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Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha (2017)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. W. (2017). Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha. In J. D. Schmidt (Ed.), Development Challenges in Bhutan: Perspectives on Inequality and Gross National Happiness (115-134). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://do

During the 1990s, the High Court of Justice played a significant role in the promotion of Bhutanese culture, intertwining the development of the Bhutanese legal system with Bhutanese cultural traditions. Notably, the Research Unit of the High Court o... Read More about Law, “Tradition” and Legitimacy: Contesting Driglam Namzha.

The role of situated learning in shaping talent (2017)
Book Chapter
Wight, C. (2017). The role of situated learning in shaping talent. In S. Horner (Ed.), Talent Management in Hospitality and Tourism. Oxford: Goodfellow Publishers. https://doi.org/10.23912/978-1-910158-66-1-3315

Work based learning (WBL) is an increasingly popular mode of situated learning that is based on an emerging paradigm that considers learning through experience to be the foundation for tacit knowledge. This chapter reports on the findings of explorat... Read More about The role of situated learning in shaping talent.

Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room (2017)
Book Chapter
Gutu, M., Anastasiadou, C., Omar, M., & Osei, C. (2017). Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room. In A. Ahmed (Ed.), Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in Africa. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. ht

Purpose: In Sub-Saharan Africa, FDI performance is considerably different between Zimbabwe and its neighbouring countries. This chapter examines FDI determinants for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with particular emphasis on the comparison between Zimbabwe... Read More about Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room.

Islamic Finance (2016)
Book Chapter
Minhat, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2016). Islamic Finance. In M. C. Ehrhardt, E. Brigham, & R. Fox (Eds.), Financial Management: Theory and PracticeCengage

No abstract available.

Serving Best Interests in ‘Known Biological Father Disputes’ in the United Kingdom (2016)
Book Chapter
Macfarlane, L. (2016). Serving Best Interests in ‘Known Biological Father Disputes’ in the United Kingdom. In E. E. Sutherland, & L. A. B. MacFarlane (Eds.), Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child : best in

Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that in ‘all actions concerning children’ the ‘best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration’. However, the paradigms of family life, and child-rearing, are constantly... Read More about Serving Best Interests in ‘Known Biological Father Disputes’ in the United Kingdom.

Evaluation (2016)
Book Chapter
Matthews-Smith, G., & Afseth, J. (2016). Evaluation. In Z. Havrdová, G. Matthews-Smith, & P. Huotari (Eds.), Developing Cross-Cultural Competencies in Health and Social Care Management, 39-58. Lahti University of Applied Sciences

Abstract not available.

Summary and Conclusions. (2016)
Book Chapter
Havrdová, Z., Matthews‑Smith, G., Huotari, P., & Agostinho, M. (2016). Summary and Conclusions. In Z. Havrdová, G. Matthews-Smith, & P. Huotari (Eds.), Developing Cross-Cultural Competencies in Health and Social Care Management, 59-70. Lahti Universit

Abstract not available.

Value-based Healthcare: Utopian vision or fit for Purpose. (2016)
Book Chapter
Garavan, T., & Matthews-Smith, G. (2016). Value-based Healthcare: Utopian vision or fit for Purpose. In A. Ortenblad, C. Abrahamson Lofstrom, & R. Sheaff (Eds.), Management Innovations for Healthcare organizations, 412-430. (1). Taylor & Francis

Expert opinion: Trends and future of events. (2016)
Book Chapter
Robertson, M. (2016). Expert opinion: Trends and future of events. In D. Getz, & S. Page (Eds.), Event studies: theory, research and policy for planned events. , (84-87). (3). Abingdon, Oxon, England: Taylor & Francis

No abstract available.

Leadership Style and Behaviour, Employee Knowledge-Sharing and Innovation Probability (2016)
Book Chapter
Sheehan, M. (2016). Leadership Style and Behaviour, Employee Knowledge-Sharing and Innovation Probability. In H. Shipton, P. Budhwar, P. Sparrow, & A. Brown (Eds.), London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137465191_12

The importance of innovation for sustained national and firm competitiveness is widely acknowledged by scholars, practitioners and policymakers (Cho & Pucik, 2005; OECD, 2012). Firms with higher levels of innovation will be more successful in respond... Read More about Leadership Style and Behaviour, Employee Knowledge-Sharing and Innovation Probability.

Corporate governance in China: Regulatory reforms and policies (2016)
Book Chapter
Du, A., & Boateng, A. (2016). Corporate governance in China: Regulatory reforms and policies. In F. Ngwu, O. Osuji, & F. Stephen (Eds.), Corporate Governance in Developing and Emerging Markets. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315666020

Corporate governance, which is defined as the structure of rights and responsibilities among the various parties who have a stake in a business organisation (Aguilera and Jackson, 2003), has attracted immense interest from academics, practitioners an... Read More about Corporate governance in China: Regulatory reforms and policies.

Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal (2016)
Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2016). Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal. In E. E. Sutherland, & L. Barnes MacFarlane (Eds.), Implementing Article 3 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (213-230). New York: Cambridge University Pre

Nepal has experienced an increase in intercountry adoption in recent years. Following the opening up of authorisation to arrange adoptions, the number of child centres offering children for adoption significantly increased after 2000. The emergence i... Read More about Article 3 and Adoption in and from India and Nepal.

Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity. (2016)
Book Chapter
Victoria, M. (2016). Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in learning and teaching. Merchiston Publishing

This chapter explores the results of a study in Thailand that capitalised on the popularity of the selfie, providing second-year English language students with an opportunity to practise their oral presentation and speaking skills. The selfie was use... Read More about Every picture tells a story: using selfie-inspired activities to enhance social relations and encourage self-reflexivity..

The Accidental Podcaster (2016)
Book Chapter
Robertson, S., & Sholl, S. (2016). The Accidental Podcaster. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching. Merchiston Publishing

The aim of this chapter is to explore student use of podcasts, employing longitudinal data from large cohorts to demonstrate to other teachers their potential as a relevant pedagogical tool. The study is novel insofar as it uses quantitative data fro... Read More about The Accidental Podcaster.

Data Sources from Archives to the Internet (2016)
Book Chapter
Jubb, D., Zakaria, L., Gori, K., & Perez-Vega, R. (2016). Data Sources from Archives to the Internet. In A. Paterson, D. Leung, W. Jackson, R. MacIntosh, & K. D. O'Gorman (Eds.), Research Methods for Accounting and Finance (101-122)

No abstract available.

Data and Case Study Research in Accounting and Finance (2016)
Book Chapter
Sagitova, R., Jubb, D., Farrukh, A., Papachroni, A., & Lochrie, S. (2016). Data and Case Study Research in Accounting and Finance. In A. Paterson, D. Leung, W. Jackson, R. MacIntosh, & K. D. O'Gorman (Eds.), Research Methods for Accounting and Finance (81

No abstract available.

Contextualising information literacy to assessment criteria and measuring the impact on student performance: a collaborative approach (2016)
Book Chapter
Robertson, S., & Walker, K. (2016). Contextualising information literacy to assessment criteria and measuring the impact on student performance: a collaborative approach. In C. Penman, & M. Foster (Eds.), Innovations in Learning and Teaching (107-122). Me

This chapter explores the collaboration between a subject librarian and a module leader to improve the information literacy skills within a large cohort under-graduate business module. Generic library resources were replaced by bespoke material withi... Read More about Contextualising information literacy to assessment criteria and measuring the impact on student performance: a collaborative approach.