrepreneurship and the Spatial Context: Evidence on the Location of Continuing Entrepreneurial Activity in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6607

Small growing firms are widely recognised to be a key determinant of economic growth, regional prosperity and sustainable development. This thesis investigates the role of continuing entrepreneurial activity, defined by the annual rate of new VAT reg... Read More about Entrepreneurship and the Spatial Context: Evidence on the Location of Continuing Entrepreneurial Activity in Scotland.

Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. (2013)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2013). Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 34, 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X12442576

Policy makers across industrialized nations have sought to increase participation in work-related training as a route to improved competitiveness. However, research conducted in Britain during the 1990s identified significant differences in partic... Read More about Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain..

An investigation into changes in gender equity and equality in Scottish universities from 1850 to 2011 (2013)
Thesis
Dick, D. An investigation into changes in gender equity and equality in Scottish universities from 1850 to 2011. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6050

The central aim of this thesis is: to investigate changes in gender equity and equality in Scottish universities from mid-nineteenth century to 2011 with reference to the experiences and attitudes of female and male academics comparing their opportun... Read More about An investigation into changes in gender equity and equality in Scottish universities from 1850 to 2011.

Da capo: A musical technique to evoke narrative recall (2013)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N., Cortazzi, M., & Jin, L. (2014). Da capo: A musical technique to evoke narrative recall. Psychology of Music, 42(4), 483-502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735613480257

This article proposes the use of recorded music chosen by researchers to elicit participant accounts of life experiences, a technique we name ‘da capo recall.’ Fifteen mainland Chinese students who had studied in the UK were played seven contrasting... Read More about Da capo: A musical technique to evoke narrative recall.