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Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice (2018)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Maclean, G., Raeside, R., & Chen, T. (2020). Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice. Ageing and society, 40(4), 784-804. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X18001307

The impact of an ageing workforce on the workplace is a concern internationally. Governments are increasingly encouraging the continued labour market participation of older workers, seeking to remove previous barriers to the extension of working live... Read More about Age management in the workplace: manager and older worker accounts of policy and practice.

Applications and applicability of Social Cognitive Theory in Information Science research (2018)
Journal Article
Middleton, L., Hall, H., & Raeside, R. (2019). Applications and applicability of Social Cognitive Theory in Information Science research. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 51(4), 927-937. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618769985

Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) is a theory that derives from Psychology, yet has been adopted in other interdisciplinary subject areas, including Information Science. The origins and key concepts of SCT are presented, and the value of SCT’s contributi... Read More about Applications and applicability of Social Cognitive Theory in Information Science research.

UK public library roles and value: a focus group analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Appleton, L., Hall, H., Duff, A., & Raeside, R. (2018). UK public library roles and value: a focus group analysis. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(3), 275-283

Findings from a study of the advantages and disadvantages accrued by individuals from their public library use, and the impact of this on citizenship at individual and community levels, are presented. The analysis of longitudinal focus group data col... Read More about UK public library roles and value: a focus group analysis.

Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers (2018)
Journal Article
Mowbray, J., Hall, H., Raeside, R., & Robertson, P. J. (2018). Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers. Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 50(3), 239-253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000618769965

Networking is considered an integral feature of job search, yet its behavioural manifestation has received little attention in the extant literature. Here this is addressed in a study of young job-seekers that adopted an egocentric network approach u... Read More about Job search information behaviours: An ego-net study of networking amongst young job-seekers.

Deriving Revenue from in Game Adverts in Online Mobile Games (2018)
Journal Article
Mehrtens, N., Rosenboom, I., Chen, T., & Raeside, R. (2018). Deriving Revenue from in Game Adverts in Online Mobile Games. Entertainment Computing, 27, 101-109. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2018.04.005

With the increased ownership of smart phones online free to play gaming has become popular but deriving revenue for the game owner is difficult and relies on encouraging micro payments to buy in game tools or cross selling of other products. There is... Read More about Deriving Revenue from in Game Adverts in Online Mobile Games.

Buying into Capitalism? Employee Ownership in a Disconnected Era (2018)
Journal Article
Brown, R., McQuaid, R., Raeside, R., Dutton, M., Egdell, V., & Canduela, J. (2019). Buying into Capitalism? Employee Ownership in a Disconnected Era. British Journal of Industrial Relations, 57(1), 62-85. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjir.12309

This article considers whether employee ownership mitigates the negative workplace outcomes identified by the Disconnected Capitalism Thesis (DCT). Drawing on a programme of in‐depth interviews with workers and managers in employee‐owned businesses (... Read More about Buying into Capitalism? Employee Ownership in a Disconnected Era.

Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions (2016)
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Raeside, R. (2016). Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions. Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology, 53(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1002/pra2.2016.14505301117

A workforce mapping project was carried out in the UK between August 2014 and October 2015. It was commissioned by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) to enhance unde... Read More about Mapping the UK information workforce in the library, archives, records, information management, knowledge management and related professions.

Depression and resilience mediate the relationship between traumatic life events and ill physical health: results from a population study (2016)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Jowett, S., Yan, E., Raeside, R., & Howard, R. (2016). Depression and resilience mediate the relationship between traumatic life events and ill physical health: results from a population study. Psychology, Health and Medicine, 22(9), 1021-1031. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2016.1257814

We set out to investigate the mediating roles of depression, resilience, smoking, and alcohol use, in the relationship between potentially traumatic life events and objective and subjective, physical and mental health in a single study. A face-to-fac... Read More about Depression and resilience mediate the relationship between traumatic life events and ill physical health: results from a population study.

