Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation (2009)
Journal Article
Victoria, M. (2009). Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation. ESP Across Cultures, 129-140

In today's increasingly global economy, members of the same work team do not necessarily work in the same country or on the same continent. They speak different mother tongues and belong to different cultural backgrounds. Yet they are faced with the... Read More about Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation.

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.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare (2009)
Journal Article
Fekri, A. H., Thuemmler, C., Buchanan, W., Fekri, H., & Lawson, A. (2009). Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 10(1/2), 119. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijhtm.2009.023731

Active and passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology are available and licensed for the use in hospitals, and can be used to establish highly reliable pervasive environments within healthcare facilities. They should not be understood a... Read More about Radio frequency identification (RFID) in pervasive healthcare.

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.

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.

Marketing to the bottom of the pyramid: opportunities in emerging markets (2009)
Journal Article
Omar, M., & Williams, J. (2009). Marketing to the bottom of the pyramid: opportunities in emerging markets. International Journal of Services, Economics and Management, 1, 427-446. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSEM.2009.024845

The significance of emerging economies to global marketing within the context of a paradigm shift of international business is enormous. The purpose of this paper is to show that emerging markets have two separate areas of opportunity for multination... Read More about Marketing to the bottom of the pyramid: opportunities in emerging markets.

Creating Competitive Advantage. (2009)
Book
MacKerron, G., Cowe, A., & Milliken, L. (2009). Creating Competitive Advantage. Pearson Education

Multinational corporations' corporate social and environmental reporting (CSED) on websites. (2009)
Journal Article
Joshi, P. L., & Gao, S. S. (2009). Multinational corporations' corporate social and environmental reporting (CSED) on websites. International Journal of Commerce and Management, 19, 27-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/10569210910939654

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate multinational corporations' (MNCs) voluntary practice of including corporate social and environmental disclosure (CSED) on their web sites and characteristics that inspire MNCs to be more accounta... Read More about Multinational corporations' corporate social and environmental reporting (CSED) on websites..

Implementing a holistic risk management for Small and Medium-sized enterprises. (2009)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Henschel, T. (2009, June). Implementing a holistic risk management for Small and Medium-sized enterprises. Presented at 54th Annual World Conference on the International Council for Small Business

Business management literature has largely neglected the theme of risk management for SMEs.
This workshop sketches the outline of a holistic risk management system for SMEs to overcome
the deficits and restrictions that have been detected in the li... Read More about Implementing a holistic risk management for Small and Medium-sized enterprises..

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..

Corporate governance reform and firm performance: evidence from China. (2009)
Book Chapter
Gao, S. S., Gao, G., & Zhang, T. (2009). Corporate governance reform and firm performance: evidence from China. In M. Tsamenyi, & S. Uddin (Eds.), Corporate Governance in Less Developed and Emerging Economies (Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies (189-209). Emerald Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3563%2808%2908007-9

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to empirically evaluate the effectiveness of China's 2005 shareholding reform and investigate the relationship of the changes of state-owned shareholdings and the largest shareholdings with corporate performance... Read More about Corporate governance reform and firm performance: evidence from China..

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

Resisting change from within and without the Organisation. (2009)
Journal Article
Cutcher, L. (2009). Resisting change from within and without the Organisation. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 22(3), 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810910951069

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to contribute further to our understanding of why and how employees resist workplace change. Building on previous studies exploring the link between worker subjectivity and workplace change, the paper highlights... Read More about Resisting change from within and without the Organisation..

Key corporate governance indicators and their relation to the decision to profit maximize (2009)
Journal Article
Crossan, K. (2009). Key corporate governance indicators and their relation to the decision to profit maximize. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 21,

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..

International Business. (2009)
Book
(2009). S. Robertson (Ed.), International Business. Pearson Custom Publishing

Customised textbook developed for Masters Level module.

Innovation and New Product Development by SMEs An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry: An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry (2009)
Thesis
Vyas, V. Innovation and New Product Development by SMEs An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry: An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2960

This dissertation reports the results of case studies on innovation and new product development in eight Scottish food companies and a subsequent triangulation survey of 85 innovative Scottish companies.

The case studies are carried out using qua... Read More about Innovation and New Product Development by SMEs An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry: An Investigation of Scottish Food and Drinks Industry.

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..

An Empirical study of corporate social responsibility and its disclosure in Islamic financial institutions (2009)
Thesis
Aribi, Z. A. An Empirical study of corporate social responsibility and its disclosure in Islamic financial institutions. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3797

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure (CSRD) have received much attention in the literature. However, a review of previous studies has revealed that the current discussions on CSR and CSRD do not go beyo... Read More about An Empirical study of corporate social responsibility and its disclosure in Islamic financial institutions.