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Determining the invoicing dates for raw material order and finish product dispatch using neural networks under exchange rate volatility (2021)
Journal Article
Weerasingha, J. P., Bandara, Y. M., & Edirisinghe, P. M. (2023). Determining the invoicing dates for raw material order and finish product dispatch using neural networks under exchange rate volatility. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 26(2), 211-231. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675567.2021.1945018

The gains from international supply chains are highly affected by the exchange rate fluctuations in the foreign exchange market. Traditional forecasting methods have not been very useful, and as a result, business firms tend to use hedging or forward... Read More about Determining the invoicing dates for raw material order and finish product dispatch using neural networks under exchange rate volatility.

Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms (2021)
Journal Article
Boateng, A., Du, M., Bi, X., Kwabi, F. O., & Glaister, K. W. (2022). Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms. British Journal of Management, 33(3), 1412-1431. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12538

Using data of Chinese acquirers in strategic sectors, we assess the role of home government and the effects of the interaction between ownership type and government-directed investment policies on acquiring firm value in cross-border acquisitions (CB... Read More about Ownership Type, Home‐Country Government‐Directed Investment Policies and Firm Value in Strategic Sectors: Evidence from Chinese Acquiring Firms.

Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid (2021)
Journal Article
Pauw, T. (2022). Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid. Development Southern Africa, 39(6), 921-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2021.1945911

The passing of the 2019 National Health Insurance Bill (NHI) has revived debate whether such a policy can be effectively implemented in South Africa. The purpose of this article is to discuss the development process of this bill against the backdrop... Read More about Catching up with the Constitution: An analysis of National Health Insurance in South Africa post-apartheid.

How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, S., & Komissarov, V. (2021). How to solve the problems of solid waste pollution at high altitudes in the mountains of Kyrgyzstan: The case of Lenin Peak. Tourism of Kyrgyzstan: Practice; Problems and Perspectives, 17(1),

This paper reports on recent activities to remove solid waste from 4,250 metres on Lenin Peak and current proposals to establish an appropriate governance solution to support the longer term protection of this high altitude natural area.

Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy (2021)
Journal Article
Karunaratna, A. C., & Tjandra, N. C. (2021). Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy. Colombo Business Journal, 12(1), 187-207. https://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v12i1.75

Street vending has persisted for centuries and pervasive across the globe since it plays a remarkable role in fulfilling customer needs in the context of the informal economy. In the contemporary business context, authorities have not paid sufficient... Read More about Empowerment of Street Vendors: An Untapped Resource in the Informal Economy.

Developing ethically conscious work-ready graduates: the story of the ESP (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Borthwick Saddler, S., Fannin, N., Fonseca, A. P., Rezai, K., & Richardson, S. (2021, June). Developing ethically conscious work-ready graduates: the story of the ESP. Poster presented at Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS) Learning, Teaching and Student Experience Conference 2021, Online

The poster showcases the development and delivery of the online Employability Skills Programme (ESP), designed for all on-campus Business School undergraduate students. ESP provides students with a lifelong skills audit, building their Four C’s of wo... Read More about Developing ethically conscious work-ready graduates: the story of the ESP.

Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Sarabi, Y., Smith, M., McGregor, H., & Christopoulos, D. (2023). Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 72(2), 306-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-01-2021-0022

Purpose
Corporate success depends partially on the quality of knowledge accessible to the executive board. One route of access to such knowledge is the appointment of directors who already hold directorships with prominent other corporate actors. Su... Read More about Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK.

Submission to the Dublin Port Post 2040 Dialogue (2021)
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2021). Submission to the Dublin Port Post 2040 Dialogue. Dublin: CILT Ireland

Currently in 2021, the Dublin Port Company sought views on the long-term planning of essential port infrastructure for Dublin. We would like to put forward a few key points of discussion in the following sections.

Submission to the Department of Transport for the Public Consultation on the Ten- year Strategy for the Haulage Sector (2021)
Report
Plant, E., Zhang, X., Ivers, R., Hayes, T., Henry, J., & Curran, M. (2021). Submission to the Department of Transport for the Public Consultation on the Ten- year Strategy for the Haulage Sector. Dublin: CILT Ireland

The Department of Transport sought views on the development of a strategy for the haulage sector and implement a 10-year strategy for the sector to improve efficiencies, standards, and helping the sector move to a low-carbon future. A total of 26 que... Read More about Submission to the Department of Transport for the Public Consultation on the Ten- year Strategy for the Haulage Sector.

