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Mapping Patterns of Self Employment: Secondary Analysis Synthesis Report (2015)
Preprint / Working Paper
Masso, J., Tverdostrup, M., Sheehan, M., McNamara, A., Ortlieb, R., Weiss, S., …Fohrbeck, A. (2015). Mapping Patterns of Self Employment: Secondary Analysis Synthesis Report. Brighton: European Union

Part of this research project (Task 1) provided an overview of the policy literature on selfemployment and entrepreneurship in Europe where emphasis was placed on differentiating between self-employment and entrepreneurship, the key policies at EU an... Read More about Mapping Patterns of Self Employment: Secondary Analysis Synthesis Report.

Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research (2015)
Book Chapter
Sheehan, M., Saunders, M. N., & Wang, C. L. (2015). Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research. In M. N. Saunders, & P. Tosey (Eds.), Handbook of research methods on human resource developmentEdward Elgar Publishing

As Human Resource Development (HRD) research has developed, a growing variety of quantitative and qualitative data collection procedures and analysis techniques have been adopted; research designs now include mono, multiple and mixed methods. This Ha... Read More about Maximising Telephone Survey Participation in International HRD Research.

Making Sense of Public Policy in a fragmented World: the search for solutions and the limits of learning (2015)
Book Chapter
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2015). Making Sense of Public Policy in a fragmented World: the search for solutions and the limits of learning. In A. Agger, B. Damgaard, A. Hagedorn Krogh, & E. Sørensen (Eds.), Collaborative Governance and Public Innovation in Northern Europe (269-286). Bentham Science Publishers

This chapter considers learning, change and innovation in a public sector where the certainties of ‘New Public Management’ (NPM) have been replaced by uncertainty and flux. In this setting, policy actors may resort either to innovation or retrenchmen... Read More about Making Sense of Public Policy in a fragmented World: the search for solutions and the limits of learning.

The nomination committee and firm performance: an empirical investigation of UK financial institutions during the pre/post financial crisis (2015)
Journal Article
Agyemang-Mintah, P. (2015). The nomination committee and firm performance: an empirical investigation of UK financial institutions during the pre/post financial crisis. Corporate Board: Role, Duties and Composition, 11(3), 176-190. https://doi.org/10.22495/cbv11i3art14

This study looks at the relationship between nomination committee (NC) and the financial performance of firms among United Kingdom (UK) financial institutions. The result indicates a positive and statistically significant association between the NC o... Read More about The nomination committee and firm performance: an empirical investigation of UK financial institutions during the pre/post financial crisis.

QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University (2015)
Other
Weaver, M., brodie, J., & devlin, J. (2015). QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University. [Internal Report to QAA]. Edinburgh Napier University

A skills award provides an awareness framework which captures extra-curricular student activity with the intention of advancing student learning enhancement, future career and employability prospects. Active learning approaches will be combined with... Read More about QAA Student Transitions Project: A Benchmarking Exercise of Skills Award Frameworks ‘outwith’ Edinburgh Napier University.

Social constructions of value: marketing considerations for the context of event and festival visitation. (2015)
Book Chapter
Rihova, I., Buhalis, D., Moital, M., & Gouthro, M. B. (2015). Social constructions of value: marketing considerations for the context of event and festival visitation. In O. Moufakkir, & T. Pernecky (Eds.), Ideological, social and cultural aspects of events (74-85). CABI Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780643526.0074

This chapter argues for a shift from the traditional value perspectives to a more holistic representation of socially constructed value in practice. This chapter is organized in three parts. In the first part, an overview is offered of how value has... Read More about Social constructions of value: marketing considerations for the context of event and festival visitation..

A preliminary study of barriers to bank financing of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK. (2015)
Journal Article
Zhang, J. (2015). A preliminary study of barriers to bank financing of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK. Open Journal of Social Sciences, 3, 105-110. https://doi.org/10.4236/jss.2015.37018

Ethnic minority entrepreneurship has been a growing research interest, however, little has been
known about financial barriers to start up and run a business venture from the perspectives of UK
ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs. The aim of this study is... Read More about A preliminary study of barriers to bank financing of ethnic Chinese entrepreneurs in the UK..

