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Negatively-valenced customer engagement behavior: forms and drivers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Azer, J., & Alexander, M. (2017, June). Negatively-valenced customer engagement behavior: forms and drivers. Presented at 5th The Naples forum on Service, Sorrento, Italy

Purpose – This study aims at conceptualising forms and drivers of negatively-valenced Customer Engagement Behavior (CEB). Despite a growing portfolio of conceptual and empirical work on engagement, understanding its negative form remains relatively u... Read More about Negatively-valenced customer engagement behavior: forms and drivers.

Transculturing through English as a Lingua Franca (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Victoria, M. (2017, June). Transculturing through English as a Lingua Franca. Paper presented at Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture', Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

The notion of third space has been often associated with sites of struggle, ambivalence and instability (Bhaba, 1994), as well as marginality and resistance (hooks, 1990). The findings of this data-driven study point to a third space more closely res... Read More about Transculturing through English as a Lingua Franca.

The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Penman, C. (2017, June). The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances. Paper presented at 17th International Conference of the International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication. Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture'., Edinburgh

This paper considers opportunities to explore ‘inbetweeness’ in differing conceptualisations of ‘untranslatability’. Three ontological pathways will be considered as to the potential of different lexicons to capture and mediate cultural differences:... Read More about The metaphorical landscape of the concept of ‘untranslatability’: cultural limitations and affordances.

'Postmigrant' Theatre as ‘Third Space’ (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wilkinson, J. (2017, June). 'Postmigrant' Theatre as ‘Third Space’. Paper presented at Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating Meaning and Performing 'Culture’, 17th International Conference of the Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication, Edinburgh Napier University, UK

A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhou, V. X., & Pilcher, N. (2017, June). A 'third space' perspective on intercultural dialogue. Paper presented at 17th International Association for Languages and Intercultural Communication (IALIC) annual conference - Interrogating the 'Third Space': Negotiating meaning and performing 'culture'

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Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung (2017)
Journal Article
Tseng, P.-H., & Pilcher, N. (2017). Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung. European Transport Research Review, 9(34), https://doi.org/10.1007/s12544-017-0250-z

Maintaining port safety in full conformity with IMO standards is a requisite for every port and country. To do this, understanding the challenges and human factors involved is key. To date, much research has shed valuable light on these factors and c... Read More about Maintaining and researching port safety: a case study of the port of Kaohsiung.

‘My People’: the potential of LGBT employee networks in reducing stigmatization and providing voice (2017)
Journal Article
McFadden, C., & Crowley-Henry, M. (2017). ‘My People’: the potential of LGBT employee networks in reducing stigmatization and providing voice. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 29(5), 1056-1081. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1335339

This paper explores the separation and isolation from the mainstream workforce that lesbian, gay, and bisexual employees can experience due to their sexual orientation, and how this can affect their voice and silence in the workplace. In response to... Read More about ‘My People’: the potential of LGBT employee networks in reducing stigmatization and providing voice.

STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Atkins, E., Allford, R., & Maclean, S. (2017, June). STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference. Paper presented at 3rd International Enhancement Themes Conference: Inspiring Excellence, transforming the student experience, Glasgow

Atkins, E., Allford, R., and Maclean, S. (2017), STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference, 3rd International Enhancement Themes Conference: Inspiring Excellence, transforming the student experience (2017... Read More about STEM academic perceptions of masters dissertation projects: proceedings of a conference.

'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brodie, J., & Weaver, M. (2017, June). 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment. Presented at QAA: 3rd International Enhancement In Higher Education Conference

In 2013, -The Get on Board (GOB) -extra-curriculum -programme was launched at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School with the aim of placing students on the boards of local charities, voluntary sector organisations or public bodies, where they... Read More about 'Getting on Board’: Supporting HE students’ transition to employment.

Green HRM and Environmental Sustainability (2017)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A. (2017). Green HRM and Environmental Sustainability. In J. Bratton, & J. Gold (Eds.), Human Resource Management: Theory and Practice (498-524). (6th). Palgrave Macmillan

Precision Agriculture in China: Exploring Awareness, Understanding, Attitudes and Perceptions of Agricultural Experts and End-Users in China (2017)
Journal Article
Kendall, H., Naughton, P., Clark, B., Taylor, J., Li, Z., Zhao, C., Yang, G., Chen, J., & Frewer, L. J. (2017). Precision Agriculture in China: Exploring Awareness, Understanding, Attitudes and Perceptions of Agricultural Experts and End-Users in China. Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science, 8(2), 703-707. https://doi.org/10.1017/s2040470017001066

Precision agriculture (PA) may improve the sustainability of Chinese agriculture. Ten experts were interviewed and 34 farm workers surveyed regarding their understanding, attitudes and perceptions towards PA. PA technologies were considered inaccessi... Read More about Precision Agriculture in China: Exploring Awareness, Understanding, Attitudes and Perceptions of Agricultural Experts and End-Users in China.

Travelling for Umrah: destination attributes, destination image, and post-travel intentions (2017)
Journal Article
Gannon, M. J., Baxter, I. W. F., Collinson, E., Curran, R., Farrington, T., Glasgow, S., Godsman, E. M., Gori, K., Jack, G. R. A., Lochrie, S., Maxwell-Stuart, R., MacLaren, A. C., MacIntosh, R., O'Gorman, K., Ottaway, L., Perez-Vega, R., Taheri, B., Thompson, J., & Yalinay, O. (2017). Travelling for Umrah: destination attributes, destination image, and post-travel intentions. Service Industries Journal, 37(7-8), 448-465. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2017.1333601

This paper examines the links between cosmopolitanism, self-identity, and a desire for social interaction on perceived destination image and behavioural intentions. A model was tested using a sample of 538 Iranian visitors to Mecca for the purpose of... Read More about Travelling for Umrah: destination attributes, destination image, and post-travel intentions.

Fifty shades of consumer engagement: an exploration of factors influencing digital natives' brand-related consumer engagement behaviours on Facebook. (2017)
Thesis
Krowinska, A. Fifty shades of consumer engagement: an exploration of factors influencing digital natives' brand-related consumer engagement behaviours on Facebook. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1034828

Grounded in a constructivist paradigm, this thesis contributes to an emerging body of scholarship on the consumer engagement concept. In this research, the author conceptualises consumer engagement on social networking sites as a one-dimensional beha... Read More about Fifty shades of consumer engagement: an exploration of factors influencing digital natives' brand-related consumer engagement behaviours on Facebook..

Critical investigation of the mobile information technology expert’s perspective on the impact of the mobile application development within the German financial market and service industry (2017)
Thesis
Hahn, K. Critical investigation of the mobile information technology expert’s perspective on the impact of the mobile application development within the German financial market and service industry. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/979068

Just as the Internet did before, mobile information technology (IT) is radically changing the way we interact with the world. Already there have been many innovative applications of this technology based on the unique attributes of mobiles. IT compan... Read More about Critical investigation of the mobile information technology expert’s perspective on the impact of the mobile application development within the German financial market and service industry.

Entrepreneurial teams and design thinking: a longitudinal evaluation of success factors (2017)
Thesis
Huber, F. Entrepreneurial teams and design thinking: a longitudinal evaluation of success factors. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/976980

Design continuously re-defines its meaning. Over the last years, the way designers interpret information, solve problems as well as prototype and express ideas has received increased attention from domains outside of traditional design, especially fr... Read More about Entrepreneurial teams and design thinking: a longitudinal evaluation of success factors.