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Business for Good: Balancing Purpose with Profit in a Post-Covid Scotland (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., & Tan, H. (2020, July). Business for Good: Balancing Purpose with Profit in a Post-Covid Scotland. Presented at Interface Webinar Series, Online

This webinar examines the power of ‘purpose’ and the opportunities for SME’s in embracing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to create Sustainable Value. Dr Miles Weaver and Dr Hock Tan, from Edinburgh Napier’s Business School for Purpose... Read More about Business for Good: Balancing Purpose with Profit in a Post-Covid Scotland.

How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities? (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alaydi, S., Buck, T., & Tang, Y. K. (2020). How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities?. In AOM Annual Meeting Proceedings (13768). https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2020.13768abstract

Uncertainty is a cornerstone of entrepreneurship theory; however, the exact role it plays in stimulating and/or obstructing entrepreneurial processes, opportunity and action has remained a matter of debate. This study uses two case studies, an indige... Read More about How Does Extreme Uncertainty Affect Entrepreneurial Processes, Actions, and Opportunities?.

Skill Enhancing HR Investments, Contextual Endowments, and Innovation: A Four Country, Two-Wave Study (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sheehan, M., Garavan, T., & Morley, M. J. (2020). Skill Enhancing HR Investments, Contextual Endowments, and Innovation: A Four Country, Two-Wave Study. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2020(1), https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2020.19174abstract

We theorize and test the combined effects of both firm level skill- enhancing human resource investments, designed to boost specific and general knowledge resources, and of national level human capital contextual endowments, on incremental and radica... Read More about Skill Enhancing HR Investments, Contextual Endowments, and Innovation: A Four Country, Two-Wave Study.

Learning and development effectiveness in organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness (2020)
Book
Garavan, T., O'Brien, F., Duggan, J., Gubbins, C., Lai, Y., Carbery, R., …Grant, K. (2020). Learning and development effectiveness in organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness. (1). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi

This book offers an integrated and contextualised framework for learning and development (L&D) effectiveness that addresses both the nature of L&D and its antecedents and outcomes in organisations. Scholars and practitioners alike have recognised the... Read More about Learning and development effectiveness in organisations: An integrated systems-informed model of effectiveness.

An attitudinal impacts analysis of social media platforms and brand relationship quality at music festivals (2020)
Journal Article
Strand, A., & Robertson, M. (2020). An attitudinal impacts analysis of social media platforms and brand relationship quality at music festivals. Event Management, 24(6), 769-788. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599520X15894679115538

The purpose of this study is determination of ways in which music festival organizers can target their social media communication with greater certainty toward younger generations, i.e. Generation Z (also called “digital natives”). This research has... Read More about An attitudinal impacts analysis of social media platforms and brand relationship quality at music festivals.

COVID-19 Scenarios (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Crawford, M., & Wright, G. (2020, July). COVID-19 Scenarios. Paper presented at Planning Within Crisis: An IA Virtual Town Hall, Online

Life Insurance Unethical-selling: The Influences of Client Attributes (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gao, S., & Bi, S. (2020, July). Life Insurance Unethical-selling: The Influences of Client Attributes. Paper presented at World Finance Conference, Online

Prior studies have extensively explored factors that drive mis-selling behavior in life insurance markets, but considered little the influences of attributes of clients (particularly vulnerable clients) on unethical sales. Our study that is based on... Read More about Life Insurance Unethical-selling: The Influences of Client Attributes.

Effectiveness of E-Learning as Seen by Meeting Planners (2020)
Journal Article
Sisson, A. D., & Kwon, J. (2021). Effectiveness of E-Learning as Seen by Meeting Planners. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Education, 33(2), 75-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2020.1791138

This exploratory study evaluates meeting planners’ self-efficacy and self-reported behaviors concerning continuing education through online learning, specifically massive open online courses (MOOC’s). It explores self-efficacy and self-reported behav... Read More about Effectiveness of E-Learning as Seen by Meeting Planners.