Carbon dioxide emissions and Chinese OFDI: From the perspective of carbon neutrality targets and environmental management of home country (2021)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Dong, Q., Du, Q., Du, M., Dong, R., & Chen, M. (2021). Carbon dioxide emissions and Chinese OFDI: From the perspective of carbon neutrality targets and environmental management of home country. Journal of Environmental Management, 295, Article 113120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113120

Studies investigating the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and the environment have focused predominantly on the effects of FDI on host country environments with less attention paid to the impact on home countries. This study turn... Read More about Carbon dioxide emissions and Chinese OFDI: From the perspective of carbon neutrality targets and environmental management of home country.

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Hospitality Family Business (2021)
Journal Article
Fonseca, A. P., & Carnicelli, S. (2021). Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Hospitality Family Business. Sustainability, 13(13), Article 7091. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13137091

The triple bottom line of sustainability has been the foundation to assess the overall performance of organizations in the hospitality sector. Family businesses are operating in a very competitive environment, and their practices are heavily scrutini... Read More about Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability in a Hospitality Family Business.

Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements (2021)
Journal Article
Mora, L., Kummitha, R. K. R., & Esposito, G. (2021). Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements. Government Information Quarterly, 38(4), Article 101599. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.giq.2021.101599

An overly favorable narrative has developed around the role played by digital technologies in containing Covid-19, which oversimplifies the complexity of technology adoption. This narrative takes sociomaterial arrangements for granted and conceptuali... Read More about Not everything is as it seems: digital technology affordance, pandemic control, and the mediating role of sociomaterial arrangements.

Learning from the 2020 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Recommendations for Festivals and Performing Arts in Navigating Covid-19 and New Digital Contexts (2021)
Report
Elsden, C., Piccio, B., Helgason, I., & Terras, M. (2021). Learning from the 2020 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Recommendations for Festivals and Performing Arts in Navigating Covid-19 and New Digital Contexts. AHRC

When it happened, the announcement that the Edinburgh Festivals would not go ahead was both predictable and shocking. Cruelly, so many aspects of what makes the Edinburgh Festival Fringe unique, appeared suddenly impossible and unpalatable. How could... Read More about Learning from the 2020 Edinburgh Festival Fringe: Recommendations for Festivals and Performing Arts in Navigating Covid-19 and New Digital Contexts.

Qualitative differences in the mindsets associated with dual nature of normative commitment (2021)
Journal Article
Oh, H. S., & Sawang, S. (2021). Qualitative differences in the mindsets associated with dual nature of normative commitment. PLOS ONE, 16(6), Article e0251193. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251193

This study aims to o uncover how employees’ normative commitment (sense of obligation) to their organization is experienced in terms of dual normative commitment (moral imperative or indebted obligation) and to describe the potential for different mi... Read More about Qualitative differences in the mindsets associated with dual nature of normative commitment.

The impact of CEO compensation and excess reserves on bank risk-taking: the moderating role of monetary policy (2021)
Journal Article
Boateng, A., Nguyen, V. H. T., Du, M., & Kwabi, F. O. (2022). The impact of CEO compensation and excess reserves on bank risk-taking: the moderating role of monetary policy. Empirical Economics, 62, 1575-1598. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-021-02086-4

We examine the effects of CEO compensation, excess reserves, and role of monetary policy on bank risk-taking behaviour based on a sample of 88 Chinese commercial banks over the period of 2003–2014. We find evidence that suggests that incentives prese... Read More about The impact of CEO compensation and excess reserves on bank risk-taking: the moderating role of monetary policy.

Arion Art group exhibition (2021)
Exhibition / Performance
Todd, L. (2021). Arion Art group exhibition. [Oil paintings]. Exhibited at Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh. 16 June 2021 - 26 June 2021. (Unpublished)

Arion art group exhibition: Exhibited 24 original paintings themed around visual culture of tourism research, In: Arion Art, group exhibition, Edinburgh Palette, Edinburgh, 16 June 2021 - 26 June 2021.