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Environmental leadership reconceptualised: The role of employee voice in the emergence of environmental leadership
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bratton, A., Robertson, J., & Paulet, R. (2022, June). Environmental leadership reconceptualised: The role of employee voice in the emergence of environmental leadership. Paper presented at British Academy of Management (BAM) HRM International Symposium, Monash University Prato Centre, Tuscany, Italy

This empirical paper contributes to the current research on environmental leadership in supporting environmental sustainability in the workplace. Specifically, it examines a variety of employee voice mechanisms used to engage employees in pro-environ... Read More about Environmental leadership reconceptualised: The role of employee voice in the emergence of environmental leadership.

Creating sustainable workplace together? Employment relations and workplace environmental sustainability
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bratton, A. (2022, June). Creating sustainable workplace together? Employment relations and workplace environmental sustainability. Paper presented at BUIRA Annual Conference 2022, University of Birmingham, Birmingham

Outline - A critique of much research on ‘green’ HRM is that it often assumed an overtly unitarist perspective, generally neglecting trade unions. This empirical paper contributes to the current research on employment relations in supporting environm... Read More about Creating sustainable workplace together? Employment relations and workplace environmental sustainability.

An Optimization Strategy for Inter Terminal Transportation (ITT) of Containers: Case of Port of Colombo
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Edirisooriya, T., & Bandara, Y. M. (2018, September). An Optimization Strategy for Inter Terminal Transportation (ITT) of Containers: Case of Port of Colombo. Presented at Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Inter terminal container transportation (ITT) is a transferring process of containers between two more terminals. This research is related with inter terminal transport (ITT) operation of port of Colombo. The main objective of this research is to det... Read More about An Optimization Strategy for Inter Terminal Transportation (ITT) of Containers: Case of Port of Colombo.

Graffiti, Place and Society
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2022, May). Graffiti, Place and Society. Paper presented at TBS Research Seminar, Edinburgh Napier University

‘DON’T KIL URSELF’. ‘ YOU SHALL OVERCOME.’ The impetus for this study comes from serendipitous encounters with certain types of graffiti around Edinburgh during the covid-19 pandemic. Using walking and photography as data collection methods, I drew... Read More about Graffiti, Place and Society.

Graffiti: fugitive and illegal writing as ARTivism
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2022, May). Graffiti: fugitive and illegal writing as ARTivism. Paper presented at Tourism and Languages Research Seminar, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

‘DON’T KIL URSELF’. ‘ YOU SHALL OVERCOME.’ The impetus for this study comes from serendipitous encounters with certain types of graffiti around Edinburgh during the covid-19 pandemic. Using walking and photography as data collection methods, I drew... Read More about Graffiti: fugitive and illegal writing as ARTivism.

What's in a Cake: Diversity, Inclusivity and Interculturality
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M., & Smith, D. (2022, June). What's in a Cake: Diversity, Inclusivity and Interculturality. Paper presented at Future Visualities: Visual Methods & Ethnography in Interdisciplinary Research, Edinburgh Napier University

Food, death and taxes have been claimed by anthropologists as some of the factors that are common to all human beings. Food is considered an important marker of identity and cultural membership (Brulotte & Di Giovine 2014). In this public engagement... Read More about What's in a Cake: Diversity, Inclusivity and Interculturality.

Three themes and PhD: Critical realism, social network analysis, and festival communities
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jarman, D. (2022, May). Three themes and PhD: Critical realism, social network analysis, and festival communities. Paper presented at CHME 2022 (Council for Hospitality Management Education), Edinburgh Napier University

This paper explores some of the key themes from my PhD. In the paper I introduced the themes in the context of my work, exploring interpretations of "community" and "networks" in ways that are generally under explored in the festival and events liter... Read More about Three themes and PhD: Critical realism, social network analysis, and festival communities.

The role of Twitch betting on gambling behaviours amongst esport spectators
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thompson, J. (2022, May). The role of Twitch betting on gambling behaviours amongst esport spectators. Presented at EMAC, Corvinus University, Budapest

Online gamers can gamble non-monetary virtual points and tokens in exchange for rewards with monetary value. This paper sets out to test the antecedent factors influencing the consumption of non-monetary gambling features on Twitch (an esport streami... Read More about The role of Twitch betting on gambling behaviours amongst esport spectators.

