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Entrepreneurial behaviour and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems under uncertainty: Essays on regenerative medicine venturing at the university-industry boundary (2016)
Thesis
Johnson, D. Entrepreneurial behaviour and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems under uncertainty: Essays on regenerative medicine venturing at the university-industry boundary. (Thesis). University of Edinburgh. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1174449

Entrepreneurial ecosystems are an important economic consideration but remain an understudied phenomenon. In particular, research emphasising the role of the entrepreneur within entrepreneurial ecosystems is scant. Entrepreneurial universities, parti... Read More about Entrepreneurial behaviour and the development of entrepreneurial ecosystems under uncertainty: Essays on regenerative medicine venturing at the university-industry boundary.

Lean in Healthcare: An Evaluation of Lean Implementation in NHS Lothian (2016)
Thesis
Lindsay, C. F. Lean in Healthcare: An Evaluation of Lean Implementation in NHS Lothian. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/455610

The overarching aim of this thesis is to critically evaluate the implementation of Lean in NHS Lothian, a National Health Service (NHS) Health Board in Scotland. Against challenging financial times, Lean has been endorsed for adoption in the provisio... Read More about Lean in Healthcare: An Evaluation of Lean Implementation in NHS Lothian.

Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study (2016)
Thesis
Zhou, J. Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/464212

When the Labour Government won the election in 1997, one of the biggest challenges they faced was restructuring the public sector. This forced the new Government to move the public sector away from managerialism to become a more collaborative organis... Read More about Organisational Change, Partnership Working and Agenda for Change in the Scottish NHS: A Phenomenological Study.

Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective (2015)
Thesis
Bachmann, B. Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/452917

This study links ethical leadership theory to the implementation of improved leadership practices and examines whether ethical leadership characteristics actually exist, particularly in highly operational environments.
The study analyses how ethical... Read More about Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective.