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Getting back to human touch: habit and change decisions during mobile device intermediations at events (2022)
Journal Article
Sisson, A., & Whalen, E. (2022). Getting back to human touch: habit and change decisions during mobile device intermediations at events. Consumer Behavior in Tourism and Hospitality, 17(4), 514-529. https://doi.org/10.1108/cbth-03-2022-0051

Purpose
As mobile device use in the events industry increases worldwide, an essential component for successful events is creating a unique experience. One way to enhance entertainer and attendee experience is by offering a phone-free space to enjoy... Read More about Getting back to human touch: habit and change decisions during mobile device intermediations at events.

Investigating Cultural and Structural Influences on Optimising Engineer-to-Order Project Delivery and Sustainability (2022)
Journal Article
Chipulu, M., & Ikeatuegwu, C. (2024). Investigating Cultural and Structural Influences on Optimising Engineer-to-Order Project Delivery and Sustainability. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 71, 4205-4215. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2022.3213856

Several culture theories, which explain the formation, embedment, and propagation of organisational culture, suggest that certain organisational culture practices of an executing organisation may enable sustainable outcomes in project manufacturing.... Read More about Investigating Cultural and Structural Influences on Optimising Engineer-to-Order Project Delivery and Sustainability.

Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice (2022)
Book Chapter
Nunes, B., Bennett, D., & Weaver, M. (2022). Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice. In S. Childe, & A. Soares (Eds.), Handbook of Research Methods for Supply Chain Management (71-85). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788975865.00010

This chapter addresses both philosophical and practical issues when undertaking research in Supply Chain Management (SCM). Key issues in all research phases (design, plan, and execution) prior to publication of a PhD thesis are discussed and illustra... Read More about Undertaking supply chain management research: philosophy and practice.

SMEs respond to climate change: Evidence from developing countries (2022)
Journal Article
Alam, A., Du, A. M., Rahman, M., Yazdifar, H., & Abbasi, K. (2022). SMEs respond to climate change: Evidence from developing countries. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 185, Article 122087. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122087

Given the concerns stemming from climate change, it is important to investigate whether SMEs could become innovative (and thereby invest in technologies mitigating climate change) because of heightened climate change risk. This study explores the imp... Read More about SMEs respond to climate change: Evidence from developing countries.

The impact of Brexit on the digitisation of rural areas in the UK (2022)
Book Chapter
Gerli, P., & Whalley, J. (2022). The impact of Brexit on the digitisation of rural areas in the UK. In A. Attorp, S. Heron, & R. McAreavey (Eds.), Rural Governance in the UK (162-179). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003200208-9

This chapter discusses new policymaking scenarios in rural broadband and digital services that have opened now that the UK is no longer subject to the EU regulatory framework that has thus far driven rural digitisation. One advantage is that there ma... Read More about The impact of Brexit on the digitisation of rural areas in the UK.

Corporate carbon emissions and market valuation of organic and inorganic investments (2022)
Journal Article
Adamolekun, G., Kwansa, N. A., & Kwabi, F. (2022). Corporate carbon emissions and market valuation of organic and inorganic investments. Economics Letters, 221, Article 110887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110887

We empirically examine the impact of a firm’s carbon emissions level on the market valuation of organic and inorganic investments. We document that the market reacts negatively to corporate investment announcements by companies with high carbon emiss... Read More about Corporate carbon emissions and market valuation of organic and inorganic investments.

A professional money laundering scandal; a narrative-based exploration of undocumented foreign workers in a large construction project (2022)
Journal Article
Mohd Latif, H., Mohamed, N., Handley-Schachler, M., & Jalaludin, A. (2023). A professional money laundering scandal; a narrative-based exploration of undocumented foreign workers in a large construction project. Journal of Money Laundering Control, 26(5), 1054-1065. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmlc-07-2022-0106

Purpose
Money laundering weakens the role of the construction industry in stimulating economic growth. The purpose of this paper is to explore the connection between money laundering on the construction sites and undocumented foreign workers, based... Read More about A professional money laundering scandal; a narrative-based exploration of undocumented foreign workers in a large construction project.

“Be the change” — how Cheltenham Science Festival used a central theme to centre social change within the festival (2022)
Journal Article
Kerr, G., Whittle, E., & Navin, M. (2022). “Be the change” — how Cheltenham Science Festival used a central theme to centre social change within the festival. Journal of Science Communication, 21(06), Article R07

‘Be the change’ (BTC) was the theme for Cheltenham Science Festival. BTC set out to empower audiences as individuals and as a collective to enact positive change across a wide range of global issues linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We... Read More about “Be the change” — how Cheltenham Science Festival used a central theme to centre social change within the festival.

