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Exploring the challenges and enablers of adopting online learning innovations in Singapore's private education institutions - a managerial perspective (2024)
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Srinara, N. Exploring the challenges and enablers of adopting online learning innovations in Singapore's private education institutions - a managerial perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the adoption of online learning globally, prompting Private Education Institutions (PEIs) in Singapore to increasingly rely on this mode of delivery. However, the implementation of online learning innovations wit... Read More about Exploring the challenges and enablers of adopting online learning innovations in Singapore's private education institutions - a managerial perspective.

The lived experiences of ethnic minority Indian women entrepreneurs in Singapore: Motivation, barriers, challenges and support system (2024)
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Subramaniam, P. The lived experiences of ethnic minority Indian women entrepreneurs in Singapore: Motivation, barriers, challenges and support system. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Women entrepreneurs have grown significantly and they play a vital role and contribute significantly to the development and growth of the economy. With globalisation, there have been movements of people across countries. This has led to immigration a... Read More about The lived experiences of ethnic minority Indian women entrepreneurs in Singapore: Motivation, barriers, challenges and support system.

A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: a blended passive symbolic netnographic study (2024)
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Roberts, S. K. R. A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: a blended passive symbolic netnographic study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

There is a substantial body of literature in slavery heritage tourism research that is mainly supply-driven and has focused on the management, presentation, and interpretation of slavery heritage for tourism purposes. However, the demand side in slav... Read More about A critical evaluation of the factors that influence visitor engagement with UK slavery heritage museums: a blended passive symbolic netnographic study.

'The more things change, the more they remain the same': An exploration of a legacy of change failure impact in a higher education institution in Jamaica (2024)
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McIntosh, S. V. 'The more things change, the more they remain the same': An exploration of a legacy of change failure impact in a higher education institution in Jamaica. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Access to higher education has always been a priority area for the Government of Jamaica. There are concerns from the Government of Jamaica that the country’s education sector continues to be plagued by access challenges and has chronic failures that... Read More about 'The more things change, the more they remain the same': An exploration of a legacy of change failure impact in a higher education institution in Jamaica.

Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city (2024)
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Piccio, B. Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh is internationally renowned for its festivals, with some now celebrating their 76th year. The workforce in the sector is predominantly composed by women, nevertheless, little research has been undertaken regarding gender equality and condit... Read More about Women, festival leadership, and social transformations: The case of Edinburgh, the world's leading festival city.

Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance (2024)
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Xiang, H. Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Carbon's significance in the economy and its impact on humanity are widely acknowledged. Stakeholder pressures have compelled businesses and industries to disclose their carbon performance data and meet regulatory obligations. Consequently, research... Read More about Strategic talent management for artificial intelligence readiness in German hidden champions: an empirical exploration and proposed guidance.

Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information? (2024)
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Burrows, T. Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information?. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Higher life expectancy and recent changes to legislation have brought the issue of occupational pensions to greater prominence. How people make pension choices, what information they use, and whom they trust when doing this are therefore important is... Read More about Pensions, financialisation, and the psychological contract - how do ‘experts’ make pension choices and whom do they trust to provide pension information?.

How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations (2024)
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Duddy, D. G. How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Purpose: This research examines whether an autopoietic cybernetic model can assist in achieving greater effectiveness and efficiency in the humanitarian supply chain paradigm. It demonstrates how Systems Thinking is required to achieve a holistic vie... Read More about How autopoietic cybernetics can contribute to humanitarian supply network operations.

Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana (2024)
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Patterson, C. Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This study explored whether the perceived soft skill deficiencies of university graduates are impacted by deficiencies in the signaling process between employers and graduates from the employers’ perspective. This was achieved by understanding employ... Read More about Exploring the perceptions of employers on the ‘soft skills’ deficiencies of University graduates: Evidence from the service sector in Guyana.

Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms (2024)
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Liberakos, P. Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This interpretivist research study identified and explored the three key (macro-external) challenges faced by academic leaders in HEIs in Ontario, namely: political and institutional leadership, data, gaps in data and measurement techniques, and labo... Read More about Exploring leadership challenges for senior academic leaders of higher education institutions in Ontario, amidst public policy reforms.

The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica (2024)
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Stewart-Mcintosh, D.-K. A. The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

A report by the National Education Inspectorate (2015) claimed that as many as 20% of the 28 schools graded leadership and management as unsatisfactory (Hibbert, 2020). This research seeks to explore the experiences of educators in the Jamaican secon... Read More about The Emperor’s New Clothes?! Understanding the experience of educators in their transition to school management roles in the secondary school system in Jamaica.

Different roads to success: (A multi-method approach) leveraging supply chain management practices to support organizational excellence in the energy sector Houston, Texas - USA (2024)
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Williams, A. Different roads to success: (A multi-method approach) leveraging supply chain management practices to support organizational excellence in the energy sector Houston, Texas - USA. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Growing worldwide demand for current conventional sources of energy, which is considered a fundamental ingredient to human life as we know it, has resulted in problems of scarcity and adverse environmental impact. It is predicted that conventional so... Read More about Different roads to success: (A multi-method approach) leveraging supply chain management practices to support organizational excellence in the energy sector Houston, Texas - USA.

Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework (2024)
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Xu, F. Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Carbon's significance in the economy and its impact on humanity are widely acknowledged. Stakeholder pressures have compelled businesses and industries to disclose their carbon performance data and meet regulatory obligations. Consequently, research... Read More about Corporate carbon reporting and disclosures: a quality rating framework.

Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers (2024)
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Townsend-Jackson, F. Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This thesis examines the concepts of career identities and precarious work for frontline homecare workers through the academic lens of identity work. This period covered the Covid pandemic, which changed the landscape of how frontline workers are see... Read More about Career identities and precarious work: frontline homecare workers.

Harnessing the silver tsunami: An investigation into the benefits and challenges of senior entrepreneurship in Singapore (2023)
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Chee, H. Harnessing the silver tsunami: An investigation into the benefits and challenges of senior entrepreneurship in Singapore. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3406779

Singapore is a fast-ageing society and recent Government data indicates that Singapore is facing an impending ‘silver tsunami’. Many researchers have raised the alarm on the problems that such an ageing Singaporean population would bring and how it w... Read More about Harnessing the silver tsunami: An investigation into the benefits and challenges of senior entrepreneurship in Singapore.

The effect of mandatory GHG Disclosure regulation on GHG disclosure quality, corporate financial and environmental performance : a UK study (2023)
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Wang, C. The effect of mandatory GHG Disclosure regulation on GHG disclosure quality, corporate financial and environmental performance : a UK study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/3406872

As one of the main sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, firms must take primary responsibility for emission reduction. The major motivation of this study is that the government, as a legislative, may supervise and control corporate emissions by... Read More about The effect of mandatory GHG Disclosure regulation on GHG disclosure quality, corporate financial and environmental performance : a UK study.

Fired Up, Not Burnt Out: An Exploration of Resilience Behaviours in Third Sector Leadership (2023)
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Armstrong, P. A. Fired Up, Not Burnt Out: An Exploration of Resilience Behaviours in Third Sector Leadership. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

This thesis explores resilience behaviours in Third Sector leadership. It first considers what leaders identify as resilience, then explores which perceived behaviours impact on resilience. From the findings and analysis of this exploration, conclusi... Read More about Fired Up, Not Burnt Out: An Exploration of Resilience Behaviours in Third Sector Leadership.

The Absent Voice: an examination of the experiences of women in Scottish civil courts in child contact cases involving domestic abuse (2023)
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Baker, G. C. The Absent Voice: an examination of the experiences of women in Scottish civil courts in child contact cases involving domestic abuse. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

The Absent Voice is a qualitative examination of the application of the law on domestic abuse and child contact in Scottish family courts. Findings drawn from its interpretivist methodological approach offer a new understanding of practices and proce... Read More about The Absent Voice: an examination of the experiences of women in Scottish civil courts in child contact cases involving domestic abuse.

Talent Management in the Jamaican BPO Industry: A phenomenological study of relationship challenges and prospects (2023)
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Blackwood, J. A. Talent Management in the Jamaican BPO Industry: A phenomenological study of relationship challenges and prospects. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Talent Management (TM) is viewed as a key driver of competitive advantage. Yet a continued focus on tangible TM outcomes serves to ignore its unintended consequences, specifically on employee relationships. This study aims to explore how TM contribut... Read More about Talent Management in the Jamaican BPO Industry: A phenomenological study of relationship challenges and prospects.