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Value Co-Creation and Service-Dominant Logic: Organizational Adoption and Readiness within the Automation Industry (2016)
Thesis
Lorkovic, A. Value Co-Creation and Service-Dominant Logic: Organizational Adoption and Readiness within the Automation Industry. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/456684

Value Co-Creation (VCC) was coined “The Future of Competition” indicating positive outcomes for organizations. In this sense recent research streams have focused on the customer at research level. Additionally, VCC is closely linked to the new Servic... Read More about Value Co-Creation and Service-Dominant Logic: Organizational Adoption and Readiness within the Automation Industry.

A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya. (2016)
Thesis
Elsayah, O. S. A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453191

The construction sector constitutes one of the most important sectors in the economy of any country. Contractor selection is a critical decision that is undertaken by client organisations and is central to the success of any construction project. For... Read More about A Framework for Improvement of Contractor Selection Procedures on Major Construction Project in Libya..

Photogrammetric and Stereo Vision Techniques for Evaluating Material Properties in Timber and Timber-Based Composite Structures (2016)
Thesis
Mohamed, A. S. Photogrammetric and Stereo Vision Techniques for Evaluating Material Properties in Timber and Timber-Based Composite Structures. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462281

A fundamental requirement for efficient use of a glulam beam is an accurate knowledge of its mechanical behaviour and the material properties characterising that behaviour. It becomes extremely important to obtain accurate measurements of material pr... Read More about Photogrammetric and Stereo Vision Techniques for Evaluating Material Properties in Timber and Timber-Based Composite Structures.

Enhancing energy sustainability in buildings by implementing low carbon refrubishments (2016)
Thesis
McCauley, L. Enhancing energy sustainability in buildings by implementing low carbon refrubishments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462257

The thesis aimed to investigate the feasibility of enhancing a building’s energy sustainability by implementing low carbon refurbishments. The research focused on the low carbon refurbishment of the Energy Technology Centre (ETC) as a case study. The... Read More about Enhancing energy sustainability in buildings by implementing low carbon refrubishments.

Reduced credibility of non-native speakers: accent and processing fluency in the perception of native and foreign-accented speech. (2016)
Thesis
Tajsiak, A. Reduced credibility of non-native speakers: accent and processing fluency in the perception of native and foreign-accented speech. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/463344

Reduced credibility of non-native speakers: accent and processing fluency in the perception of native and foreign-accented speech.

Lean in Healthcare: An Evaluation of Lean Implementation in NHS Lothian (2016)
Thesis
Lindsay, C. F. Lean in Healthcare: An Evaluation of Lean Implementation in NHS Lothian. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/455610

The overarching aim of this thesis is to critically evaluate the implementation of Lean in NHS Lothian, a National Health Service (NHS) Health Board in Scotland. Against challenging financial times, Lean has been endorsed for adoption in the provisio... Read More about Lean in Healthcare: An Evaluation of Lean Implementation in NHS Lothian.

Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study (2016)
Thesis
Zhou, J. Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464212

When the Labour Government won the election in 1997, one of the biggest challenges they faced was restructuring the public sector. This forced the new Government to move the public sector away from managerialism to become a more collaborative organis... Read More about Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study.

An analysis of EHEA Business School approaches to the development, configuration and management of international academic alliances (2016)
Thesis
Harte, P. An analysis of EHEA Business School approaches to the development, configuration and management of international academic alliances. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/976954

The purpose of this study is to investigate the motivations for international academic alliance development, the configuration of alliance networks and their sustained management in Business Schools within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). A... Read More about An analysis of EHEA Business School approaches to the development, configuration and management of international academic alliances.

Representations of Feminist and Lesbian Consciousness and the Use of Subversive Strategies in Selected Poetry of Isabella Jane Blagden (2016)
Thesis
Gordon, S. R. Representations of Feminist and Lesbian Consciousness and the Use of Subversive Strategies in Selected Poetry of Isabella Jane Blagden. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453489

The purpose of this study is to recover and revise the contribution made to women's writing by the English minor novelist and poet, Isabella Jane Blagden (1817-1873), who was the centrifugal force of an influential literary and artistic milieu in Ita... Read More about Representations of Feminist and Lesbian Consciousness and the Use of Subversive Strategies in Selected Poetry of Isabella Jane Blagden.