Developing brand relationship theory for festivals: a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. (2015)
Book Chapter
Todd, L. A. (2015). Developing brand relationship theory for festivals: a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In I. S. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals (157-176). Routledge

INTRODUCTION

Relationship principles prevail in consumer marketing practice where brands are imbued with human traits to strengthen their consumer appeal. The brand-as-a-person metaphor has gained momentum in consumer research (Aaker, J. 1997; Aak... Read More about Developing brand relationship theory for festivals: a study of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe..

Real World Views 23.2. (2015)
Book Chapter
Steven, G. (2014). Real World Views 23.2. In C. Drury (Ed.), Management and Cost Accounting (9th Edition), 640-640. Cengage Learning EMEA

Deconstructing 'Mono'-Lingualism: considerations of value for 'English' 'language' education in a global setting. (2015)
Book Chapter
Pilcher, N., & Richards, K. (2015). Deconstructing 'Mono'-Lingualism: considerations of value for 'English' 'language' education in a global setting. In L. T. Wong, & A. Dubey-Jhaveri (Eds.), English language education in a global world: practices, issues and challenges (81-90). Nova Science Publishers

Traditionally, language speakers are categorised as mono-lingual, bilingual, or multilingual. It is traditionally assumed in English language education that the ‘lingual’ is something that can be ‘fixed’ in form, written down to be learnt, and taught... Read More about Deconstructing 'Mono'-Lingualism: considerations of value for 'English' 'language' education in a global setting..

Does Size Matter? Evaluating Corporate Environmental Disclosure in the Australian Mining and Metal Industry: A Combined Approach of Quantity and Quality Measurement (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, K. (2017). Does Size Matter? Evaluating Corporate Environmental Disclosure in the Australian Mining and Metal Industry: A Combined Approach of Quantity and Quality Measurement. Business Strategy and the Environment, 26(2), 209-223. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.1910

There are an increasing number of companies in the mining and metals sector disclosing environmental sustainability information in their annual reports, sustainability reports and corporate internet web pages. However, there is ongoing debate about t... Read More about Does Size Matter? Evaluating Corporate Environmental Disclosure in the Australian Mining and Metal Industry: A Combined Approach of Quantity and Quality Measurement.

The Implications of the Growth of Port Throughput on the Port Capacity: the Case of Malaysian Major Container Seaports (2015)
Journal Article
Jeevan, J., Ghaderi, H., Bandara, Y., Saharuddin, A., & Othman, M. (2015). The Implications of the Growth of Port Throughput on the Port Capacity: the Case of Malaysian Major Container Seaports. International Journal of e-Navigation and Maritime Economy, 3, 84-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enavi.2015.12.008

Malaysia, situated between East and West, is an interface in world maritime trade, playing a crucial role in the business of moving container boxes in South-eastern parts of Asia. The prominent container terminals in Malaysia such as Port Klang and P... Read More about The Implications of the Growth of Port Throughput on the Port Capacity: the Case of Malaysian Major Container Seaports.

The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms (2015)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Maguire, S., & Chipulu, M. (2016). The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms. Competition and Change, 20(2), 89-105. https://doi.org/10.1177/1024529415623918

This multi-case study examines how three security firms in South Africa, at different stages in their evolutionary lifecycle, exploit entrepreneurial behavioural capabilities to innovate with technology-mediated services. The Dynamic Entrepreneurial... Read More about The exploitation of dynamic entrepreneurial capabilities by South African security firms.

Facebook from socializing to advertising. (2015)
Journal Article
Azer, J. (2015). Facebook from socializing to advertising. African journal of business management, 9(24), 796-813. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajbm2015.7866

This research aims to investigate if Facebook has a significant effect as a tool of advertising in Egypt and to present to marketers practical trends to use in order to close this gap of the missing formula. Quantitative approach based on an online s... Read More about Facebook from socializing to advertising..