Tourist biosecurity awareness and risk mitigation for outdoor recreation: Management implications for Ireland (2020)
Journal Article
Melly, D., & Hanrahan, J. (2020). Tourist biosecurity awareness and risk mitigation for outdoor recreation: Management implications for Ireland. Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism, 31, Article 100313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jort.2020.100313

The purpose of this paper is to analyse tourist's awareness of biosecurity measures in Ireland. The author's recognised tourist vectoring from outdoor recreation can increase the risk of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and disease in destinations worldw... Read More about Tourist biosecurity awareness and risk mitigation for outdoor recreation: Management implications for Ireland.

The European budget after COVID-19. Challenges, Prospects and Opportunities (2020)
Other
Surubaru, N. (2020). The European budget after COVID-19. Challenges, Prospects and Opportunities. [Blog post]

During the European Council this week all eyes are, again, on the negotiations for the future European Union (EU) budget. Analysts tended to focus mainly on two things. First, the evolution of the sums of money that will be agreed on for the future E... Read More about The European budget after COVID-19. Challenges, Prospects and Opportunities.

Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change? (2020)
Journal Article
Sawang, S., O’Connor, P. J., Kivits, R. A., & Jones, P. (2020). Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change?. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, Article 1506. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01506

The current study developed a dynamic model which identified a pattern of change in small business owner-managers’ job autonomy and job satisfaction separately through the trend analyses (linear, quadratic, and cubic trends). The current study then t... Read More about Business Owner-Managers’ Job Autonomy and Job Satisfaction: Up, Down or No Change?.

Tax increment financing and major league venues (2020)
Journal Article
Sroka, R. (2020). Tax increment financing and major league venues. Sport, Business and Management: An International Journal, 10(4), 495-517. https://doi.org/10.1108/sbm-09-2019-0076

Purpose This article intends to shine a light on venue-related tax increment financing (TIF) through the first comprehensive inventory of its use at the major league level. Design/methodology/approach For each 2018 venue in the five North Americ... Read More about Tax increment financing and major league venues.

Policy During a Pandemic: How to Make Research Accessible for Policymakers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)
Newspaper / Magazine
Kerr, G., & Heath, E. (2020). Policy During a Pandemic: How to Make Research Accessible for Policymakers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. https://blog.ucsusa.org/science-blogger/how-to-make-research-accessible-for-policymakers-during-covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of effective science communication – in particular, the vital importance of making research accessible for policymakers. Here, we present our top tips for researchers on how to write for policymake... Read More about Policy During a Pandemic: How to Make Research Accessible for Policymakers During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Entrepreneurial Responses to Extreme Institutional Barriers: a Case Study of One MNE in the Palestinian Mobile Phone Sector (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alaydi, S., Buck, T., & Tang, Y. K. (2020, July). Entrepreneurial Responses to Extreme Institutional Barriers: a Case Study of One MNE in the Palestinian Mobile Phone Sector. Paper presented at Academy of International Business (AIB) 2020, Online

Controversy exists over the relationship between firms and institutions. Classical institutional theory has emphasised path-dependency, viewing firms as largely passive to institutional barriers and voids. Otherwise, neo-institutionalism has acknowle... Read More about Entrepreneurial Responses to Extreme Institutional Barriers: a Case Study of One MNE in the Palestinian Mobile Phone Sector.

An investigation of university and employer perceptions of barriers and enablers of work based learning (WBL) partnerships in the tourism sector in Scotland (2020)
Thesis
Waterston, L. An investigation of university and employer perceptions of barriers and enablers of work based learning (WBL) partnerships in the tourism sector in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.nap

The purpose of this study is to enhance understanding of how universities and employers in the Scottish tourism sector collaborate when developing work based learning (WBL) partnerships and the associated barriers and enablers. The findings aim to in... Read More about An investigation of university and employer perceptions of barriers and enablers of work based learning (WBL) partnerships in the tourism sector in Scotland.