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Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, and the Career Choices of Women Doctors C.1860–1920: An Edinburgh Case Study (2015)
Book Chapter
Thomson, E. (2015). Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, and the Career Choices of Women Doctors C.1860–1920: An Edinburgh Case Study. In M. Tsouroufli (Ed.), Gender, Careers and Inequalities in Medicine and Medical Education: International Perspectives (15-41). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/s2051-233320150000002002

This chapter explores the inequalities and restrictions faced by women as they entered the medical profession in the United Kingdom. A case study in the first hospital in the United Kingdom to be founded and run by women, the Edinburgh Hospital for W... Read More about Medical Knowledge, Medical Education, and the Career Choices of Women Doctors C.1860–1920: An Edinburgh Case Study.

Talent Management and Organisational Diversity: A call for research (2015)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M., & Anderson, V. (2015). Talent Management and Organisational Diversity: A call for research. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 26(4), 349-358. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21247

Talent management (TM) represents one of the fastest growing areas of both academic research and HRD practice. Since proclamations of a ‘War for Talent’ in the late 1990s the term ‘talentmanagement’ has become one of the most common terms in the mana... Read More about Talent Management and Organisational Diversity: A call for research.

Advanced and emerging economies Generation Y’s perception towards country-of-origin (2015)
Journal Article
Tjandra, N. C., Omar, M., & Ensor, J. (2015). Advanced and emerging economies Generation Y’s perception towards country-of-origin. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 10(4), 858-874. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-11-2012-0146

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of Generation Y from advanced and emerging economies towards the country-of-origin (COO) of fashion products.
Design/methodology/approach
The study was conducted by employing a quali... Read More about Advanced and emerging economies Generation Y’s perception towards country-of-origin.

Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. (2015)
Journal Article
Alhejji, H., Garavan, T., Carbery, R., O'Brien, F., & McGuire, D. (2016). Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(1), 95-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21221

The purpose of this paper is to analyze current scholarship on diversity training outcomes utilizing a systematic literature review (SLR) and provide insights for future research. The article advances our understanding of diversity training outcomes... Read More about Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review..

What Encourages People to Carpool? An Evaluation of Factors with Meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Neoh, J., Chipulu, M., & Marshall, A. (2017). What Encourages People to Carpool? An Evaluation of Factors with Meta-analysis. Transportation, 44, 423–447. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-015-9661-7

Non-household carpools (where two or more commuters from different residences travel together in the same private vehicle) bring public benefits. To encourage and incentivise it, transport practitioners and researchers must understand its private mot... Read More about What Encourages People to Carpool? An Evaluation of Factors with Meta-analysis.

Supporting management strategies with a Figurational approach. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fascia, M. (2015, September). Supporting management strategies with a Figurational approach. Paper presented at Said Business School Research Series

The aim of this theoretical discussion is to provide construct to a research scheme using figurational underpinning, which can then be able to support adaptive management strategies. A common feature of contemporary management issues is the underlyin... Read More about Supporting management strategies with a Figurational approach..

Mobility, tourism (2015)
Book Chapter
Hannam, K., & Paris, C. M. (2015). Mobility, tourism. Encyclopedia of Tourism, 1-2. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_408-1

Entry exert - "Ostensibly tourism can be seen as a form of mobility on a continuum where it involves a temporary overnight stay in a destination that is not home, in contrast to migration as another form of mobility that involves a more or less perma... Read More about Mobility, tourism.

A study of the potential of shore power for the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan: To introduce or not to introduce? (2015)
Journal Article
Tseng, P., & Pilcher, N. (2015). A study of the potential of shore power for the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan: To introduce or not to introduce?. Research in Transportation Business & Management, 17, 83-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rtbm.2015.09.001

To reduce ship emissions in port and city environments, cold ironing, or shore power has been suggested and implemented in many global advanced ports. Shore power is a land-to-ship electricity connection that allows ships to switch off onboard diesel... Read More about A study of the potential of shore power for the port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan: To introduce or not to introduce?.

Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for environmental management and organizational change: An eco-control approach (2015)
Journal Article
Gunarathne, N., & Lee, K. (2015). Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for environmental management and organizational change: An eco-control approach. Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change, 11(3), 362-383. https://doi.org/10.1108/jaoc-10-2013-0078

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to identify the development and implementation of Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) and environmental management at the level of a firm in the hotel sector in Sri Lanka.

Design/methodology/approach
Ca... Read More about Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for environmental management and organizational change: An eco-control approach.

Interest alignment for joint business development: How global software houses and consulting firms work together in the enterprise systems sector (2015)
Journal Article
Neves da Rocha, F., & Bataglia, W. (2017). Interest alignment for joint business development: How global software houses and consulting firms work together in the enterprise systems sector. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l'Administration, 34(1), 89-103. https://doi.org/10.1002/cjas.1340

Abstract Despite the relatively long history of strategic alliances in the enterprise systems sector, studies examining the relationships between software houses and consulting firms have been rare and fragmented, particularly those related to the me... Read More about Interest alignment for joint business development: How global software houses and consulting firms work together in the enterprise systems sector.

Entrepreneurship and the spatial context: A panel data study into regional determinants of small growing firms in Scotland (2015)
Journal Article
Ross, A. G., Adams, J., & Crossan, K. (2015). Entrepreneurship and the spatial context: A panel data study into regional determinants of small growing firms in Scotland. Local Economy, 30(6), 672-688. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094215600135

Entrepreneurship is widely recognised as a key determinant of economic growth, regional prosperity and sustainable development. Using a panel model with data from the value added tax register, this paper estimates spatial variation in small growing f... Read More about Entrepreneurship and the spatial context: A panel data study into regional determinants of small growing firms in Scotland.

The contribution of jurisdiction as a technique of demand side regulation in claims for the recovery of cultural objects (2015)
Journal Article
Gillies, L. (2015). The contribution of jurisdiction as a technique of demand side regulation in claims for the recovery of cultural objects. Journal of Private International Law, 11(2), 295-316. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441048.2015.1068003

This article considers the role of jurisdiction in supporting private claims for the cross-border recovery of cultural objects from an EU member state. In particular, this article considers a new, “sui generis” special jurisdiction rule in Article 7(... Read More about The contribution of jurisdiction as a technique of demand side regulation in claims for the recovery of cultural objects.

Hunt the shadow not the substance: the rise of the career academic in construction education (2015)
Journal Article
Tennant, S., Murray, M., Forster, A., & Pilcher, N. (2015). Hunt the shadow not the substance: the rise of the career academic in construction education. Teaching in Higher Education, 20(7), 723-737. https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2015.1070342

Construction education is context-laden, navigating and reflecting the byzantine influences of period, place and person. Despite considerable rhetoric, in UK higher education (HE) and construction studies in particular the importance of contextualize... Read More about Hunt the shadow not the substance: the rise of the career academic in construction education.

Acting to self-regulate unhealthy eating habits. An investigation into the effects of habit, hedonic hunger and self-regulation on sugar consumption from confectionery foods (2015)
Journal Article
Naughton, P., McCarthy, M., & McCarthy, S. (2015). Acting to self-regulate unhealthy eating habits. An investigation into the effects of habit, hedonic hunger and self-regulation on sugar consumption from confectionery foods. Food Quality and Preference, 46, 173-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2015.08.001

Many people are motivated to eat healthily but find it difficult to override established and less healthy habits. Habits by their nature are unconscious and cued by the environment, thus making them powerful determinants of behaviour. Limited researc... Read More about Acting to self-regulate unhealthy eating habits. An investigation into the effects of habit, hedonic hunger and self-regulation on sugar consumption from confectionery foods.

Virtual Community, Purchasing Behaviour, and Emotional Well-Being (2015)
Journal Article
Chou, C. Y., & Sawang, S. (2015). Virtual Community, Purchasing Behaviour, and Emotional Well-Being. Australasian Marketing Journal, 23(3), 207-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ausmj.2015.06.001

The benefits of virtual communities in increasing firms’ profits, instilling knowledge in consumers, and enhancing consumers’ social experience and enjoyment are widely recognised. However, relatively little is known about how the use of a virtual co... Read More about Virtual Community, Purchasing Behaviour, and Emotional Well-Being.

Project management learning: A comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article
Ojiako, U., Chipulu, M., Marshall, A., Ashleigh, M. J., & Williams, T. (2015). Project management learning: A comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Project Management Journal, 46(4), 47-62. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmj.21510

This study explores how engineering students studying project management perceive their learning experiences. To facilitate an understanding of the constituent components of engineering students’ experiences and to understand how these experiences in... Read More about Project management learning: A comparative study between engineering students’ experiences in South Africa and the United Kingdom.