Reframing Scottish Football: Strategy and the short-term nature of the football industry (2016)
Thesis
Robertson, S. (in press). Reframing Scottish Football: Strategy and the short-term nature of the football industry. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10407

Despite football being deeply entrenched in Scottish culture it is under-researched from a business perspective. This research develops a conceptual framework that views professional football clubs from a number of different perspectives. It draws on... Read More about Reframing Scottish Football: Strategy and the short-term nature of the football industry.

Robot status: investigating the perception of social status in a robot (2016)
Thesis
Li, J. (2016). Robot status: investigating the perception of social status in a robot. (Dissertation). Stanford University

Media technology enables people to have social interactions with the technology itself. Robots are a new form of media that people can communicate with as independent entities. Although robots are becoming more naturalized in social roles involving c... Read More about Robot status: investigating the perception of social status in a robot.

Between the Cracks: Theme, Screenwriting and Visual Structure (2016)
Thesis
Crawford, D. N. Between the Cracks: Theme, Screenwriting and Visual Structure. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453033

This research explores the manual approach to screenwriting and finds that the element of theme is not examined with the same analytical focus as other primary elements, plot, character and story. Its properties remain mysterious and discussion of it... Read More about Between the Cracks: Theme, Screenwriting and Visual Structure.

Tracking, Analysis and Measurement of Pedestrian Trajectories (2016)
Thesis
Clayton, S. E. Tracking, Analysis and Measurement of Pedestrian Trajectories. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/452997

Pedestrian movement is unconstrained. For this reason it is not amenable to mathematical modelling in the same way as road traffic. Individual pedestrians are notoriously difficult to monitor at a microscopic level. This has led to a lack of primary... Read More about Tracking, Analysis and Measurement of Pedestrian Trajectories.

Collective memory and identity narratives at the 20th and 25th anniversary events of the fall of the Berlin Wall (2016)
Thesis
Viol, M. Collective memory and identity narratives at the 20th and 25th anniversary events of the fall of the Berlin Wall. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464099

Acts of commemoration construct narratives of collective memory and identity, shaped by organisers’ agendas. Existing literature presumes that organisers primarily use commemoration for national political, social and cultural outcomes. Contemporary c... Read More about Collective memory and identity narratives at the 20th and 25th anniversary events of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Algorithmic Asymptotic Analysis of Autoigniting Systems (2016)
Thesis
Tingas, S. Algorithmic Asymptotic Analysis of Autoigniting Systems. (Thesis). National Technical University Of Athens. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2676012

Using algorithmic tools derived from the methodology of Computational Singular Perturbation various autoignition problems are investigated. In the first problem, the autoignition kinetics of DME/air and EtOH/air stoichiometric mixtures are compared b... Read More about Algorithmic Asymptotic Analysis of Autoigniting Systems.

Exploring the lived experiences of suicidality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the loved one’s perspective (2016)
Thesis
Hanson, R. Exploring the lived experiences of suicidality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the loved one’s perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/976907

Objectives. This study explored the lived experience of family members who were living with a suicidal loved one. The psychosocial impact that this experience had on the loved one, their views on support services and their support needs were all expl... Read More about Exploring the lived experiences of suicidality: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the loved one’s perspective.

Developing whole-life cost models for retrofit options in office buildings (2016)
Thesis
Tokede, O. O. Developing whole-life cost models for retrofit options in office buildings. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/463388

Office retrofit building projects have become a subject of increased attention among building researchers in the United Kingdom, and in many economically advanced nations. Existing whole-life costing models have however, not proven to be robust enoug... Read More about Developing whole-life cost models for retrofit options in office buildings.

The Influence of Age, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Exercise and Sedentary Behaviours on Circulating Angiogenic Cells and Cell Surface Receptor Expression (2016)
Thesis
Ross, M. D. The Influence of Age, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Exercise and Sedentary Behaviours on Circulating Angiogenic Cells and Cell Surface Receptor Expression. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/462603

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the biggest killer of people in western civilisation. Age is a significant risk factor for the development for CVD, and treatments and therapies to address this increased risk are crucial to quality of life and longevi... Read More about The Influence of Age, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Exercise and Sedentary Behaviours on Circulating Angiogenic Cells and Cell Surface Receptor Expression.