Home-food: Exploring identities around commensality and contemporary exchanges of hospitality
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Urie, G. (2022, April). Home-food: Exploring identities around commensality and contemporary exchanges of hospitality. Paper presented at Gastronomy Summit 2022, Ulster University, Belfast

This study explores the connection of food, and the meal experience with the concept of home. The growth of a foodie culture and the development of technology has witnessed a popularity of more intimate, unique, and personal food experiences. The ph... Read More about Home-food: Exploring identities around commensality and contemporary exchanges of hospitality.

What next for tourism policy in the post-Brexit EU?
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Anastasiadou, C. (2019, October). What next for tourism policy in the post-Brexit EU?. Presented at TOURMAN 2019 3rd International Scientific Conference, "Tourism, travel and hospitality at crossroads: The way ahead", Thessaloniki, Greece

Tourism is a major socio-economic activity in the European Union that has traditionally been, cast as a means of promoting European identity and progressing the EU’s aims for further European economic and political integration. The decision of the U... Read More about What next for tourism policy in the post-Brexit EU?.

The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duddy, D., Weaver, M., & Stantchev, D. (2022, September). The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking. Presented at Logistics Research Network Conference, Supply Chain Innovation: People, Process, Technology, Birmingham, UK

Purpose: This research examines whether an autopoietic cybernetic model can assist in achieving greater
effectiveness and efficiency in the humanitarian supply chain paradigm. It examines the extent to which a holistic view
is taken during humani... Read More about The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking.

Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chipulu, M., Thomas, A., & Ojiako, U. (2022, June). Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects. Presented at EURAM 2022: Leading Digital Transformation, Winterthur, Switzerland

Although the complexities of projects literature body continues to expand, there remains some gaps in the transformation of the basic science into practice. Meanwhile, decades of adhering to outsourcing regimes mean that most organisations have inade... Read More about Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects.

Parasocial Relationships in CGI Influencer Marketing
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thompson, J. (2022, July). Parasocial Relationships in CGI Influencer Marketing. Presented at 2022 Academy of Marketing Conference, University of Huddersfield

Computer Generated Image (CGI) influencers have received no academic attention to-date. These influencers are developed by third parties such as Brud.fyi who generate the images of robotic-influencers in a variety of contextual situations. CGI influe... Read More about Parasocial Relationships in CGI Influencer Marketing.

The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: An international field trip perspective
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Snell, S. (2022, June). The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: An international field trip perspective. Paper presented at Visual Methods & Ethnography in Interdisciplinary Research Symposium, Edinburgh Napier University


Volunteer Employed Photography (VEP) has been used within tourism studies to better understand destinations and the way residents and visitors interpret and experience them. Seen as an innovative research method, VEP encourages participants to eng... Read More about The use of Volunteer Employed Photography within undergraduate assessment: An international field trip perspective.

The adoption of augmented reality technologies In Hotels: From the managers' perception
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chu, A., Law, K., & Deborah, T. (2020, October). The adoption of augmented reality technologies In Hotels: From the managers' perception. Presented at APacCHRIE 2020, Hong Kong

Current studies indicated that Augmented Reality technology can enhance tourists’ experience in museums and theme parks. Despite the potential benefits of creating a better stay for the customers, there are only a handful of hotels in the world have... Read More about The adoption of augmented reality technologies In Hotels: From the managers' perception.

What Matters to Me! Diversified Value Perceptions in the Delivery of Public Projects
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cui, T., & Aulton, K. (2022, April). What Matters to Me! Diversified Value Perceptions in the Delivery of Public Projects. Paper presented at IRSPM 2022, Online

Public Service Logic (PSL) theory has undergone considerable development over the past years. Initially established as a challenge to the hegemony of New Public Management (NPM), PSL researchers proposed to explore public services as ‘services’ and i... Read More about What Matters to Me! Diversified Value Perceptions in the Delivery of Public Projects.

Unpacking Value Destruction: Exploring the dark side of public service delivery
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cui, T., & Osborne, S. (2021, April). Unpacking Value Destruction: Exploring the dark side of public service delivery. Paper presented at IRSPM 2021, Online

This paper is devoted to the empirical examination of value destruction as the ‘dark side’ of public service delivery. In particular, we emphasize that current scholarship on value creation/destruction is problematically distributed into two discrete... Read More about Unpacking Value Destruction: Exploring the dark side of public service delivery.