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The challenge of sales competitions. (2015)
Journal Article
Douglas, T. (2015). The challenge of sales competitions. International Journal of Sales Transformation, 1,

Universities in the United Kingdom do not make provision to deliver sales-ready graduates to the economy. One means of delivering sales education is participation in university sales competitions that bring together commercial sponsors, the higher e... Read More about The challenge of sales competitions..

Exploring film-induced tourism implications for onsite heritage interpretation at Alnwick Castle. (2015)
Book Chapter
Bakiewicz, J., Leask, A., Barron, P., & Rakić, T. (2015). Exploring film-induced tourism implications for onsite heritage interpretation at Alnwick Castle. In M. Kozak, & N. Kozak (Eds.), Destination Marketing: international perspectivesRoutledge

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Exploring film-induced tourism implications for onsite heritage interpretation at Alnwick Castle.

Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting (2015)
Book
Torti, V. (2015). Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673608

Competition and intellectual property rights (IPRs) are both necessary for a market to work efficiently and to promote consumer welfare. Properly applied, intellectual property rules define a legal framework which allows undertakings to profit from t... Read More about Intellectual Property and Competition in Standard Setting.

Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare. (2015)
Journal Article
Howieson, B. (2015). Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare. Scottish Medical Journal, 60(4), 228-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933015613670

The backdrop to this article is provided by the Better Health, Better Care Action Plan (Scottish Government, 2007), Section 1 of which is entitled ‘Towards a Mutual NHS’. According to Better Health, Better Care (Scottish Government, 2007: 5): ‘Mutual... Read More about Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare..

Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements (2015)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., Ojiako, U., Marshall, A., Williams, T., Neoh, J. G., Mota, C., & Shou, Y. (2016). Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements. Production Planning and Control, 27(3), 133-147. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2015.1083623

This paper examines how organisations that conduct worldwide recruitment of project management professionals can derive insight from the cultural preferences stated within project management job advertisements. Drawing on project management practitio... Read More about Building cultural intelligence: insights from project management job advertisements.

Is executive compensation a substitute governance mechanism to debt financing and leasing? (2015)
Journal Article
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016). Is executive compensation a substitute governance mechanism to debt financing and leasing?. Applied Economics, 48(14), 1293-1302. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2015.1100247

This study examines whether and how CEO equity incentives relate to financing choices (i.e., debt and leases). Using manually collected CEO compensation and lease data for a sample of large UK firms, we found evidence of a negative relationship betwe... Read More about Is executive compensation a substitute governance mechanism to debt financing and leasing?.

Moving from Evaluation to Trial: How do SMEs Start Adopting Cloud ERP? (2015)
Journal Article
Salim, S. A., Sedera, D., Sawang, S., E Alarifi, A. H., & Atapattu, M. (2015). Moving from Evaluation to Trial: How do SMEs Start Adopting Cloud ERP?. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 19, https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v19i0.1030

The advent of cloud technology involving low subscription overheads cost has provided small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the opportunity to adopt new cloud-based corporate-wide systems (i.e., cloud ERP). This technology, operating through... Read More about Moving from Evaluation to Trial: How do SMEs Start Adopting Cloud ERP?.

Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’ (2015)
Journal Article
Hewer, P., Gannon, M., & Cordina, R. (2017). Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’. Journal of Consumer Culture, 17(3), 600-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469540515611199

This article has three main objectives. Our first is to turn to sport as a particularly illuminating and revealing example of consumer culture in the making. Marketplace logic suffuses consumer culture, and exploring practices of fandom as performed... Read More about Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’.

Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives (2015)
Journal Article
Fascia, M. (2015). Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives. Management Studies and Economic Systems, 2(2), 145-156

Most current conceptualization of knowledge transfer emerges from the premise of occidental heritage. This paper examines the dialectical procedure, underpinning the unification of knowledge as an entity, and discusses dimensions of knowledge and kno... Read More about Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives.

Constitution of Japan, 1946 – the legislative process (2015)
Journal Article
Piegzik, M. (2015). Constitution of Japan, 1946 – the legislative process. Folia Iuridica Universitatis Wratislaviensis, 4(1), 179-197

The main aim of this paper is to present the legislation process and background of the Japanese Constitution of 1946. At the end of World War II in the Pacific the Empire of Japan was submitted under the military occupation of the United States. The... Read More about Constitution of Japan, 1946 – the legislative process.

From Battery Hens to Chicken Feed: The Perceived Precarity and Identity of Australian Journalists (2015)
Journal Article
Patrick, H., & Elks, K. (2015). From Battery Hens to Chicken Feed: The Perceived Precarity and Identity of Australian Journalists. Asia Pacific Journal of Arts and Cultural Management, 48(12), 48-66

There is an industrial revolution taking place in the media sphere, and it is a result of digitalisation. Between mass layoffs and falling word rates, Australian journalists are exposed to multiple potential sources of precarity. This paper makes use... Read More about From Battery Hens to Chicken Feed: The Perceived Precarity and Identity of Australian Journalists.

Strategies to Reduce Rework in Software Development on an Organisation in Mauritius (2015)
Journal Article
Ramdoo, V. D., & Huzooree, G. (2015). Strategies to Reduce Rework in Software Development on an Organisation in Mauritius. International Journal of Software Engineering & Applications, 6(5), 9-20. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijsea.2015.6502

Rework is a known vicious circle in software development since it plays a central role in the generation of delays, extra costs and diverse risks introduced after software delivery. It eventually triggers a negative impact on the quality of the softw... Read More about Strategies to Reduce Rework in Software Development on an Organisation in Mauritius.

A Lean healthcare journey: the Scottish Experience (2015)
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & Kumar, M. (2015). A Lean healthcare journey: the Scottish Experience. In Public Service Operations Management: A research handbook. Routledge

Lean has been adopted by public sector organisations to combat the growing challenges in tackling demand, capacity, service provision and issues around the reduction of errors and managing variation in processes. This chapter discusses the specific c... Read More about A Lean healthcare journey: the Scottish Experience.

Perceptions of context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs (2015)
Thesis
James, L. Perceptions of context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/455062

This research explores perceptions of the context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprint strategy amongst Scottish SMEs. Critics of sustainability footprint measurement insist that by nature... Read More about Perceptions of context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs.

Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective (2015)
Thesis
Bachmann, B. Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/452917

This study links ethical leadership theory to the implementation of improved leadership practices and examines whether ethical leadership characteristics actually exist, particularly in highly operational environments.
The study analyses how ethical... Read More about Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective.

Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, M., Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2015). Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes. Human Resource Development Review, 14(4), 359-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315607053

Despite being viewed as a major construct at the heart of human resource development (HRD), considerable complexity, confusion, and ambiguity exists regarding the conceptualization of development. The notion of development has attracted interest from... Read More about Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes.