All Outputs (987)

Government Export Promotion Organisations and SME Internationalisation: A case study of Ghana’s Non-Traditional Export Sector (2019)
Thesis
Sasu, E. Government Export Promotion Organisations and SME Internationalisation: A case study of Ghana’s Non-Traditional Export Sector. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090149

Internationalisation has been identified as one of the major dimensions of firm growth (Peng and Delios, 2006). Karadeniz and Gocer, (2007) argue that exporting activities, for instance, increase profitability, improve trade balances, and help eradic... Read More about Government Export Promotion Organisations and SME Internationalisation: A case study of Ghana’s Non-Traditional Export Sector.

A Data-driven Statistical Approach to Customer Behaviour Analysis and Modelling in Online Freemium Games (2019)
Thesis
Singh Roy, A. A Data-driven Statistical Approach to Customer Behaviour Analysis and Modelling in Online Freemium Games. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090355

The video games industry is one of the most attractive and lucrative segments in the entertainment and digital media, with big business of more than $150 billion worldwide. A popular approach in this industry is the online freemium model, wherein the... Read More about A Data-driven Statistical Approach to Customer Behaviour Analysis and Modelling in Online Freemium Games.

The Need, Challenges, and Opportunities for Finance Transformation in Global Organisations (2019)
Thesis
Schröder, C. The Need, Challenges, and Opportunities for Finance Transformation in Global Organisations. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090289

Finance transformation is a process aiming at finance efficiency and thus supports solving critical issues in the finance function, focusing on strategy, process, talent, and technology solutions. For enterprises, it is essential to perform a finance... Read More about The Need, Challenges, and Opportunities for Finance Transformation in Global Organisations.

An Exploration of Leadership Practices in Scotland’s Contact Centre Industry (2019)
Thesis
Orozco Vidal, A. An Exploration of Leadership Practices in Scotland’s Contact Centre Industry. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2086464

The aim of this research was to explore the leadership practices implemented in Scotland’s contact centre industry in order to identify the leadership theories adopted in the customer-focused, highly controlled, and standardised environment of contac... Read More about An Exploration of Leadership Practices in Scotland’s Contact Centre Industry.

How autonomous control can improve the performance of logistics networks - a simulation experiment (2019)
Thesis
Preinl, T. How autonomous control can improve the performance of logistics networks - a simulation experiment. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2089989

In this thesis the application of autonomous control concepts to logistics networks is studied by means of a simulation model. This simulation model is based on an actual outbound bulk product supply network of a commodity company.
Logistics planni... Read More about How autonomous control can improve the performance of logistics networks - a simulation experiment.

Understanding perceived risks in a lean company for supply chain risk mitigation in the automotive sector of China (2019)
Thesis
Hui, Y. Understanding perceived risks in a lean company for supply chain risk mitigation in the automotive sector of China. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2086152

China’s automotive sector has been undergoing rapid growth over the past two decades with significant increase of volume, technology upgrade and complexity of market environment. As a result, tier one suppliers have found themselves operating in an e... Read More about Understanding perceived risks in a lean company for supply chain risk mitigation in the automotive sector of China.

The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate (2019)
Thesis
Heidl, B. H. The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2070785

PURPOSE: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership and ethical leadership on innovation. Drawing on social learning and social information processing theory, this research focusses on team level processes.... Read More about The impact of team-focussed transformational and ethical leadership on team innovation: an investigation of the role of team engagement and team developmental climate.

Enhancing mobile strategy consultancy using a conceptual cognitive model of Mobile Moments (2019)
Thesis
Förster, N. Enhancing mobile strategy consultancy using a conceptual cognitive model of Mobile Moments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2070360

The given dissertation focuses on the area of mobile business interactions and strives for a better understanding of related human cognitive characteristics. One motivation is to find out the individual triggers for someone reaching for a mobile devi... Read More about Enhancing mobile strategy consultancy using a conceptual cognitive model of Mobile Moments.

Chorus before singer: Elements of readiness for change within the Canadian public service, a bottom-up approach (2019)
Thesis
Chavremootoo, M. D. B. Chorus before singer: Elements of readiness for change within the Canadian public service, a bottom-up approach. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2058905

This thesis explores the lived experiences of public servants in the Canadian federal public service during organisational change to contribute to the organisational change literature by exploring and evaluating the factors to enhance readiness for c... Read More about Chorus before singer: Elements of readiness for change within the Canadian public service, a bottom-up approach.

Social Media and Tourism Development in Grenada: A Phenomenological Study (2019)
Thesis
Brathwaite, R. K. Social Media and Tourism Development in Grenada: A Phenomenological Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2005971

This study explores the lived experiences of Grenadian tourism practitioners, the impact social media has on their businesses, and any challenges that they may face in using social media.

The research studies the perspectives and experiences of 17... Read More about Social Media and Tourism Development in Grenada: A Phenomenological Study.

Embedded document security using sticky policies and identity based encryption (2019)
Thesis
Spyra, G. K. Embedded document security using sticky policies and identity based encryption. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090564

Data sharing domains have expanded over several, both trusted and insecure environments. At the same time, the data security boundaries have shrunk from internal network perimeters down to a single identity and a piece of information. Since new EU GD... Read More about Embedded document security using sticky policies and identity based encryption.

A Cognitive IoE (Internet of Everything) Approach to Ambient-Intelligent Smart Space (2019)
Thesis
Singh Jamnal, G. A Cognitive IoE (Internet of Everything) Approach to Ambient-Intelligent Smart Space. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090321

At present, the United Nations figures claim that the current world population would rise from 7.6 billion to 8.5 billion in 2030 and 9.7 billion in 2050. Therefore by the 2050, 65 percent of world’s population would be living in urban mega-cities an... Read More about A Cognitive IoE (Internet of Everything) Approach to Ambient-Intelligent Smart Space.

Reputation management in a digital world: The role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations (2019)
Thesis
Ryan, F. V. C. Reputation management in a digital world: The role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090098

This work is concerned with the role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations. The main contributions of the research relate to: (1) the means by which people evaluate the personal reputations of other... Read More about Reputation management in a digital world: The role of online information in the building, management, and evaluation of personal reputations.

A Biomechanical Analysis of British Army Foot-Drill: Implications of Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury in Age-matched Civilian Men and Women (2019)
Thesis
Rawcliffe, A. J. A Biomechanical Analysis of British Army Foot-Drill: Implications of Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury in Age-matched Civilian Men and Women. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2090019

British Army foot-drill may be a risk factor for musculoskeletal (MSK) injury. However, limited empirical research exists quantifying lower-extremity risk factors of foot-drill in men and women. To better understand and provide greater insight into t... Read More about A Biomechanical Analysis of British Army Foot-Drill: Implications of Lower-Extremity Musculoskeletal Injury in Age-matched Civilian Men and Women.

Energy delivery of solar farms with reference to shading (2019)
Thesis
Jeffrey, M. Energy delivery of solar farms with reference to shading. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2086186

This study has been undertaken to research the impact of shading on a large scale solar PV site at 56° latitude north, this is the first site in the UK at this latitude, consisting of 2500 solar panels across a 5 acres. As solar altitude decreases ob... Read More about Energy delivery of solar farms with reference to shading.

The role of the human cathelicidin LL-37 in rhinovirus infection (2019)
Thesis
Henderson Sousa, F. The role of the human cathelicidin LL-37 in rhinovirus infection. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2070903

Human rhinoviruses (HRVs) are the most common causes for symptomatic respiratory infections, and have been linked to severe respiratory conditions in children, and in immunocompromised and elderly individuals. Currently there are no specific treatmen... Read More about The role of the human cathelicidin LL-37 in rhinovirus infection.

Efficient Routing Primitives for Low-power and Lossy Networks in Internet of Things (2019)
Thesis
Ghaleb, B. Efficient Routing Primitives for Low-power and Lossy Networks in Internet of Things. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2070542

At the heart of the Internet of Things (IoTs) are the Low-power and Lossy networks (LLNs), a collection of interconnected battery-operated and resource-constrained tiny devices that enable the realization of a wide range of applications in multiple d... Read More about Efficient Routing Primitives for Low-power and Lossy Networks in Internet of Things.

Racking performance of platform timber frame walls (2019)
Thesis
Dhonju, R. L. Racking performance of platform timber frame walls. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2058930

Platform timber frame construction is considered an efficient building method for multistorey dwellings where timber walls and diaphragms provide the overall stability for the structure to resist lateral forces such as those generated by wind action.... Read More about Racking performance of platform timber frame walls.

Coriander yield decline: potential management options (2019)
Thesis
Jones, A. L. Coriander yield decline: potential management options. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2086260

Crop yield decline is increasingly associated with the intensive practices of modern agriculture. It affects a wide range of crops, including Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.), the UK’s most economically important herb. The crop suffers from a partic... Read More about Coriander yield decline: potential management options.

Topology optimization of elastoplastic structures (2019)
Thesis
Li, M. Topology optimization of elastoplastic structures. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2086333

Topology optimization technique has been used as an efficient tool that optimizes material layout within a given space to obtain the desired functional performance. So far, topology optimization has been mainly focused on linear problems and less att... Read More about Topology optimization of elastoplastic structures.