Sub-supplier's sustainability management in multi-tier supply chains: A systematic literature review on the contingency variables, and a conceptual framework (2022)
Journal Article
Jamalnia, A., Gong, Y., & Govindan, K. (2023). Sub-supplier's sustainability management in multi-tier supply chains: A systematic literature review on the contingency variables, and a conceptual framework. International Journal of Production Economics, 255, Article 108671. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2022.108671

Sub-suppliers may violate sustainability standards for a variety of motivations, and focal firms' neglecting of sub-suppliers’ sustainability violation despite stakeholder pressures to establish sustainability compliance at sub-supplier level can bri... Read More about Sub-supplier's sustainability management in multi-tier supply chains: A systematic literature review on the contingency variables, and a conceptual framework.

Worldwide FRAND Licences in Global Patent Litigation (2022)
Journal Article
Torti, V. (2022). Worldwide FRAND Licences in Global Patent Litigation. European Intellectual Property Review, 44(10), 575-585

A new front has recently emerged in SEP global battles, concerning the legitimacy of judicially determining FRAND worldwide royalties despite the absence of consent of all parties involved. The Unwired Planet decision in the UK, as well as other disp... Read More about Worldwide FRAND Licences in Global Patent Litigation.

When it Comes to Risk, Is Sukuk Better Than Conventional Bonds? A Comparative Study of NASDAQ Securities (2022)
Book Chapter
Farah, A.-N. A., Avdukic, A., & Khaleel, F. (2022). When it Comes to Risk, Is Sukuk Better Than Conventional Bonds? A Comparative Study of NASDAQ Securities. In T. Azid, M. Mukhlisin, & O. Altwijry (Eds.), Wealth management and investment in Islamic settings: opportunities and challenges (283-312). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3686-9_17

This chapter analyses the risk levels of sukuk portfolio compared to conventional bonds, using a sample data that is extracted from daily closing prices of Sukuk and bonds that are traded in Nasdaq Dubai’s security market. The recent data show that g... Read More about When it Comes to Risk, Is Sukuk Better Than Conventional Bonds? A Comparative Study of NASDAQ Securities.

Factors influencing students’ choice to enter private education institute undergraduate full-time programmes in Singapore (2022)
Thesis
Dhaliwal, D. S. Factors influencing students’ choice to enter private education institute undergraduate full-time programmes in Singapore. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This study sought to discover key underlying factors influencing students’ choice to enrol with Private Education Institutes (PEI) in Singapore to develop their Higher Education (HE) needs. Despite the vast literature on factors influencing students’... Read More about Factors influencing students’ choice to enter private education institute undergraduate full-time programmes in Singapore.

The sustainability of the indigenous banking sector in the Eastern Caribbean: Perspectives and expectations of key external stakeholders (2022)
Thesis
Logie, A. The sustainability of the indigenous banking sector in the Eastern Caribbean: Perspectives and expectations of key external stakeholders. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Despite their significant contributions to the economic and social development of the Anglophone Caribbean, their vulnerabilities arising from the distinctive features which limit their ability to withstand financial and economic crises, the indigeno... Read More about The sustainability of the indigenous banking sector in the Eastern Caribbean: Perspectives and expectations of key external stakeholders.

Temporal contexts and actors vis-a-vis I-deals' timing and creation: Evidence from Nigeria (2022)
Journal Article
Ayeni, D., Chaudhry, S., & Aldossari, M. (2023). Temporal contexts and actors vis-a-vis I-deals' timing and creation: Evidence from Nigeria. Group and Organization Management, 48(1), 262-316. https://doi.org/10.1177/10596011221117904

I-deals (that is, personalised, non-standard employment arrangements negotiated between employees and their employers) arise at different stages of the employment lifecycle. I-deals can vary by timing, such as those created before hire (ex-ante) vers... Read More about Temporal contexts and actors vis-a-vis I-deals' timing and creation: Evidence from Nigeria.

Exploring tourist’s socio-cultural aversions, self-congruity bias, attitudes and willingness to participate in indigenous tourism (2022)
Journal Article
Holder, A., Walters, G., Ruhanen, L., & Mkono, M. (2024). Exploring tourist’s socio-cultural aversions, self-congruity bias, attitudes and willingness to participate in indigenous tourism. Journal of Vacation Marketing, 30(2), 207-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/13567667221124343

Empirical studies of tourist socio-cultural aversions and their influence on tourist consumption are limited. A socio-cultural aversion describes the avoidance associated with an ingrained dislike for, and distancing from something representative of... Read More about Exploring tourist’s socio-cultural aversions, self-congruity bias, attitudes and willingness to participate in indigenous tourism.