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The mutuality metaphor: understanding healthcare provision in NHS Scotland. (2016)
Journal Article
Howieson, B. (2016). The mutuality metaphor: understanding healthcare provision in NHS Scotland. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 30(4), 666-671. https://doi.org/10.1108/jhom-07-2015-0100

Purpose – Better Health, Better Care Action Plan (Scottish Government, 2007) sets out how the Scottish Government intends to strengthen public ownership of the National Health Service in Scotland. The purpose of this paper is to advance extant knowle... Read More about The mutuality metaphor: understanding healthcare provision in NHS Scotland..

Export promotion and SMEs: a case study of Ghana (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sasu, E., Crossan, K., & Pettigrew, M. (2016, June). Export promotion and SMEs: a case study of Ghana. Paper presented at 61st Annual International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference, New Jersey, United States

No abstract available.

Achieving a strategic sales focus: contemporary issues and future challenges. (2016)
Book
Le Meunier-FitzHugh, K., & Douglas, T. (2016). Achieving a strategic sales focus: contemporary issues and future challenges. Oxford University Press

The main aim of this book is to consider how the sales function informs business strategy. Although there are a number of books available that address how to manage the sales team tactically, this text addresses how sales can help organizations to be... Read More about Achieving a strategic sales focus: contemporary issues and future challenges..

The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. (2016)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Cunningham, J., & Duffy, G. (2016). The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 37(4), 430-449. https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0136

Purpose – The use of imagery in leadership speeches is becoming increasingly important in shaping the beliefs and actions of followers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of speech imagery and linguistic features employed during the... Read More about The Use of Imagery in the Campaign Speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election..

Management Challenges at Film-Induced Tourism Heritage Attractions. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bakiewicz, J., & Leask, A. (2016, May). Management Challenges at Film-Induced Tourism Heritage Attractions. Paper presented at IACuDiT 3rd International Conference -Tourism, Culture and Heritage in a Smart Economy

No abstract available.

Strategic human resource development: towards a conceptual framework to understand its contribution to dynamic capabilities (2016)
Journal Article
Garavan, T., Shanahan, V., Carbery, R., & Watson, S. (2016). Strategic human resource development: towards a conceptual framework to understand its contribution to dynamic capabilities. Human Resource Development International, 19(4), 289-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2016.1169765

Dynamic capabilities have assumed major importance in the strategy and human
resource management literatures. However, discussion of their contribution to strategic
human resource development (SHRD) is nascent. We introduce the concept of
‘dynamic... Read More about Strategic human resource development: towards a conceptual framework to understand its contribution to dynamic capabilities.

Portsmouth's Grand Challenges: a conversation between the O.R. community (2016)
Newspaper / Magazine
Weaver, M., & Medhurst, J. (2016). Portsmouth's Grand Challenges: a conversation between the O.R. community. Birmingham, UK

Addressing ‘Grand Challenges’ is very much in the history and tradition of Operational Research (O.R.), in the past saving millions of lives and protecting Britain, ultimately helping to liberate Europe.

Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
Pegg, A., & Caddell, M. (2016). Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 6(2), 162-177. https://doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-07-2015-0039

Purpose
– Understanding the relationship between learning and work is a key concern for educational researchers and policy makers at the local, national and international level. The way that learning and the economic environment are framed impacts u... Read More about Workplaces and policy spaces: insights from third sector internships Scotland.

The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia (2016)
Journal Article
Alhejji, H., Ng, E. S., Garavan, T., & Carbery, R. (2016). The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia. Thunderbird International Business Review, 60(2), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21828

This study explores the forces that promote and hinder gender equality efforts of a multinational corporation (MNC) operating in the Middle East. Specifically, we draw from a case study to document the formal and informal pressures exerted on a Briti... Read More about The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia.

Third sector experiences of work programme delivery (2016)
Journal Article
Egdell, V., Dutton, M., & McQuaid, R. W. (2016). Third sector experiences of work programme delivery. Journal of Social Policy, 45(4), 729-746. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279416000271

This paper explores the organisational experiences of governmental policy change and implementation on the third sector. Using a four-year longitudinal study of 13 third sector organisations (TSOs) it provides evidence based on the experiences of, an... Read More about Third sector experiences of work programme delivery.

Mind the Gap – Financing Decisions in Midcap Firms Financing Strategy and Financing Process in Replacing Standard Mezzanine in Germany (2016)
Thesis
Hill, M. Mind the Gap – Financing Decisions in Midcap Firms Financing Strategy and Financing Process in Replacing Standard Mezzanine in Germany. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/453629

There is still limited knowledge available on how SME and midcap firms perform financing decisions and on what such a decision is based on. The literature revealed that capital structure theories can only partly explain parameters that determine fina... Read More about Mind the Gap – Financing Decisions in Midcap Firms Financing Strategy and Financing Process in Replacing Standard Mezzanine in Germany.

Exploring the Role of the Stakeholder in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Cross-sector Collaborations: a Phenomenological Study (2016)
Thesis
Axon, D. Exploring the Role of the Stakeholder in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Cross-sector Collaborations: a Phenomenological Study. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/452874

This thesis aims to explore the experiences of those individuals involved in the phenomenon of cross-sector collaborations within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) global food sector. The research is situated within a landscape of diminished avai... Read More about Exploring the Role of the Stakeholder in Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Cross-sector Collaborations: a Phenomenological Study.

A Systematic Literature Review on Trans* Careers and Workplace Experiences (2016)
Book Chapter
McFadden, C., & Crowley-Henry, M. (2016). A Systematic Literature Review on Trans* Careers and Workplace Experiences. In Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations (63-81). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29623-4_4

This chapter presents a systematic review conducted on the academic literature related to the careers and workplace experiences of the trans* population (including but not limited to: transsexual, transgender, genderqueer). Primarily situated in the... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review on Trans* Careers and Workplace Experiences.

Human resource practices, employee attitudes and small firm performance (2016)
Journal Article
Lai, Y., Saridakis, G., & Johnstone, S. (2017). Human resource practices, employee attitudes and small firm performance. International Small Business Journal, 35(4), 470-494. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242616637415

This article uses the matched employee–employer dataset from the Workplace Employment Relations Study of 2011 (WERS2011) in Britain to empirically examine the direct relationship between human resource management (HRM) practices and small and medium-... Read More about Human resource practices, employee attitudes and small firm performance.

The role of religious experience in the knowledge transfer process (2016)
Journal Article
Fascia, M. (2016). The role of religious experience in the knowledge transfer process. Journal of Strategy, Operations & Economics, 1(1), 12

The importance given to knowledge in relation to business success has never been so great as it is today and there is a substantive amount of important and informed studies reflecting this. Nonetheless, informed approaches by prominent authors genera... Read More about The role of religious experience in the knowledge transfer process.

Understanding The Benefits Of Responsible Business Practices (2016)
Newspaper / Magazine
Weaver, M. (2016). Understanding The Benefits Of Responsible Business Practices. Edinburgh

No Abstract available.

Featured in Business Comment, Inspiring Responsible Business, April/May Edition, Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce magazine.

Doors to manual and cross-check: professional and precarious aspects of commercial pilots’ employment (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. A. (2016, April). Doors to manual and cross-check: professional and precarious aspects of commercial pilots’ employment. Presented at 34th International Labour Process Conference

This paper centres on commercial airline pilots, an occupational group comprising around 130,000 pilots worldwide (Prendergast, 2015). Largely a group of ‘privileged professional men’ (Ashcraft, 2005; p67), commercial pilots have received comparative... Read More about Doors to manual and cross-check: professional and precarious aspects of commercial pilots’ employment.

An investigation of key market growth factors that influence the “luxurisation” of golf industry in China (2016)
Journal Article
Zhang, C., Omar, M., & Tjandra, N. C. (2016). An investigation of key market growth factors that influence the “luxurisation” of golf industry in China. Journal of Business, 1(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.18533/job.v1i2.23

This study aims to investigate the key market growth factors for golf development in China as a luxury product. After nearly 30 years of development, China now has the largest golf complex in the world and in recent years the market is growing at its... Read More about An investigation of key market growth factors that influence the “luxurisation” of golf industry in China.