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An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Drake, C., Lockstone-Binney, L., Robertson, M., & Thi Phuong Dung, L. (2024). An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events. In Diverse Voices: Creating change in tourism, hospitality and events - Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference

International association meetings and events (IAMEs) are a significant segment of the business events sector. Noting the dearth of longitudinal research to confirm how these events rotate globally, regionally and over time, this study conducted an a... Read More about An investigation of the rotation patterns of international association meetings and events.

How Do Partnerships Between Academia, Communities and Organisations Foster “Real World” Learning? (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Harte, P., Hosanoo, Z., Borthwick Saddler, S., Hill, E., & Fonseca, A. P. (2024). How Do Partnerships Between Academia, Communities and Organisations Foster “Real World” Learning?. In Applying Education in a Complex World: Teaching and Learning (167-178)

Education takes place within dynamic and multifaceted complex systems. Recognising the volatile-uncertain-complex-ambiguous (VUCA) environment, the digital transformation of the higher education sector calls for a novel approach to curriculum and emp... Read More about How Do Partnerships Between Academia, Communities and Organisations Foster “Real World” Learning?.

Students’ gendered experiences of male-dominated Computing and Engineering courses (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Fabian, K. (2023). Students’ gendered experiences of male-dominated Computing and Engineering courses.

How does it feel to be in a gender minority on a STEM programme? Does it have an impact on individual students? Via an online survey (n=255), undergraduate students on Computing and Engineering programmes were asked whether they felt that gender had... Read More about Students’ gendered experiences of male-dominated Computing and Engineering courses.

Investing in degree apprenticeships: Analysing experiences through Conservation of Resources Theory (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Taylor-Smith, E., Smith, S., & Bratton, A. (2023). Investing in degree apprenticeships: Analysing experiences through Conservation of Resources Theory.

Degree apprentices have reported finding work-life-study balance challenging. This study uses the Theory of Conservation of Resources (COR) to investigate the resources invested and gained by apprentices in the achievement of their goal of a degree w... Read More about Investing in degree apprenticeships: Analysing experiences through Conservation of Resources Theory.

A critical review of the efficacy of the UN SDGs as conduits for collaboration in business tourism provision. Case Study Edinburgh & Melbourne (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Robertson, M., Pyke, J., & Drake, C. (2023). A critical review of the efficacy of the UN SDGs as conduits for collaboration in business tourism provision. Case Study Edinburgh & Melbourne. In CAUTHE 2023: West, East, South, North: Redirecting research in tourism, hospitality and events: Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference (330-331)

Business events can support the needs of access, equality, and learning for work and social inclusion, and determine a greater range of benefits than had been previously considered (Edwards, Foley, & Schlenker, 2011; Foley, Edwards, & Schlenker, 2014... Read More about A critical review of the efficacy of the UN SDGs as conduits for collaboration in business tourism provision. Case Study Edinburgh & Melbourne.

Authentic learning in higher education environments: Teacher insight into student experience (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kitchen, E., Steriopoulos, E., Harkison, T., Drake, C., Goh, E., Robertson, M., …Losekoot, E. (2023). Authentic learning in higher education environments: Teacher insight into student experience. In West, East, South, North: Redirection research in tourism, hospitality and events – Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Council for Australasian Universities Tourism and Hospitality Education (334)

This paper focuses on the factors that influence the authentic learning practices in the Tourism, Hospitality, and Events (THE) education context from a teacher’s perspective. To align with emerging industry changes due to the COVID pandemic, and als... Read More about Authentic learning in higher education environments: Teacher insight into student experience.

Digital Selling and Technostress: Preliminary Analysis (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Igarashi, R., & Vardarsuyu, M. (2023). Digital Selling and Technostress: Preliminary Analysis. In 2023 AMA Winter Academic Conference: Proceedings (1247-1261)

This study investigates the impact of digital selling on salespeople’s perception of five different techno-stressors (techno-overload, techno-invasion, techno-insecurity, techno-complexity and techno-uncertainty) and subsequent emotional exhaustion.... Read More about Digital Selling and Technostress: Preliminary Analysis.

Sharing the Same Workspace: The Effect of AI Task Deployment on Frontline Service Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Customers Outcomes (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Bhoumik, K., & Igarashi, R. (2023). Sharing the Same Workspace: The Effect of AI Task Deployment on Frontline Service Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Customers Outcomes. In 2023 AMA Winter Academic Conference: Proceedings (56-75)

Organizations are progressively using service robots in frontline settings to enhance consumer experiences as we see an increasing trend in humans and robots working together in restaurants, airports, and banks. In this research, we examine the impac... Read More about Sharing the Same Workspace: The Effect of AI Task Deployment on Frontline Service Employees’ Job Satisfaction and Customers Outcomes.

Navigating Authenticity: A Study on Brand Activism’s Influence on Consumer Responses and Role of Emotional Brand Attachment and Brand Passion (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Cheung, M. (in press). Navigating Authenticity: A Study on Brand Activism’s Influence on Consumer Responses and Role of Emotional Brand Attachment and Brand Passion.

This study is based on Vredenburg et al. (2020)’s typology of brand activism to propose that authentic brand activism can be directly and indirectly explain for consumer’s responses through emotional brand attachment and brand passion. Moreover, empa... Read More about Navigating Authenticity: A Study on Brand Activism’s Influence on Consumer Responses and Role of Emotional Brand Attachment and Brand Passion.

It's all about co-creation: peer learning on the Erasmus Mundus programme at the University of Valencia (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Rihova, I., Gallarza, M., Andrade, M., Guimaraes, M., Hackmann, A., Kokolaki, O., & Missanelli, G. (2023). It's all about co-creation: peer learning on the Erasmus Mundus programme at the University of Valencia. In L. G. Chova, C. G. Martínez, & J. Lees (Eds.), 16th International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation: Conference Proceedings (8190-8196). https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2023.2092

The idea of teaching as a dialogue between teachers and students, and collaboration and sharing between students and their peers ([1], [2]), is gaining traction in higher education. This project showcases the use of collaborative learning to integrat... Read More about It's all about co-creation: peer learning on the Erasmus Mundus programme at the University of Valencia.

An Exploration of Attitudes and Perceptions of Freight Operators in Ireland toward adopting Bio-methane Fuelled Heavy Good Vehicles (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kanellos, N., Plant, E., Zhnag, X., & Abraham, V. (in press). An Exploration of Attitudes and Perceptions of Freight Operators in Ireland toward adopting Bio-methane Fuelled Heavy Good Vehicles.

Road transport accounts for 75% of all transport related emissions. Within road transport, road freight contributes around 40% of the emissions, posing significant obstacles to achieving decarbonisation goals (deSaxe et al., 2023). Cleaner energy fue... Read More about An Exploration of Attitudes and Perceptions of Freight Operators in Ireland toward adopting Bio-methane Fuelled Heavy Good Vehicles.

Mind the gaps: a holistic review of the graduate entrepreneur visa scheme from the perspective of a university-based business incubator (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Wu, W., & Ran, J. (2023). Mind the gaps: a holistic review of the graduate entrepreneur visa scheme from the perspective of a university-based business incubator. In Migrant Entrepreneurship: Developments at the Intersection of Policy and Practice. Final conference of the project MIG.EN.CUBE (80-81). https://doi.org/10.6092/unibo/amsacta/7287

The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Duddy, D., Weaver, M., & Stantchev, D. (2022). The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking. In Full Papers. Logistics Research Network Conference 2022: Supply Chain Innovation; People, Process, Technology (129-139)

Purpose: This research examines whether an autopoietic cybernetic model can assist in achieving greater effectiveness and efficiency in the humanitarian supply chain paradigm. It examines the extent to which a holistic view is taken during humani... Read More about The Applicability of Autopoietic Cybernetics in Humanitarian Supply Chain Thinking.

The User Perspective on Innovation in eLearning: A Single-Case Study from IBM (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Ziegler, A., Peisl, T., & Harte, P. (2022). The User Perspective on Innovation in eLearning: A Single-Case Study from IBM. In Systems, Software and Services Process Improvement: EuroSPI 2022 (750-762). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15559-8_52

Innovation in eLearning has been discussed in academic research for more than 30 years. Current research around eLearning even questions if former product adoption models are still valid, and new alternative formats are tested. In times of subscripti... Read More about The User Perspective on Innovation in eLearning: A Single-Case Study from IBM.

Parasocial Relationships in CGI Influencer Marketing (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Thompson, J. (2022). Parasocial Relationships in CGI Influencer Marketing. In 2022 Academy of Marketing Conference

Computer Generated Image (CGI) influencers have received no academic attention to-date. These influencers are developed by third parties such as Brud.fyi who generate the images of robotic-influencers in a variety of contextual situations. CGI influe... Read More about Parasocial Relationships in CGI Influencer Marketing.

Carry-on baggage on low-cost carriers. A no-frills journey? THE INC (Tourism, Hospitality & Events International Conference) 22 – 24 June 2022, Limassol, Cyprus. (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Arvanitis, P. (2022). Carry-on baggage on low-cost carriers. A no-frills journey? THE INC (Tourism, Hospitality & Events International Conference) 22 – 24 June 2022, Limassol, Cyprus. In Tourism, Hospitality & Events Innovation and Resilience during Uncertainty (154-155)

Airlines around the world carry on top of passengers, their baggage. Carried baggage adds to the total weight of the aircraft resulting in increased fuel consumption. Increased fuel prices led airlines around the world to introduce baggage fees to im... Read More about Carry-on baggage on low-cost carriers. A no-frills journey? THE INC (Tourism, Hospitality & Events International Conference) 22 – 24 June 2022, Limassol, Cyprus..

Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Chipulu, M., Thomas, A., & Ojiako, U. (2022). Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects. In EURAM 2022: Leading Digital Transformation

Although the complexities of projects literature body continues to expand, there remains some gaps in the transformation of the basic science into practice. Meanwhile, decades of adhering to outsourcing regimes mean that most organisations have inade... Read More about Salient complexities of engaging external consultants in information systems projects.

The role of Twitch betting on gambling behaviours amongst esport spectators (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Thompson, J. (2022). The role of Twitch betting on gambling behaviours amongst esport spectators. In Proceedings of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC) 2022

Online gamers can gamble non-monetary virtual points and tokens in exchange for rewards with monetary value. This paper sets out to test the antecedent factors influencing the consumption of non-monetary gambling features on Twitch (an esport streami... Read More about The role of Twitch betting on gambling behaviours amongst esport spectators.