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Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Matouq, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Weaver, M. (2024). Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean. In W. Leal Filho, G. Nagy, & D. Ayal (Eds.), Handbook of Nature-Based Solutions to Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-98067-2_85-1

Despite the current technological advancement in agriculture to improve the production capacity and livelihood of the estimated 608 million smallholder family farmers across the globe, there is a need to uptake these technologies among smallholder fa... Read More about Integrating nature-based solutions with traditional smallholder farming systems to build climatic resilience in the Caribbean.

Qualitative Research Approaches: Case Study Research Method (2023)
Book Chapter
Tjandra, N. C., & Feri, A. (2023). Qualitative Research Approaches: Case Study Research Method. In P. Foroudi, & C. Dennis (Eds.), Researching and Analysing Business: Research Methods in Practice. Routledge

In this chapter we have provided a guidance of conducting a qualitative case study in business and management research. At the end of this chapter the reader will be able to (i) comprehend what is a case study research method, (ii) identify the relev... Read More about Qualitative Research Approaches: Case Study Research Method.

Understanding the Level of Digitization in Emerging Economies: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals (2023)
Book Chapter
Nahid, F., & Sarker, S. (2023). Understanding the Level of Digitization in Emerging Economies: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals. In Q. T. Islam, R. Goel, & T. Singh (Eds.), Fostering Sustainable Businesses in Emerging Economies (53-69). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-640-520231004

Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) can play a significant role in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs) as they have the ability to reduce unemployment. Digitalization helps MSMEs in a number of ways, including lowering transaction... Read More about Understanding the Level of Digitization in Emerging Economies: Implications for Sustainable Development Goals.

Content Marketing Ideation: How to Generate and Manage Creative Concepts (2023)
Book Chapter
Cameron, J. (2023). Content Marketing Ideation: How to Generate and Manage Creative Concepts. In Digital Content Marketing: Creating Value in Practice (31-60). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003346500-3

This chapter talks about the process of idea generation for content marketing. It discusses how content marketers generate creative ideas and introduces theories and concepts about creative processes. The chapter also provides recommendations on how... Read More about Content Marketing Ideation: How to Generate and Manage Creative Concepts.

Content Curation: Best Practices and Techniques (2023)
Book Chapter
Cameron, J. (2023). Content Curation: Best Practices and Techniques. In Digital Content Marketing: Creating Value in Practice (140-158). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003346500-9

In this chapter you will learn how carefully considered content curation can play a highly effective role in stimulating brand-related engagement, in particular on social media channels. Marketing concepts and theories that shed light on brand-relate... Read More about Content Curation: Best Practices and Techniques.

Contemporary and Emerging Content Marketing Trends (2023)
Book Chapter
Kurtzke, S. (2023). Contemporary and Emerging Content Marketing Trends. In A. Krowinska, C. Backhaus, B. Becker, & F. Bosser (Eds.), Digital Content Marketing: Creating Value in Practice. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003346500-12

As technology is evolving, so is content marketing. This final chapter considers contemporary and emerging content marketing trends. It is difficult to predict exactly how content marketing will develop in years to come, as this will depend on a vari... Read More about Contemporary and Emerging Content Marketing Trends.

Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work (2023)
Book Chapter
Langmead, K., & Webster, A. (2023). Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work. In J. Manley, A. Webster, & O. Kuznetsova (Eds.), Co-operation and Co-operatives in 21st-Century Europe (60-77). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529226430.ch004

This chapter argues that, by compelling workers to act in the interests of owners, customers and shareholders, work in hierarchical capitalist organizations frequently disconnects workers from their core values and from the communities in which they... Read More about Exploring the Role of Worker Co-operatives in the Co-creation of Meaningful Work.

Witch City's ‘Haunted Happenings’: Managing Authenticity and Edutainment in Salem, Massachusetts (2023)
Book Chapter
Stewart, H., Todd, L., & Ali-Knight, J. (2023). Witch City's ‘Haunted Happenings’: Managing Authenticity and Edutainment in Salem, Massachusetts. In G. Rossetti, B. Wyatt, & J. Ali-Knight (Eds.), Festivals and Edutainment (26-40). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003305415-4

The infamous Salem Witch Trials resulted in the deaths of 20 innocent Puritans accused of witchcraft in 1692. Today, Salem, Massachusetts, has positioned itself as a modern-day Halloween Town where a ‘Disneyfied’ interpretation of its tragic history... Read More about Witch City's ‘Haunted Happenings’: Managing Authenticity and Edutainment in Salem, Massachusetts.

Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Matouq, M. (2023). Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals. In W. Leal Filho, N. Aguilar-Rivera, B. Borsari, P. R. de Brito, & B. Andrade Guerra (Eds.), SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region (971-998). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16017-2_70

The identified 169 targets in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) refer to agriculture and smallholder farmers’ contributions toward eliminating human hunger globally between 2015 and 2030. Notwithstanding the potential of smallholder farming, t... Read More about Innovative Approaches in Smallholder Farming Systems to Implement the Sustainable Development Goals.

Agroecology as Catalyst for Smallholder Farming Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Caribbean Region (2023)
Book Chapter
Roop, R., Weaver, M., Fonseca, A. P., & Matouq, M. (2023). Agroecology as Catalyst for Smallholder Farming Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Caribbean Region. In W. L. Filho, N. Aguilar-Rivera, B. Borsari, P. R. de Brito, & B. Andrade Guerra (Eds.), SDGs in the Americas and Caribbean Region (405-427). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16017-2_112

Agriculture production emits approximately 29% of greenhouse gases, contributing to climatic changes. These changes increase pests and disease outbreaks according to the frequency and severity of droughts and floods, which results in crop failures an... Read More about Agroecology as Catalyst for Smallholder Farming Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change: Caribbean Region.

Healthcare Technology and Innovation Management Methods: Theoretical Interpretation (2023)
Book Chapter
Fascia, M., Koseda, E., & McIntosh, B. (2023). Healthcare Technology and Innovation Management Methods: Theoretical Interpretation. In M. Al Mubarak, & A. Hamdan (Eds.), Technological Sustainability and Business Competitive Advantage. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35525-7_19

Today, the concept of technology and innovation management in healthcare is prevalent in the literature. Managers who interpret technology from a management perspective, interpret it as a significant factor in determining the starting point for an an... Read More about Healthcare Technology and Innovation Management Methods: Theoretical Interpretation.

Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms (2023)
Book Chapter
Forster, A. M., Pilcher, N., Murray, M., Tennant, S., Craig, N., & Galbrun, L. (2023). Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms. In J. Dickinson, & T.-L. Griffiths (Eds.), Professional Development for Practitioners in Academia: Pracademia (211-227). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-33746-8_15

This chapter considers the development of construction and engineering education that historically chartered an increasingly decoupled trajectory from being practical in nature, to include progressively more theoretical instruction. Indeed, over the... Read More about Construction and Engineering Higher Education: The Role of Pracademics in Recoupling Classical Experiential Educational Norms.

Using Rubrics as Feedforward Tools for Subject Contextualized Dialogue (2023)
Book Chapter
Richards, K., & Pilcher, N. (2023). Using Rubrics as Feedforward Tools for Subject Contextualized Dialogue. In C. Gonsalves, & J. Pearson (Eds.), Improving Learning Through Assessment Rubrics: Student Awareness of What and How They Learn (229-247). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-6086-3.ch013

This chapter outlines an approach to using rubrics in a feedforward process using dialogue between teachers and students that takes place before students hand in their assignments. As such, it aims to complement existing research demonstrating the va... Read More about Using Rubrics as Feedforward Tools for Subject Contextualized Dialogue.

Upskilling the Workforce (2023)
Book Chapter
Rice-Stevenson, R., & Ahammed, S. U. (2023). Upskilling the Workforce. In S. Chakravarti (Ed.), Innovations in Teacher Development, Personalized Learning, and Upskilling the Workforce (48-63). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-5518-0.ch003

This chapter explores the use of the live project (LP) as a context within which to develop the employability skills of undergraduate business students. Learners worked in partnership with businesses to solve a real business problem. Working in small... Read More about Upskilling the Workforce.

Urban Consolidation Centres (2023)
Book Chapter
Akgün, E., & Monios, J. (2023). Urban Consolidation Centres. In J. Monios, L. Budd, & S. Ison (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics (295-304). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003241478-26

This chapter presents a definition of Urban consolidation centres (UCCs) and an overview of their activities and service offerings. It descibes a case study of a successful UCC in Gothenburg, Sweden followed by a reflection on the challenges of setti... Read More about Urban Consolidation Centres.

The Role of Employee Voice on Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Case of Poland (2023)
Book Chapter
Gilek, M. (2023). The Role of Employee Voice on Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Case of Poland. In T. Ajibade Adisa, C. Mordi, & E. Oruh (Eds.), Employee Voice in the Global North: Insights from Europe, North America and Australia (141-165). Palgrave Macmillan

Mental health is recognised as an important workplace issue that can contribute to a wide range of individual and organisational outcomes (Arnold et al., Work psychology: Understanding human behaviour in the workplace. Pearson, 2020; Cooper & Dewe, W... Read More about The Role of Employee Voice on Mental Health and Wellbeing: The Case of Poland.

Promoting Learners' Engagement and Motivation in a Technology-Mediated Learning Environment During COVID-19 and Beyond (2023)
Book Chapter
Huzooree, G., & Doargajudhur, M. (2023). Promoting Learners' Engagement and Motivation in a Technology-Mediated Learning Environment During COVID-19 and Beyond. In J. A. Bilodeau, & L. W. Hughes (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Creating Motivational Online Environments for Students. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-4533-4.ch008

The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the drastic shift from traditional face-to-face teaching to an upsurge of online learning at all levels of education worldwide. The adoption of digital technologies continues to rise and impacts learning in hi... Read More about Promoting Learners' Engagement and Motivation in a Technology-Mediated Learning Environment During COVID-19 and Beyond.

Menstruation and Gender-Based Violence (2023)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2023). Menstruation and Gender-Based Violence. In P. Ali, & M. M. Rogers (Eds.), Gender-Based Violence: A Comprehensive Guide (311-321). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05640-6_23

Acknowledging the universality of menstruation in 2019, human rights experts noted that ‘the stigma and shame generated by stereotypes around menstruation have severe impacts on all aspects of women’s and girls’ human rights’ (United Nations, Interna... Read More about Menstruation and Gender-Based Violence.

Executory contracts in insolvency: The French perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Ghio, E. (2023). Executory contracts in insolvency: The French perspective. In J. Chuah, & E. Vaccari (Eds.), Executory Contracts in Insolvency Law (311-328). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803923420.00028

In France, executory contracts are mostly dealt with in Articles L622-13 and L641-11-1 of the Commercial Code. Insolvency proceedings do not automatically terminate executory contracts and the Code requires the counterparty to perform their obligatio... Read More about Executory contracts in insolvency: The French perspective.