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Photography At Edinburgh Napier University : A Retrospective 2012. (2012)
Book
Gillanders, R., & Winton, E. (2012). Photography At Edinburgh Napier University : A Retrospective 2012. Edinburgh Napier University

Edinburgh Napier University is delighted to host a reunion of alumni, to celebrate more than 35 years of its Photography and Film programmes.
Photography has a long history at Edinburgh Napier that parallels the development and progress of the insti... Read More about Photography At Edinburgh Napier University : A Retrospective 2012..

An introduction to pharmacology. (2012)
Book Chapter
Gill, J. S. (2011). An introduction to pharmacology. In D. McBean, & F. van Wijck (Eds.), Applied Neurosciences for the Allied Health ProfessionsChurchill Livingstone: Elsevier

Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh (2012)
Journal Article
Gayen, T. K., Gayen, K., Raeside, R., & Elliott, L. (2012). Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. Global Public Health, 7, 219-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2011.573800

The purpose of this paper was to explore group drug taking behaviour in a slum area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. We set out to examine the relationships between those who met, at least weekly, to take illegal drugs together, and how these relationships migh... Read More about Cohesive subgroups and drug user networks in Dhaka City, Bangladesh.

Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes (2012)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N., Cross, C., Wilson, J., & Carbery, R. (2012). Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes. Thunderbird International Business Review, 54, 875-890. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21509

The global call center sector has emerged as a vibrant and economically successful industry in recent decades. Training and development of employees is acknowledged as a key component of call center strategy in facilitating the utilization of new tec... Read More about Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes.

Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn (2012)
Journal Article
Garavan, T. N. (2012). Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23, 2428-2449. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2012.668385

This paper investigates global talent management (GTM) in science-based firms during the global downturn. Literature on the resource-based view, the best-fit perspective and resource dependency theory is used to frame a qualitative study of nine glob... Read More about Global talent management in science-based firms: an exploratory investigation of the pharmaceutical industry during the global downturn.

Risk management capability building in SMEs: a social capital perspective (2012)
Journal Article
Gao, S. S., Sung, M. C., & Zhang, J. (2012). Risk management capability building in SMEs: a social capital perspective. International Small Business Journal, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242611431094

This article addresses the under-researched issue of risk management (RM) and risk management capability building in small and medium sized enterprise (SMEs). It draws upon theories of social capital to explain enablers and obstacles for RM capabilit... Read More about Risk management capability building in SMEs: a social capital perspective.

Interviewing techniques for Darwinian facial-composite systems. (2012)
Journal Article
Frowd, C. D., Nelson, L., Skelton, F. C., Noyce, R., Atkins, R., Heard, P., …Hancock, P. J. B. (2012). Interviewing techniques for Darwinian facial-composite systems. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 26, 576-584. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.2829

Eyewitnesses are often asked to describe the appearance of an offender’s face, normally as part of a cognitive interview (CI), and then to construct a facial composite of it by selecting hair, eyes, nose, etc. Recent research indicates that facial c... Read More about Interviewing techniques for Darwinian facial-composite systems..

Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate (2012)
Journal Article
Fotheringham, J., Strickland, K., & Aitchison, K. (2012). Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate. Developing and Supporting the Curriculum,

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of the factors which may effect, stimulate or be the cause of curriculum changes in higher education (HE) in Scotland. This overview leads to a series of questions which could be used to encourage d... Read More about Curriculum: directions, decisions and debate.

Link-based route choice considering risk aversion, disappointment and regret (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fonzone, A., Schmoecker, J., Ma, J., & Fukuda, D. (2012). Link-based route choice considering risk aversion, disappointment and regret. In 91st Annual TRB Meeting online

In networks with uncertain link travel times route guidance information should consider traveller preferences (1). Risk-averse travellers prefer safer options but might feel unsatisfied if it turns out that their decision has been based on wrong expe... Read More about Link-based route choice considering risk aversion, disappointment and regret.

Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research (2012)
Journal Article
Fleming, M., Kirby, B., & Penny, K. I. (2012). Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2711-2721. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04021.x

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:

  This paper will focus on the key concepts behind record linkage and describe how probability matching of Scottish health records can be used for national health research.

BACKGROUND:

  Record linkage can bring togeth... Read More about Record linkage in Scotland and its application to health research.

The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order (2012)
Journal Article
Fischer, M. (2012). The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order. Zeitschrift fuer deutsches Altertum,

This paper analyses the portrayal of women in the Livländische Reimchronik and Nikolaus von Jeroschin’s Kronike von Pruzinlant, the two earliest German language chronicles written by members of the German Order to describe the conquest of Livonia and... Read More about The Depiction of Women in the Historical Narrative of the German Order.

SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fan, L., Buchanan, W. J., Lo, O., Thuemmler, C., Lawson, A., Uthmani, O., …Khedim, A. S. (2012). SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud. In eTELEMED 2012 (99-104)

The use of digital technologies in providing health care services is in general subsumed under the term e-Health. The Data Capture and Auto Identification Reference (DACAR) project provides an open e-Health service platform that reinforces the integr... Read More about SPoC: Protecting Patient Privacy for e-Health Services in the Cloud.

Introducing Psychological Factors into E-Participation Research (2012)
Book Chapter
Edelmann, N., & Cruickshank, P. (2012). Introducing Psychological Factors into E-Participation Research. In A. Manoharan, & M. Holzer (Eds.), E-Governance and Civic Engagement (338-361). IGI Global Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61350-083-5.ch017

This chapter looks at e-petitioning as a successful application of e-participation from a psychological perspective. It notes that e-participation should not be viewed uncritically, as digital technologies cannot remedy all (political) problems: inde... Read More about Introducing Psychological Factors into E-Participation Research.

Islamic financial instruments in corporate firms’ balance sheet: a research note (2012)
Journal Article
Dzolkarnaini, N., & Minhat, M. (2012). Islamic financial instruments in corporate firms’ balance sheet: a research note. International Journal of Excellence in Islamic Banking and Finance, 2,

Purpose: This paper examines the use of Islamic Financial Instruments (IFIs) in the corporate firms’ balance sheet.
Methodology/Approach: The overall research approach involves an examination of annual reports of 20 top non-financial firms from 16 c... Read More about Islamic financial instruments in corporate firms’ balance sheet: a research note.

The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. (2012)
Report
Dutton, M., Raeside, R., Canduela, J., Egdell, V., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland: Scottish Enterprise

This report presents the findings of an investigation into the growth performance and growth dynamics of a selection of Scottish EOBs compared to a peer group of companies who have conventional ownership structures. The report was commissioned by Sco... Read More about The growth of employee owned businesses in Scotland..

Knowledge management and e-learning in higher education: a research study based on students’ perceptions (2012)
Journal Article
Dukic, D., Dukic, G., & Penny, K. I. (2012). Knowledge management and e-learning in higher education: a research study based on students’ perceptions. International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 8, 313-327. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKL.2012.051679

In order to achieve economic and social progress, it is particularly important to incorporate knowledge management into the education system. E-learning as a knowledge transfer tool is closely connected to knowledge management. This article examined... Read More about Knowledge management and e-learning in higher education: a research study based on students’ perceptions.