Angina Management is Poor After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (2016)
Journal Article
Dawkes, S., Smith, G., Raeside, R., Elliott, L., & Donaldson, J. (2016). Angina Management is Poor After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 32(10), S318-S319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2016.07.548

Self-management of coronary heart disease (CHD) is critical after elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). While elective PCIs should reduce patients’ stable angina symptoms, recurring pain is a common problem post-procedure and effective s... Read More about Angina Management is Poor After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Self-management of coronary heart disease in older patients after elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (2016)
Journal Article
Dawkes, S., Smith, G., Elliott, L., Raeside, R., & Donaldson, J. (2016). Self-management of coronary heart disease in older patients after elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 13(5), 393-400. https://doi.org/10.11909/j.issn.1671-5411.2016.05.010

Objective To explore how older patients self-manage their coronary heart disease (CHD) after undergoing elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA).

Methods This mixed methods study used a sequential, explanatory design and recr... Read More about Self-management of coronary heart disease in older patients after elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.

A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Using Patient Reported Needs and Psychological Information to Guide Care in a Breast Cancer Follow-up Clinic. (2015)
Journal Article
Cruickshank, S., Barber, M., Donaldson, J. H., Raeside, R., & Gray, M. (2015). A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Using Patient Reported Needs and Psychological Information to Guide Care in a Breast Cancer Follow-up Clinic. Cancer Nursing, 38, S1-S106

Approximately 550,000–570,000 women are alive in the UK who have had a diagnosis of breast cancer with predictions that this will rise by 3% annually. Most receive follow-up care in a hospital setting and the value of this approach has been questione... Read More about A Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of Using Patient Reported Needs and Psychological Information to Guide Care in a Breast Cancer Follow-up Clinic..

Determinants of entrepreneurial business relationship success. (2015)
Journal Article
Rahatullah, M. K., & Raeside, R. (2015). Determinants of entrepreneurial business relationship success. International journal of business and society, 16(1), 1-18

The business development literature illustrates the importance of relationships on achieving targets and ensuring the sustainability of enterprises. In this paper the sphere of franchising which is essentially an entrepreneurial business is used to l... Read More about Determinants of entrepreneurial business relationship success..

Exploring the Forecasting Process in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company. (2014)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Raeside, R., & Cabras, I. (2014). Exploring the Forecasting Process in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company. Journal of business and economics, 5, 1727-1738. https://doi.org/10.15341/jbe%282155-7950%29/10.05.2014/002

The aim of this paper is to explore the forecasting function in a FMCG company, in order to understand actors’ functions and behaviour within the system and the impact of these on forecasting performances. The study intends to expand knowledge relate... Read More about Exploring the Forecasting Process in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company..

Predictive crowding as a concept to support the assessment of disruptive Ideas: a conceptual framework (2014)
Journal Article
Peisl, T., Selen, W., Raeside, R., & Albera, T. (2014). Predictive crowding as a concept to support the assessment of disruptive Ideas: a conceptual framework. The journal of new business ideas & trends, 12(2), 1-13

Purpose - The purpose of this paper, is to develop a conceptual framework for a holistic view on how to use crowd intelligence to identify the logic of sequences to fully address the potential of crowds, and contest the common assumption that one cro... Read More about Predictive crowding as a concept to support the assessment of disruptive Ideas: a conceptual framework.

Employability, Poverty and the Spheres of Sociability - Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey (2014)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Raeside, R., Lindsay, C., & Graham, H. (2015). Employability, Poverty and the Spheres of Sociability - Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey. Social Policy and Administration, 49(5), 571-592. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12101

Policymakers in the UK and beyond have sought to promote interventions to encourage social capital-building among disadvantaged groups. One specific concern is that those with limited access to social capital/social network relationships will be at g... Read More about Employability, Poverty and the Spheres of Sociability - Evidence from the British Household Panel Survey.

The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence (2014)
Journal Article
Brown, R., McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., & Canduela, J. (2014). The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence. Fraser of Allander Institute Economic Commentary, 37(3), 108-123

In recent years, there has been a growing focus on promoting the concept of employee-ownership of businesses within public policy. One of the strong drivers of this is an assumption that these businesses out-perform conventionally structured business... Read More about The performance of employee-owned businesses in Scotland: some preliminary empirical evidence.

Work-related road safety: Case study of British Telecommunications (BT) (2014)
Journal Article
Wallington, D., Murray, W., Darby, P., Raeside, R., & Ison, S. (2014). Work-related road safety: Case study of British Telecommunications (BT). Transport Policy, 32, 194-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2014.01.002

Abstract Safety is a key issue for transport policy globally. Work-related travel has a significant impact on both road and occupational safety. Implementing a long term, sustainable work-related road safety program is a complex process requiring car... Read More about Work-related road safety: Case study of British Telecommunications (BT).

Professional role identity in shaping community nurses' reactions to nursing policy (2013)
Journal Article
Elliott, L., Kennedy, C., & Raeside, R. (2013). Professional role identity in shaping community nurses' reactions to nursing policy. Journal of Nursing Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12153

To establish the extent to which professional role identity shapes community nurses' reactions before the implementation of a policy that sought to introduce a generic role.
BACKGROUND:
Many countries seek to alter community nurse roles to address... Read More about Professional role identity in shaping community nurses' reactions to nursing policy.

Between Country Variations in Self-Rated-Health and Associations with the Quality of Life of Older People: Evidence from the Global Ageing Survey (2013)
Journal Article
Khan, H. T. A., & Raeside, R. (2014). Between Country Variations in Self-Rated-Health and Associations with the Quality of Life of Older People: Evidence from the Global Ageing Survey. Applied research in quality of life, 9(4), 923-949. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-013-9278-y

In social science and public health earlier research has persistently reported significant socio-economic inequalities in health, inequalities in the use of health care and self rated-health (SRH) among older adults. However, relatively little attent... Read More about Between Country Variations in Self-Rated-Health and Associations with the Quality of Life of Older People: Evidence from the Global Ageing Survey.

Partnership working and improved service delivery: views of staff providing sexual health services (2013)
Journal Article
Pow, J. S., Elliott, L., Raeside, R., Themessl-Huber, M., & Claveirole, A. (2013). Partnership working and improved service delivery: views of staff providing sexual health services. Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 18, 132-137. https://doi.org/10.1177/1355819612473584

Objectives Successful partnership working has theoretically been linked to improvements in service delivery and is dependent on the strength of the partnership, trust, communication, professional roles and resource sharing. Empirical evidence to conf... Read More about Partnership working and improved service delivery: views of staff providing sexual health services.

Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. (2013)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2013). Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 34, 205-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831X12442576

Policy makers across industrialized nations have sought to increase
participation in work-related training as a route to improved
competitiveness. However, research conducted in Britain during the
1990s identified significant differences in partic... Read More about Polarization in access to work-related training in Britain..

The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being (2012)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Cabras, I., & Raeside, R. (2012). The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being. German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61, 265-274

In Great Britain the make-up of rural communities is changing. Young individuals are moving to cities and the population of rural communities is ageing. In this context, it is important to sustain and enhance people’s well-being and community cohesio... Read More about The importance of village and rural pubs to community life and peoples well-being.

Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers (2012)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Dutton, M., Johnson, S., Lindsay, C., Raeside, R., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers. Work, Employment and Society, 26, 42-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017011426303

Policy makers have introduced a number of measures to encourage older workers to stay in the labour market, with improving access to training a particular priority. Policy action appeared justified by evidence that older workers are less likely to pa... Read More about Ageing, skills and participation in work-related training in Britain: assessing the position of older workers.

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.

Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies (2012)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., & Raeside, R. (2012). Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation management, 15(3), 159. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijeim.2012.046598

The subject of the study reported in this paper is the exploration of companies' attributes, which discuss the impact of core companies' characteristics towards innovation in diverse innovation typologies, for both incremental and radical innovations... Read More about Attributes of innovative companies in diverse innovation typologies.

Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis (2012)
Journal Article
Pow, J. S., Gayen, K., Elliott, L., & Raeside, R. (2012). Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2772-2779. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.04036.x

Aims and objectives. The aim of this paper is to raise the awareness of social network analysis as a method to facilitate research in nursing research.
Background. The application of social network analysis in assessing network properties has allowe... Read More about Understanding complex interactions using social network analysis.

Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data (2012)
Journal Article
Alvarez, J., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012). Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21, 2699-2710. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04296.x

Aims and Objectives: the purpose of this paper is to expose problems of using bespoke questionnaire based surveys to create knowledge and to advance the use of secondary data as an alternative research approach.
Background: Many researchers from st... Read More about Knowledge creation and the use of secondary data.

Exploration of innovation capabilities of firms in Liaoning and Henan provinces (2012)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., Chen, T., Raeside, R., & Omar, M. (2012). Exploration of innovation capabilities of firms in Liaoning and Henan provinces. Journal of science and technology policy in China, 3(3), 242-263. https://doi.org/10.1108/17585521211268691

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the innovation capabilities of Chinese enterprises. It is important to understand these innovation capabilities and to find how they might relate to promoting innovativeness.
Design/methodology/... Read More about Exploration of innovation capabilities of firms in Liaoning and Henan provinces.

Work related training, Labour Market Information (2012)
Journal Article
Lindsay, C., Canduela, J., & Raeside, R. (2012). Work related training, Labour Market Information. Labour Market Information,

Policy makers in Scotland, the other British nations and across the industrialised world have sought to increase
participation in work-related training as a route to improved competitiveness. However, research conducted in
Britain during the 1990... Read More about Work related training, Labour Market Information.

Population ageing, gender and the transportation system (2012)
Journal Article
Li, H., Raeside, R., Chen, T., & McQuaid, R. W. (2012). Population ageing, gender and the transportation system. Research in Transportation Economics, 34(1), 39-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.retrec.2011.12.007

Across the globe population structures are ageing and how older men and women interact with the transport system is increasingly important in maintaining a good quality of life and inclusion in society. The paper reviews three issues: the nature of o... Read More about Population ageing, gender and the transportation system.

Social networks, age cohorts and employment (2010)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010). Social networks, age cohorts and employment. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 30, 219-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443331011054208

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the association of social networks with being in work, contrasting those under age 50 with those over 50 years.

Design/methodology/approach – A case study is undertaken of a local labour market... Read More about Social networks, age cohorts and employment.

Transformation and change process in innovation models: start-up and mature companies. (2010)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., & Raeside, R. (2010). Transformation and change process in innovation models: start-up and mature companies. International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 4, 515-534. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBIR.2010.035711

The transformation from a start-up company to a mature company asks often for dramatic change of capabilities to sustain innovations and business success. Increasing maturity results in the need to adjust the innovation style of a company. This paper... Read More about Transformation and change process in innovation models: start-up and mature companies..

Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey (2010)
Journal Article
Raeside, R., Gayen, K., & Canduela, J. (2010). Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 5, 163-178

Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is often placed on support from younger relatives and from friends. To understand... Read More about Social support mechanisms of the elderly: insights from the British Household panel survey.

Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh (2010)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2010). Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh. Child: Care, Health and Development, 36(6), 827-834. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01099.x

Background Child deaths are decreasing throughout South East Asia, yet the rate remains high and is a cause of considerable anguish. In Bangladesh, there is also a great deal of variation in child mortality between different regions.

Method Repo... Read More about Communicative actions, women's degree of social connectedness and child mortality in rural Bangladesh.

Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland (2010)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Chandler, R., Elliott, I., Lindsay, C., Macpherson, S., McQuaid, R. W., & Raeside, R. (2010). Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland. Journal of Education and Work, 23(4), 339-362. https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2010.490550

This article explores the characteristics, destinations and progression routes of early school leavers - specifically 'exceptional entry winter leavers' - in Scotland. Exceptional entry allows students to enter college in the term before their statut... Read More about Partnerships to support early school leavers: school–college transitions and ‘winter leavers’ in Scotland.

Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh (2010)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2010). Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine, 71(9), 1584-1592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.002

This paper analyzed the association of social networks with contraceptive use using both structural and attitudinal properties of social networks. Data were collected from seven villages in rural Bangladesh by face-to-face interviews using a structur... Read More about Social networks and contraception practice of women in rural Bangladesh.

Modelling the effect of social affinity between nations on their development (2009)
Journal Article
Raeside, R. (2009). Modelling the effect of social affinity between nations on their development. International journal of pure and applied mathematics : IJPAM, 50, 251-258

Nations have developed at different rates and this differential development is manifested on the wellbeing of their populations. The reasons for different rates of development can not fully be explained by different initial economic states, political... Read More about Modelling the effect of social affinity between nations on their development.

The Dynamism of partner selection criteria in franchising (2009)
Journal Article
Rahatullah, M. K., & Raeside, R. (2009). The Dynamism of partner selection criteria in franchising. SAM Advanced Management Journal, 74, 36-47

The article presents a quantitative study of franchise firms in Great Britain on the selection process of potential franchisee, and its impact with the size, age, and type of business. The franchisor would be least attracted to the expertise and comp... Read More about The Dynamism of partner selection criteria in franchising.

Social network analysis to study social capital and development (2009)
Journal Article
Raeside, R., & Gayen, K. (2009). Social network analysis to study social capital and development. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 3, 75-88

It is widely recognised that individuals with high social capital are important in either promoting or acting as inhibitors to the diffusion of knowledge and information. It is through ties to these individuals that others receive knowledge and hence... Read More about Social network analysis to study social capital and development.

Analyzing communication in a complex service process: an application of triangulation in a case study of the Scottish Prison Service. (2009)
Journal Article
Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2009). Analyzing communication in a complex service process: an application of triangulation in a case study of the Scottish Prison Service. Journal of Applied Security Research, 4, 291-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361610902930071

This article highlights the role of statistical analysis in clarifying the flow of communication embedded in a complex service process within the Scottish Prison Service (SPS). Using triangulation techniques in a case study of a selected SPS site, it... Read More about Analyzing communication in a complex service process: an application of triangulation in a case study of the Scottish Prison Service..

Modelling factors central to recidivism: an investigation of sentence management in the Scottish Prison Service. (2009)
Journal Article
Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2009). Modelling factors central to recidivism: an investigation of sentence management in the Scottish Prison Service. Prison Journal, 89, 99-118. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032885508330445

This investigation explores the relationship of sentence management and recidivism. Data were manually gathered on a sample of more than 200 prisoners released from two facilities in Scotland. Key elements of sentence management are observed as signi... Read More about Modelling factors central to recidivism: an investigation of sentence management in the Scottish Prison Service..

Applying online fleet driver assessment to help identify, target and reduce occupational road safety risks (2009)
Journal Article
Darby, P., Murray, W., & Raeside, R. (2009). Applying online fleet driver assessment to help identify, target and reduce occupational road safety risks. Safety Science, 47(3), 436-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2008.05.004

Many studies have shown that driver attitude and behaviour are important determinants of the likelihood of collision involvement. Knowledge of the Rules of the Road and the perception of hazards are also associated with collision involvement. The aim... Read More about Applying online fleet driver assessment to help identify, target and reduce occupational road safety risks.

Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service (2009)
Journal Article
Hancock, P. G., & Raeside, R. (2010). Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service. The journal of the Operational Research Society, 61(2), 265-274. https://doi.org/10.1057/jors.2008.145

This article utilizes social network analysis (SNA) and associated statistical techniques to examine a complex process known as Sentence Management in a Scottish Prison Service facility. Findings indicate that communication did not always follow the... Read More about Analysing communication in a complex service process: an application of social network analysis in the Scottish Prison Service.

The aging Scottish population: trends, consequences, responses (2008)
Journal Article
Raeside, R., & Khan, H. T. A. (2008). The aging Scottish population: trends, consequences, responses. Canadian studies in population, 35, 291-310

The population of Scotland is projected to decrease despite recent increases in fertility and an excess of immigrants over emigrants. The reason for the projected decline is the result of prolonged low fertility. The most immediate effect is ageing o... Read More about The aging Scottish population: trends, consequences, responses.

Developing a model of franchise business relationships (2008)
Journal Article
Rahatullah, M. K., & Raeside, R. (2008). Developing a model of franchise business relationships. Central Asia Business Journal, 1, 21-33

The business to business (b2b) relationship literature shows that the features of business relationship such as control, support, cooperation and power act a little differently in franchise business. Information on, and identification of the actions... Read More about Developing a model of franchise business relationships.

