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Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses. (2016)
Journal Article
Kapasi, I., & Galloway, L. (2016). Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses. Local Economy, 31(3), 377-392. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094216643029

This paper details a qualitative exploratory study of rural home-based businesses. Little is known about the formation or operation of home-based businesses in rural areas despite their high incidence rate.in-depth cases are presented and, by employi... Read More about Motivations and mitigating business limitations in Scottish rural home-based businesses..

How not to do it!! A salutary lesson on longitudinal and qualitative research approaches for entrepreneurship researchers (2015)
Journal Article
Galloway, L., Kapasi, I., & Whittam, G. (2015). How not to do it!! A salutary lesson on longitudinal and qualitative research approaches for entrepreneurship researchers. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, 21(3), 489-500. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-12-2013-0224

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to report the experiences of researchers seeking to undertake mixed methods longitudinal research in the entrepreneurship discipline. In this research, the methodology was thoroughly planned and measures were tak... Read More about How not to do it!! A salutary lesson on longitudinal and qualitative research approaches for entrepreneurship researchers.

Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and the Value of Feminist Approaches to Understanding Them (2015)
Journal Article
Galloway, L., Kapasi, I., & Sang, K. (2015). Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and the Value of Feminist Approaches to Understanding Them. Journal of Small Business Management, 53(3), 683-692. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12178

Entrepreneurship research principally focuses on business growth. This focus valorizes the masculine and marginalizes other interpretations. Consequently, entrepreneurship is restricted to
a phenomenon that is rare in the diverse business world. Th... Read More about Entrepreneurship, Leadership, and the Value of Feminist Approaches to Understanding Them.

Work–Life Balance in Home-Based Businesses: A UK Study (2015)
Journal Article
Kapasi, I., & Galloway, L. (2015). Work–Life Balance in Home-Based Businesses: A UK Study. International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 16(1), 33-42. https://doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2015.0170

Home-based businesses are increasing in number throughout Western economies. One of the benefits of a home-based business is asserted to be improved work–life balance, yet there is little empirical evidence to support this assertion. Using a qualitat... Read More about Work–Life Balance in Home-Based Businesses: A UK Study.

Narrative disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Islamic financial institutions (2012)
Journal Article
Aribi, Z. A., & Gao, S. S. (2012). Narrative disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Islamic financial institutions. Managerial Auditing Journal, 27, 199-222. https://doi.org/10.1108/02686901211189862

Purpose – This study aims to examine the influence of Islam on corporate social responsibility (CSR)
and corporate social responsibility disclosure (CSRD) in Islamic financial institutions (IFIs) with a
focus on an analysis of narrative reporting.... Read More about Narrative disclosure of corporate social responsibility in Islamic financial institutions.

Failed and failing states: the challenges to African reconstruction. (2010)
Book
(2010). M. Ndulo, & M. Grieco (Eds.), Failed and failing states: the challenges to African reconstruction. Cambridge Scholars Publishing

State collapse is one of the major threats to peace, stability, and economic development in Sub-Sahara Africa today. In a collapsed state the regime finally wears out its ability to satisfy the demands of the various groups in society, fails to gover... Read More about Failed and failing states: the challenges to African reconstruction..

Study on characteristics of jewelry consumption in United Kingdom and China (2008)
Journal Article
Omar, M., Zuowei, Y., & Adams, J. (2008). Study on characteristics of jewelry consumption in United Kingdom and China. 880-01 Bao shi he bao shi xue za zhi = Baoshi he baoshixue zazhi = Journal of gems & gemmology, 10, 54-58

The United Kingdom,which is one of the largest consumer of jewelry in the world,has increased its need or desire for jewelry in the recent years and now arises an overall deficit in jewelry trade.China which is a major jewelry-producing country could... Read More about Study on characteristics of jewelry consumption in United Kingdom and China.

An honest trade: booksellers and bookselling in Scotland. (2008)
Book
(2008). A. McCleery, D. Finkelstein, & J. Renton (Eds.), An honest trade: booksellers and bookselling in Scotland. John Donald Publishers Ltd

Bookselling in Scotland went through radical changes during the course of the twentieth century: the creation of more attractive shop interiors to replace the gloomy cathedrals of the pre-Second World War Era; increasing specialization of outlets, in... Read More about An honest trade: booksellers and bookselling in Scotland..

Sir High Clifford and the House of Blackwood. (2007)
Book Chapter
Dryden, L. (2007). Sir High Clifford and the House of Blackwood. In D. Finkelstein (Ed.), Print culture and the BLackwood tradition 1805-1930 (215-235). University of Toronto Press

Initiating e-Participation Through a Knowledge Working Network (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rasmussen, L., Davenport, E., & Horton, K. (2006, October). Initiating e-Participation Through a Knowledge Working Network

The authors present a study of e-participation within a public sector agency (PSA), where a number of knowledge management initiatives have been introduced since the inception of the UK 'Modernising government' programme of 1999. The agency has attem... Read More about Initiating e-Participation Through a Knowledge Working Network.

A review of Scottish publishing in the 21st century (2004)
Report
Sinclair, M., McCleery, A., & Graham, M. C. (2004). A review of Scottish publishing in the 21st century

The Scottish Arts Council commissioned a report that profiled the then current state of the publishing industry in Scotland, analysed its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and made recommendations to safeguard its continuing health.

An exploratory study of consumption emotion in services. (2003)
Journal Article
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..

An examination of the organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing international hotel managers in Russia. (2002)
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2002). An examination of the organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing international hotel managers in Russia. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, 14(6), 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/09596110210436805

With the ever increasing globalization of the hospitality industry, an exploration of the issues facing international hotel managers in Russia is both timely and important. The ability to manage people in an international context is one of the greate... Read More about An examination of the organisational and cross-cultural challenges facing international hotel managers in Russia..