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How leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage. (2017)
Journal Article
Papasava, A. (2017). How leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage. International Journal of Business & Management, 5(8),

This short article explores how leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage by identifying their weaknesses and
turning them into strengths. In order to enable their peers to give them true feedback, leaders should nurture a safe
environme... Read More about How leaders can use negative feedback to their advantage..

The role of culture in entrepreneurship (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osowska, R. (2017, August). The role of culture in entrepreneurship

Presented at Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany.

Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry (2017)
Book Chapter
Gee, S., Weaver, M. W., & MacKerron, G. (2017). Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry. In B. L. Moya, M. D. Storch de Gracia, & L. F. Mazadiego (Eds.), Case Study of Innovative Projects - Successful Real Cases. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/67543

This chapter will outline guidelines developed to both support and enhance innovation within the context of procuring complex performance (PCP) contracts. Such contracts are currently being employed across a range of sectors where limited market cond... Read More about Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry.

The Hidden Story: understanding knowledge exchange partnerships with the creative economy (2017)
Report
Williams, A., Dovey, J., Cronin, B., Garside, P., Flintham, M., Smith, M., Barnett, D., Brooks, R., Boddington, A., & Taylor, F. (2017). The Hidden Story: understanding knowledge exchange partnerships with the creative economy. University Alliance & AHRC

The Creative Industries are a significant sector for the success of the UK economy contributing £87.4bn GVA in 2015 (DCMS). It is therefore important that we use the research funds allocated to university support for this sector (over £46 million in... Read More about The Hidden Story: understanding knowledge exchange partnerships with the creative economy.

Exploration of Identity Conflict During Post-Merger Integration (2017)
Book Chapter
Olusanmi, C. (2017). Exploration of Identity Conflict During Post-Merger Integration. In K. Black, R. Warhurst, & S. Corlett (Eds.), Identity as a Foundation for Human Resource Development (161-178). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315671482

This chapter examines the role of identity in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), by exploring the influence of multiple identities on individuals’ reaction. The concept of identity as a key factor in predicting individuals’ behaviour during mergers and... Read More about Exploration of Identity Conflict During Post-Merger Integration.

Market focused learning and entrepreneurial orientation: improving performance measurement in a travel agency context (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cordina, R., Taheri, B., Umit, B., & Gannon, M. (2017, August). Market focused learning and entrepreneurial orientation: improving performance measurement in a travel agency context. Paper presented at British Accounting and Finance Association Scottish Area Group Annual Conference 2017, Dundee, Scotland

No abstract available.

Visitor engagement at museums: Generation Y and ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Leask, A. (2017). Visitor engagement at museums: Generation Y and ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland. Museum Management and Curatorship, 32(5), 473-490. https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2017.1367259

Museums are institutions that collect, safeguard and present artefacts and memories for the non-profit purposes of learning and enjoyment. However, significant changes in the environment in which museums operate have led to the creation of new types... Read More about Visitor engagement at museums: Generation Y and ‘Lates’ events at the National Museum of Scotland.

Reflecting on the value of resources for internationalising the curriculum: exploring academic perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
McKinnon, S., Hammond, A., & Foster, M. (2017). Reflecting on the value of resources for internationalising the curriculum: exploring academic perspectives. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2017.1359506

Increased interest in internationalisation of the curriculum (IoC) has led to the development of a range of resources designed to support staff in translating theory into practice. Studies on how such resources are actually used and impact on academ... Read More about Reflecting on the value of resources for internationalising the curriculum: exploring academic perspectives.

The ageing workforce and employers in Fife (2017)
Report
Egdell, V., Chen, T., Maclean, G., & Raeside, R. (2017). The ageing workforce and employers in Fife. Fife: The Workplace Team, Health Promotion, Fife Health & Social Care Partnership and Fife Health & Wellbeing Alliance

The Scottish population is ageing. This will have a significant impact on labour market and employment practices. Increasing numbers of older workers (those aged 50 plus) are remaining in work as a result of the abolishment of the Default Retirement... Read More about The ageing workforce and employers in Fife.

Discourse analysis as social critique: discursive and non-discursive realities in critical social research (2017)
Journal Article
Penman, C. (2018). Discourse analysis as social critique: discursive and non-discursive realities in critical social research. Language and Intercultural Communication, 18(6), 696-698. https://doi.org/10.1080/14708477.2017.1365105

Abstract not available.

Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chhina, R. K. (2017, August). Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception. Paper presented at 4th Annual International Conference on Law and policy

This paper critically examines the approach in English law to the application of the fraud exception to the principle of the autonomy of performance bonds. It establishes that the failure of the English courts to clearly differentiate between commerc... Read More about Performance bonds under English law: A journey from a strictly ‘narrow’ fraud exception to an overly broad ‘breach of good faith’ exception.

Walking online: A netnography of China's emerging hiking communities (2017)
Book Chapter
Witte, A., & Hannam, K. (2017). Walking online: A netnography of China's emerging hiking communities. In C. Michael Hall, Y. Ram, & N. Shoval (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Walking. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315638461-15

This chapter is based on a netnographic approach that was chosen due to the development of Chinese online communities dedicated to specific leisure and tourism pursuits. In China, the development of online communities has allowed the formation of new... Read More about Walking online: A netnography of China's emerging hiking communities.

Unlocking hospitality managers career transitions through applying Schein’s career anchors theory (2017)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Polla, G., & Heidl, B. (2017). Unlocking hospitality managers career transitions through applying Schein’s career anchors theory. European Journal of Training and Development, 41(7), 578-592. https://doi.org/10.1108/ejtd-04-2016-0022

Purpose

This paper seeks to unlock the career transitions of hospitality managers through applying Schein’s career anchors theory. It seeks to understand how Schein’s Career Anchors help explain the career transitions of managers in the Scottish h... Read More about Unlocking hospitality managers career transitions through applying Schein’s career anchors theory.

Introduction (2017)
Journal Article
Bremner, N., & Bahmad, J. (2017). Introduction. French Cultural Studies, 28(3), 241-247. https://doi.org/10.1177/0957155817714118

Although the act of labelling cultural practices or products as trash is often framed as a casual dismissal based on self-evident assumptions, it can in fact be viewed as a mechanism which reflects, perpetuates and justifies the power dynamics of the... Read More about Introduction.

The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in the Postindustrial World (2017)
Book
High, S., MacKinnon, L., & Perchard, A. (Eds.). (2017). The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in the Postindustrial World. University of British Columbia Press

Since the 1970s, the closure of mines, mills, and factories has marked a rupture in working-class lives. The Deindustrialized World interrogates the process of industrial ruination, from the first impact of layoffs in metropolitan cities, suburban ar... Read More about The Deindustrialized World: Confronting Ruination in the Postindustrial World.

Regenerative Medicine Ecosystems and the Built Environment at Entrepreneurial Universities (2017)
Journal Article
Bock, A. J., & Johnson, D. (2017). Regenerative Medicine Ecosystems and the Built Environment at Entrepreneurial Universities. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2017(1), 11914. https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2017.11914abstract

In some technology-intensive sectors, high discovery costs, specialized knowledge requirements and long time frames favor research centralization around research universities. In the case of regenerative medicine, uncertainty about downstream market... Read More about Regenerative Medicine Ecosystems and the Built Environment at Entrepreneurial Universities.

Measuring the Economic costs of traffic congestion (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jayasooriya, S., & Bandara, Y. (2017, May). Measuring the Economic costs of traffic congestion. Presented at 2017 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

The main concern of this research is to examines traffic congestion costs related with the road passenger transportation. With the rapid urbanization, it is evident that commercial and socio economic activity tending to centralize only in few major c... Read More about Measuring the Economic costs of traffic congestion.

Discourses that shame versus actions that empower: Hiking trails as contested cultural spaces (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanley, P. (2017, July). Discourses that shame versus actions that empower: Hiking trails as contested cultural spaces. Paper presented at Critical Autoethnography Conference 2017, Melbourne, Australia

Does institutional context matter in building innovation capability? (2017)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., Zhou, Y., & Yang, X. (2017). Does institutional context matter in building innovation capability?. International Journal of Technological Learning, Innovation and Development, 9(2), 153. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijtlid.2017.084933

Our study investigates whether changes in China's reform policies had an influence on the national innovation capability building. Specifically, our study empirically examines the relationship between national innovation capability and the roles of k... Read More about Does institutional context matter in building innovation capability?.

The influence of the propensity to trust on mobile users' attitudes toward in-app advertisements: An extension of the theory of planned behavior (2017)
Journal Article
Cheung, M., & To, W. M. (2017). The influence of the propensity to trust on mobile users' attitudes toward in-app advertisements: An extension of the theory of planned behavior. Computers in Human Behavior, 76, 102-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.07.011

In-app advertising is one of the fastest growing areas in social commerce. Building on previous studies of e-commerce and psychological theories, this paper examines a theoretical model that extends the theory of planned behavior to include the prope... Read More about The influence of the propensity to trust on mobile users' attitudes toward in-app advertisements: An extension of the theory of planned behavior.