The innovator's social network. (2007)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., Raeside, R., & Peisl, T. (2007). The innovator's social network. Journal of technology management & innovation, 2, 38-48

The concept of innovation has evolved significantly over the last decade. It now appears that inherent successful innovation can be explained by the influence of the social networks and social capital. Originally based on tangible forms of capital an... Read More about The innovator's social network..

Modelling pedestrian movement on sidewalks (2007)
Journal Article
Raeside, R., & Al-Azzawi, M. (2007). Modelling pedestrian movement on sidewalks. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 133, 211-219. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%290733-9488%282007%29133%3A3%28211%29

Several models have been created over the years that are used in simulation packages to predict pedestrian speed and flow on sidewalks. However, the predictive power of these models has been weak. In this paper the results of a modeling exercise in t... Read More about Modelling pedestrian movement on sidewalks.

Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh. (2007)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2007). Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine, 65, 900-914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.03.037

This paper examines the association of social networks with the experience of neonatal death and the type of assistance that a woman obtains at childbirth in rural Bangladesh. Data were collected by interviewing 694 women from seven villages using a... Read More about Social networks, normative influence and health delivery in rural Bangladesh..

Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh. (2006)
Journal Article
Gayen, K., & Raeside, R. (2006). Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh. World Health and Population, 8, 57-73

This paper examines the association of communication in explaining the decision of women in rural Bangladesh to use or not to use contraception. Using survey data from villages in Bangladesh, we found that communication is an important influence on t... Read More about Communication and contraception in rural Bangladesh..

Improving social capital: future cultures in Scottish higher education institutions. (2006)
Journal Article
Muthaya, K., Raeside, R., & Sinclair, J. (2006). Improving social capital: future cultures in Scottish higher education institutions. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change in Organizations: Annual Review, 5, 81-96

Case study of three universities on culture that best facilitate the development of knowledge in the 21st century

Recounting the scores: an analysis of the QAA subject review grades 1995-2001 (2006)
Journal Article
Cook, R., Butcher, I., & Raeside, R. (2006). Recounting the scores: an analysis of the QAA subject review grades 1995-2001. Quality in Higher Education, 12(2), 135-144. https://doi.org/10.1080/13538320600916726

In this paper the grades awarded in the subject level review process that ran in England between 1995 and 2001 are examined. These grades have subsequently been used to sustain most published league tables and are often cited in debates about institu... Read More about Recounting the scores: an analysis of the QAA subject review grades 1995-2001.

The importance of analysis and planning in customer relationship marketing: Verification of the need for customer intelligence and modelling (2006)
Journal Article
Alvarez, J. G., Raeside, R., & Jones, W. B. (2006). The importance of analysis and planning in customer relationship marketing: Verification of the need for customer intelligence and modelling. Journal of Database Marketing and Customer Strategy Management, 13(3), 222-230. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.dbm.3240299

Customer revenue management (CRM) is widely recognised as beneficial, yet many organisations who have used this approach have not found the results they had hoped for. This paper reports a survey of businesses using CRM to assess if activity in this... Read More about The importance of analysis and planning in customer relationship marketing: Verification of the need for customer intelligence and modelling.

The use of load factors to segment airline operators (2005)
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Dai, Y., Raeside, R., & Smyth, A. (2005). The use of load factors to segment airline operators. Journal of revenue and pricing management, 4(2), 195-203. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.rpm.5170139

In this paper, commentary is made on recent trends in passenger airline movements, and it is suggested that, as a result of the use of revenue management, load factor has emerged as a performance metric. Using data from the IATA database for each of... Read More about The use of load factors to segment airline operators.

An exploratory study of consumption emotion in services. (2003)
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Mudie, P., Cottam, A., & Raeside, R. (2003). An exploratory study of consumption emotion in services. Service Industries Journal, 23(5), 84-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642060308565625

This article addresses the significance of emotions in the consumption of services. There has been little investigation of emotions in services. This study attempts a general examination of consumers' emotional experiences across four quite distinct... Read More about An exploratory study of consumption emotion in services..

