An exploration into employee perceptions of the dyadic relationship with their leader within a retail SME in Edinburgh (2012)
Thesis
Mackenzie, C. An exploration into employee perceptions of the dyadic relationship with their leader within a retail SME in Edinburgh. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5422

Probably the most important and strategic resource of SMEs is their employees” (Analoui & Karami, 2003b:204). A critical review of the literature on leadership in Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) suggests the relationship between the individual emp... Read More about An exploration into employee perceptions of the dyadic relationship with their leader within a retail SME in Edinburgh.

How important is the physical workplace to engagement and productivity? (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, A. (2011). How important is the physical workplace to engagement and productivity?. Journal of Facilities Management, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm.2011.30809baa.001

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Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, A., Tucker, M., & Pitt, M. (2011). Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping. Facilities, 29(5/6), 209-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771111120529

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate office users’ perceptions of their working environment in relation to the addition of plants.
Design/methodology/approach – Office users’ perceptions were examined using a survey, administered to... Read More about Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping.

Education for entrepreneurship and innovation: “Management capabilities for sustainable growth and success” (2011)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., Omar, M., Raeside, R., & Sailer, K. (2011). Education for entrepreneurship and innovation: “Management capabilities for sustainable growth and success”. World journal of entrepreneurship, management and sustainable development, 6(1/2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/20425961201000001

Entrepreneurship and innovation education has derived from
established university curriculum and the context is set of concepts and tools used
in the corporate world. The challenge of transforming a start-up company into a
business success needs d... Read More about Education for entrepreneurship and innovation: “Management capabilities for sustainable growth and success”.

Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality (2011)
Journal Article
Smith, A., & Pitt, M. (2011). Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality. Facilities, 29(3/4), 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771111109289

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the indoor environmental quality benefits of plants in offices by undertaking trials using live plants.
Design/methodology/approach – Using two offices in the same building, one with plants and o... Read More about Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality.

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..

Growing companies and innovation: the influence of managing knowledge (enhancement, acquistion and infrastructure) on innovativeness (2010)
Journal Article
Lewrick, M., Omar, M., Raeside, R., & Peisl, T. (2010). Growing companies and innovation: the influence of managing knowledge (enhancement, acquistion and infrastructure) on innovativeness. International journal of knowledge management studies IJKMS, 4, 248-264. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJKMS.2010.038168

The study is designed to explore in depth the impact of knowledge on different innovation typologies. This study starts with an overview of literature on innovation and knowledge. Three hypotheses tested using data from 200 innovative companies in a... Read More about Growing companies and innovation: the influence of managing knowledge (enhancement, acquistion and infrastructure) on innovativeness.

Is there a "Sales Skills" gap in young entrepreneurs in SME food firms in Scotland? (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Douglas, T., & Brodie, J. (2010, September). Is there a "Sales Skills" gap in young entrepreneurs in SME food firms in Scotland?. Presented at EFMD 2010 Conference

Practitioner talk: the changing textscape of HRM and emergence of HR business partnership (2010)
Journal Article
Keegan, A., & Francis, H. (2010). Practitioner talk: the changing textscape of HRM and emergence of HR business partnership. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 21, 873-898. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585191003729341

It has been evident for some time in mainstream HRM writing, that HR work is largely framed as a business issue, accelerated by new developments in technology and increasing pressures being placed on the function to enhance its contribution to the or... Read More about Practitioner talk: the changing textscape of HRM and emergence of HR business partnership.

Changing affective content in brand and product attributes (2009)
Journal Article
Abbott, M., Holland, R., Giacomin, J., & Shackleton, J. (2009). Changing affective content in brand and product attributes. Journal of Product and Brand Management, 18(1), 17-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/10610420910933335

Purpose – This paper aims to explore whether consumers' cognitive reactions to a branded product remain stable over time. In many created concepts, entity attributes are such that cognitive reactions to them change in a predictable manner by attract... Read More about Changing affective content in brand and product attributes.

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..

Impacts of agglomeration on call centre operations: evidence from North West England (2009)
Journal Article
Peck, F., & Cabras, I. (2009). Impacts of agglomeration on call centre operations: evidence from North West England. Regional Studies, 43, 923-934. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400801968387

Impacts of agglomeration on call centre operations: evidence from North West England, Regional Studies. Call centres have until fairly recently provided a significant source of employment growth in the peripheral regions of the UK. Despite the potent... Read More about Impacts of agglomeration on call centre operations: evidence from North West England.

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.

An investigation into sales skills gaps in young SME food firms in Scotland. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Douglas, T., & Brodie, J. (2009, July). An investigation into sales skills gaps in young SME food firms in Scotland. Presented at AM 2009 Conference

Changes in students attitudes, skills and motivation towards, and knowledge of, selling while studying a personal selling module. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Douglas, T., & Brodie, J. (2009, June). Changes in students attitudes, skills and motivation towards, and knowledge of, selling while studying a personal selling module. Presented at EFMD 2009 Conference

Integration in the workplace: emerging employment practiceon age, sexual orientation and religion or belief. (2009)
Report
Bond, S., Hollywood, E., & Colgan, F. Integration in the workplace: emerging employment practiceon age, sexual orientation and religion or belief. Equality and Human Rights Commission

This report outlines findings from research carried out for the Equality and Human Rights Commission by the Employment Research Institute (ERI) at Edinburgh Napier University and the Comparative Organisation and Equality Research Centre (COERC) at Lo... Read More about Integration in the workplace: emerging employment practiceon age, sexual orientation and religion or belief..

Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education. (2009)
Thesis
Theeb, M. Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3580

This research focuses on an analysis of the changes in the Libyan Higher Education Institutions (LHEIs) management system. This is an important subject since the Libyan General People’s Committee for Higher Education (LGPC) has begun to introduce cha... Read More about Development of a model for implementation of strategic change management in Libyan higher education..

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..

Flexible working in Scottish local authority property: Moving on to the highest flexibility level (2009)
Journal Article
Khamkanya, T., & Sloan, B. (2009). Flexible working in Scottish local authority property: Moving on to the highest flexibility level. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 13(1), 37-52. https://doi.org/10.3846/1648-715X.2009.13.37-52

Flexible working has emerged as a modern concept for managing office resources more effectively, efficiently, and economically. The highest level of flexible working environment, a non-territorial working environment, can provide the best opportunity... Read More about Flexible working in Scottish local authority property: Moving on to the highest flexibility level.

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.