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Managing Asian attractions, Generation Y and face (2017)
Journal Article
Fyall, A., Leask, A., Barron, P., & Ladkin, A. (2017). Managing Asian attractions, Generation Y and face. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 32, 35-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2017.04.006

In view of the growth, dynamism and increasing influence of the Asian tourism industry and the contribution to be played in the future by Gen Y visitors and workforce, this study compares and contrasts the views of professionals in the visitor attrac... Read More about Managing Asian attractions, Generation Y and face.

Mundane welcome: Hospitality as life politics (2017)
Journal Article
Lynch, P. (2017). Mundane welcome: Hospitality as life politics. Annals of Tourism Research, 64, 174-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2017.04.001

This research explores the experience of mundane welcome and elaborates the emergent concept, ‘hospitality life politics’ (HLP), referring to hospitality practises invoked by the individual in order to negotiate the world on a day-to-day basis. Theme... Read More about Mundane welcome: Hospitality as life politics.

Balancing health care education and patient care in the UK workplace: a realist synthesis (2017)
Journal Article
Sholl, S., Ajjawi, R., Allbutt, H., Butler, J., Jindal-Snape, D., Morrison, J., & Rees, C. (2017). Balancing health care education and patient care in the UK workplace: a realist synthesis. Medical Education, 51(8), 787-801. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.13290

Introduction: Patient care activity has recently increased without a proportionate rise in workforce numbers, impacting negatively on healthcare workplace learning. Healthcare professionals are prepared in part by spending time in clinical practice,... Read More about Balancing health care education and patient care in the UK workplace: a realist synthesis.

Ambidexterity within the Professional Ballet World: Scottish Ballet’s Dancers’ Education Group (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whiteside, B., Patrick, H., & Cassidy, C. (2017, April). Ambidexterity within the Professional Ballet World: Scottish Ballet’s Dancers’ Education Group. Paper presented at Dance Fields 2017, Roehampton

Scottish Ballet’s Dancers’ Education Group (DEG) gives company dancers the opportunity to train to become dance educators. First established as a pilot programme in 2013, and led by the education department, the initiative is unique within the field... Read More about Ambidexterity within the Professional Ballet World: Scottish Ballet’s Dancers’ Education Group.

The Influence of the Sustainability Logic on Carbon Disclosure in the Global Logistics Industry: The Case of DHL, FDX and UPS (2017)
Journal Article
Herold, D., & Lee, K.-H. (2017). The Influence of the Sustainability Logic on Carbon Disclosure in the Global Logistics Industry: The Case of DHL, FDX and UPS. Sustainability, 9(4), Article 601. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9040601

As a significant contributor to carbon emissions, global logistics companies are under scrutiny from various stakeholders, and respond by disclosing carbon-related information in the form of carbon reports. Carbon disclosure is, however, a mainly vol... Read More about The Influence of the Sustainability Logic on Carbon Disclosure in the Global Logistics Industry: The Case of DHL, FDX and UPS.

Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers (2017)
Journal Article
Wagner, P., & Payne, D. (2017). Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers. Irish Journal of Sociology, 25(1), 5-28. https://doi.org/10.7227/ijs.0011

This paper investigates how anthropogenic climate change is presented to the Irish public by three of Ireland’s most important national newspapers. We argue that Irish newspapers do not report climate change in an objective and unbiased way and illus... Read More about Trends, frames and discourse networks: analysing the coverage of climate change in Irish newspapers.

Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion (2017)
Journal Article
Lennon, J. J., Seaton, T. V., & Wight, C. (2017). Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, 9(2), 228-239. https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2016-0074

Purpose
This paper aims to review developments in dark tourism research over a 20-year period from its inception in 1996. This paper also considers the reasons why people visit dark tourism sites and the different perspectives of site operators, tou... Read More about Directions, disconnect and critique: round table discussion.

Management Accounting: Multiple Product Breakeven (2017)
Journal Article
Steven, G. (2017). Management Accounting: Multiple Product Breakeven. Financial Management - CIMA, Article 24

Textbooks tend to deal with cost-volume-profit analysis in the context of a single product, but it works equally well where a mix of goods is involved. When applied this way, it can provide valuable insights into certain business issues, which should... Read More about Management Accounting: Multiple Product Breakeven.

Problematising the ‘Career Academic’ in UK construction and engineering education: does the system want what the system gets? (2017)
Journal Article
Pilcher, N., Forster, A., Tennant, S., Murray, M., & Craig, N. (2017). Problematising the ‘Career Academic’ in UK construction and engineering education: does the system want what the system gets?. European Journal of Engineering Education, 42(6), 1477-1495. https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2017.1306487

‘Career Academics’ are principally research-led, entering academia with limited or no industrial or practical experience. UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) welcome them for their potential to attain research grant funding and publish world-lead... Read More about Problematising the ‘Career Academic’ in UK construction and engineering education: does the system want what the system gets?.

Questioning women’s empowerment through tourism entrepreneurship opportunities: The case of Omani women (2017)
Thesis
Salim Al Mazro'ei, L. B. Questioning women’s empowerment through tourism entrepreneurship opportunities: The case of Omani women. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/995563

This thesis adopts critical feminist theory, which is a combination of both critical theory and feminist theory, to explore the nature and experiences of Omani women involved in tourism entrepreneurship with particular regard to empowerment. Several... Read More about Questioning women’s empowerment through tourism entrepreneurship opportunities: The case of Omani women.

Understanding key challenges in health and social care integration in Scotland: principal stakeholders’ perspectives. (2017)
Thesis
Stewart, A. Understanding key challenges in health and social care integration in Scotland: principal stakeholders’ perspectives. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1036162

This study explores the challenges faced by Principal Stakeholders in achieving Scotland’s strategic approach to health and social care integration. This is a developing area for academic literature, limited to, but not devoid of the experiences of i... Read More about Understanding key challenges in health and social care integration in Scotland: principal stakeholders’ perspectives..

An investigation of the perceived impact of performance management systems on managers and care assistants in private care of the elderly in care homes in Scotland (2017)
Thesis
Masiye, B. An investigation of the perceived impact of performance management systems on managers and care assistants in private care of the elderly in care homes in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/979188

Literature on performance management (PM) indicates that the concept has gained momentum in its use by organisations, with the ultimate goal of improving business performance. It is argued that PM makes significant contributions to individual employe... Read More about An investigation of the perceived impact of performance management systems on managers and care assistants in private care of the elderly in care homes in Scotland.

Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings. (2017)
Report
Whitecross, R., & Lindsay, C. (2017). Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings. Edinburgh: Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service

This report presents the findings of a small-scale study designed and undertaken by the researchers between October 2016 and February 2017. The research was commissioned by the Scottish Civil Justice Council. This chapter outlines the background to... Read More about Use and Implementation of OCR Chapter 33AA in Section 11 Order Proceedings..

Management Challenges at Film-Induced Tourism Heritage Attractions (2017)
Journal Article
Bąkiewicz, J., Leask, A., Barron, P., & Rakić, T. (2017). Management Challenges at Film-Induced Tourism Heritage Attractions. Tourism Planning and Development, 14(4), 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1080/21568316.2017.1303540

In response to an increasingly competitive environment, a number of heritage visitor attractions (HVAs) have encouraged filming, as well as subsequent film-induced tourism, in order to raise their profile, generate revenue and differentiate themselve... Read More about Management Challenges at Film-Induced Tourism Heritage Attractions.