Knowledge: the key to organisational survival (2001)
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Raeside, R., & Walker, J. (2001). Knowledge: the key to organisational survival. The TQM magazine, 13(3), 156-160. https://doi.org/10.1108/09544780110366105


In modern business the acquisition and management of information has become a competitive force. It can be argued that this has always been the case. Critical in the gathering of information and its analysis is the use of statistics, yet there rema... Read More about Knowledge: the key to organisational survival.

Modelling the effects of transport policy levers on fuel efficiency and national fuel consumption (2000)
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Kirby, H. R., Hutton, B., McQuaid, R. W., Raeside, R., & Zhang, X. (2000). Modelling the effects of transport policy levers on fuel efficiency and national fuel consumption. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 5(4), 265-282. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1361-9209%2899%2900037-1

The paper provides an overview of the main features of a Vehicle Market Model (VMM) which estimates changes to vehicle stock/kilometrage, fuel consumed and CO2 emitted. It is disaggregated into four basic vehicle types. The model includes: the trends... Read More about Modelling the effects of transport policy levers on fuel efficiency and national fuel consumption.

An investigation into the relationships between area social characteristics and road accident casualties (1997)
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Abdalla, I. M., Raeside, R., Barker, D., & McGuigan, D. R. (1997). An investigation into the relationships between area social characteristics and road accident casualties. Accident analysis and prevention, 29(5), 583-593. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0001-4575%2897%2900011-0

This paper reports on the analysis of a data base created by merging road casualty information and census data for the former Lothian region in Scotland. The data base was established by assigning resident postcodes to each casualty record and relati... Read More about An investigation into the relationships between area social characteristics and road accident casualties.

Factors affecting the most recent fertility rates in urban-rural Bangladesh (1997)
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Khan, H., & Raeside, R. (1997). Factors affecting the most recent fertility rates in urban-rural Bangladesh. Social science & medicine, 44(3), 279-289. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0277-9536%2896%2900076-7

This paper reports on a study which has been undertaken using data from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey (BFS) to determine the significance of influences on the probability of birth in the year preceding the survey. In the survey a total of 11 9... Read More about Factors affecting the most recent fertility rates in urban-rural Bangladesh.

Urban and rural fertility in Bangladesh: A causal approach (1994)
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Khan, H. T. A., & Raeside, R. (1994). Urban and rural fertility in Bangladesh: A causal approach. Biodemography and Social Biology, 41(3-4), 240-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/19485565.1994.9988875

Fertility models are constructed from the 1989 Bangladesh Fertility Survey (BFS) employing path analysis. These models are developed and interpreted for urban and rural situations. As a proxy for fertility, the number of children ever born is used, a... Read More about Urban and rural fertility in Bangladesh: A causal approach.

Zone shapes in class based storage and multicommand order picking when storage/retrieval machines are used (1992)
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Guenov, M., & Raeside, R. (1992). Zone shapes in class based storage and multicommand order picking when storage/retrieval machines are used. European Journal of Operational Research, 58(1), 37-47. https://doi.org/10.1016/0377-2217%2892%2990233-y

In this paper the effect of the zone shape in a class based storage on the optimal picking tour of the S/R machine is investigated. The expected value of S/R machine travel time for multi command order picking is derived as a function of number of ad... Read More about Zone shapes in class based storage and multicommand order picking when storage/retrieval machines are used.

Life Tables ? A Plea for their Use. (1991)
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Raeside, R., & Windle, D. (1991). Life Tables ? A Plea for their Use. Teaching Statistics, 13(3), 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9639.1991.tb00182.x

This article highlights the important contribution that life tables can make to teaching in the social sciences and in engineering subjects, especially when comparative work is carried out. The article ends by illustrating how to form the life table... Read More about Life Tables ? A Plea for their Use..

The Use of Sigmoids in Modelling and Forecasting Human Populations (1988)
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Raeside, R. (1988). The Use of Sigmoids in Modelling and Forecasting Human Populations. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 151(3), 499. https://doi.org/10.2307/2982997

The use of sigmoid trend models, particularly the logistic model, was once popular among demographers. However, by 1940 the approach had fallen out of favour, being criticized for giving poor results and having no theoretical validity, and it was con... Read More about The Use of Sigmoids in Modelling and Forecasting Human Populations.