An introduction to the future (2014)
Book Chapter
Yeoman, I., Robertson, M., McMahon-Beattie, U., Backer, E., & Smith, K. (2014). An introduction to the future. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals (3-9). Routledge

No abstract available.

Contemporary Financial Risk Management Perceptions and Practices of Small-Sized Chinese Businesses (2014)
Journal Article
Gao, S. S., Oreal, S., & Zhang, J. (2014). Contemporary Financial Risk Management Perceptions and Practices of Small-Sized Chinese Businesses. International journal of risk and contingency management, 3(2), 31-42. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijrcm.2014040103

This study investigated the current perceptions and practices of financial risk management at small businesses in China. The researchers took an interpretative approach, using interviews within a case study, to collect qualitative data from Chinese b... Read More about Contemporary Financial Risk Management Perceptions and Practices of Small-Sized Chinese Businesses.

In search of the critical in the concept of engagement: Implications for HRD professionals. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramdhony, A., & Francis, H. (2014, June). In search of the critical in the concept of engagement: Implications for HRD professionals. Paper presented at 15th International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice Across Europe, Edinburgh

This paper elucidates the connections between the evolving concepts of Critical HRD (CHRD) and engagement to consider their implications for HRD professionals. To do this, we begin with a critical analysis of the evolution of CHRD since its emergence... Read More about In search of the critical in the concept of engagement: Implications for HRD professionals..

Exploring the Forecasting Process in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company. (2014)
Journal Article
Canduela, J., Raeside, R., & Cabras, I. (2014). Exploring the Forecasting Process in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company. Journal of business and economics, 5, 1727-1738. https://doi.org/10.15341/jbe%282155-7950%29/10.05.2014/002

The aim of this paper is to explore the forecasting function in a FMCG company, in order to understand actors’ functions and behaviour within the system and the impact of these on forecasting performances. The study intends to expand knowledge relate... Read More about Exploring the Forecasting Process in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company..

Predictive crowding as a concept to support the assessment of disruptive Ideas: a conceptual framework (2014)
Journal Article
Peisl, T., Selen, W., Raeside, R., & Albera, T. (2014). Predictive crowding as a concept to support the assessment of disruptive Ideas: a conceptual framework. The journal of new business ideas & trends, 12(2), 1-13

Purpose - The purpose of this paper, is to develop a conceptual framework for a holistic view on how to use crowd intelligence to identify the logic of sequences to fully address the potential of crowds, and contest the common assumption that one cro... Read More about Predictive crowding as a concept to support the assessment of disruptive Ideas: a conceptual framework.

The Events' Industry In Qatar And Social Behaviour Change Promotion Efforts: Green And Active Living Messaging And Anticipations In Light Of The 2022 Fifa World Cup (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Theodoraki, E., Haija, S. A., Ali-Knight, J., Musinguzi, D., Omar, M., Canduela, J., & Bourne, S. (2014, December). The Events' Industry In Qatar And Social Behaviour Change Promotion Efforts: Green And Active Living Messaging And Anticipations In Light Of The 2022 Fifa World Cup. Presented at QNRF Annual Research Conference (ARC’14)

Qatar's growth, in terms of economic and political influence, is documented extensively in the literature and part of the country's long-term strategy for future development involves a growing events' industry. Having previously hosted the Asian Game... Read More about The Events' Industry In Qatar And Social Behaviour Change Promotion Efforts: Green And Active Living Messaging And Anticipations In Light Of The 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Potential challenges facing distributed leadership in health care: evidence from the UK National Health Service (2014)
Journal Article
Martin, G., Beech, N., MacIntosh, R., & Bushfield, S. (2015). Potential challenges facing distributed leadership in health care: evidence from the UK National Health Service. Sociology of health and illness, 37(1), 14-29. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-9566.12171

The discourse of leaderism in health care has been a subject of much academic and practical debate. