All Outputs (51)

Work on the move: mobilities of creativity and design ideation (2021)
Thesis
Firth, R. Work on the move: mobilities of creativity and design ideation. (Thesis by Publication). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2811275

This thesis focuses on the development of original design ‘ideation’ processes (the formation of ideas or concepts) set within the context of both commercial museum and exhibition design contracts and product design pedagogic research. Taken together... Read More about Work on the move: mobilities of creativity and design ideation.

Evolving legacy enterprise systems with microservices-based architecture in cloud environments (2021)
Thesis
Habibullah, S. Evolving legacy enterprise systems with microservices-based architecture in cloud environments. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2811288

Many legacy enterprise systems suffer from a number of common and critical problems. Such systems have often been implemented in the past with hardware and software technologies which are now out of date. Furthermore, they have often been modified in... Read More about Evolving legacy enterprise systems with microservices-based architecture in cloud environments.

Diversity and digital leadership: Understanding experiences of workplace equality, diversity and inclusion (2021)
Thesis
Highton, M. Diversity and digital leadership: Understanding experiences of workplace equality, diversity and inclusion. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2811303

The aim of this research is to gain an understanding of the experiences and perceptions of workplace equality and diversity issues amongst digital leaders in higher education. The participants interviewed for this study are digital leaders working in... Read More about Diversity and digital leadership: Understanding experiences of workplace equality, diversity and inclusion.

Incubation to commercialization: An investigation into the optimal service needs of nascent entrepreneurs within the Integrated Business Incubation System (IBIS) programme (2021)
Thesis
James, B. L. Incubation to commercialization: An investigation into the optimal service needs of nascent entrepreneurs within the Integrated Business Incubation System (IBIS) programme. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2811311

The study explored the role of the Integrated Business Incubation System (IBIS) in addressing the business and technical services needs of new nascent entrepreneurs. It is the desire of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago’s to provide a comprehensi... Read More about Incubation to commercialization: An investigation into the optimal service needs of nascent entrepreneurs within the Integrated Business Incubation System (IBIS) programme.

Exploration of interconnecting practices in Organizational Project Management (OPM) continuum (2021)
Thesis
Karimi, M. Exploration of interconnecting practices in Organizational Project Management (OPM) continuum. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2811316

This study explores aspects of the Organizational Project Management (OPM) Continuum consisting of Project Management, Program Management and Portfolio Management domains of practice as well as the Project Management Office (PMO). The purpose of this... Read More about Exploration of interconnecting practices in Organizational Project Management (OPM) continuum.

Enhancing storm surge resilience for coastal habitat: A framework to support sustainable development (2021)
Thesis
Karthik, A. D. Enhancing storm surge resilience for coastal habitat: A framework to support sustainable development. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2813173

More than 2.4 billion people live within 100 km of the sea coastline. Between 2016-2019 there has been a rising trend in tropical cyclone’s intensity and the frequency. Such cyclone events irrespective of their hurricane categorisation have persisten... Read More about Enhancing storm surge resilience for coastal habitat: A framework to support sustainable development.

The future is unwritten. E-publishing in small nations of Europe: A comparative approach to policy frameworks and small business strategies (2021)
Thesis
Klamet, A. F. M. E. The future is unwritten. E-publishing in small nations of Europe: A comparative approach to policy frameworks and small business strategies. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2813179

Digitisation, together with the spread of the internet, has initiated a transition phase in publishing. This transition not only affects the production process but also the way of communication, the product itself and its distribution. International... Read More about The future is unwritten. E-publishing in small nations of Europe: A comparative approach to policy frameworks and small business strategies.

Public charging infrastructure as the key enabler for electric mobility in Germany: The future electric vehicle charging point and the provision of parameters for a sustainable business model concept (2021)
Thesis
Karl, J. Public charging infrastructure as the key enabler for electric mobility in Germany: The future electric vehicle charging point and the provision of parameters for a sustainable business model concept. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2813184

Electric mobility is enabling overall decarbonisation-targets by shaping a new, sustainable mobility. Related mobility behaviours are evolving rapidly and lead to fundamental changes within the respective infrastructure approaches. In doing so, publi... Read More about Public charging infrastructure as the key enabler for electric mobility in Germany: The future electric vehicle charging point and the provision of parameters for a sustainable business model concept.

'Powers, passages and passengers' : the construction and performance of student midwives' professional identities (2021)
Thesis
McLuckie, C. (2021). 'Powers, passages and passengers' : the construction and performance of student midwives' professional identities. (Thesis). University of Stirling. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2793206

This thesis details my study of the discourses within which student midwives construct and perform their professional identities. The title employs a metaphor commonly used in midwifery and obstetric texts to articulate the powers, passages and passe... Read More about 'Powers, passages and passengers' : the construction and performance of student midwives' professional identities.

Family finds a way: experiences of multigenerational transnational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand (2021)
Thesis
Ran, G. (2021). Family finds a way: experiences of multigenerational transnational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand. (Thesis). Massey University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2974489

The Immigration Act 1987 fundamentally transformed New Zealand’s immigration policy from one that was race-based to one based on economic needs of New Zealand society. It opened the borders to immigrants from much wider regions. As a result of this “... Read More about Family finds a way: experiences of multigenerational transnational new Chinese immigrant families in New Zealand.

Entrepreneurship and institutional challenges: disincentives or opportunities? Case studies in the Palestinian mobile phone sector (2021)
Thesis
Alaydi, S. (2021). Entrepreneurship and institutional challenges: disincentives or opportunities? Case studies in the Palestinian mobile phone sector. (Thesis). University of Glasgow. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2833859

This study aims to address the core research question, are institutional barriers and voids in extremely uncertain environments perceived as disincentives and/or opportunities? The emphasis in the extant entrepreneurship literature is mainly on the s... Read More about Entrepreneurship and institutional challenges: disincentives or opportunities? Case studies in the Palestinian mobile phone sector.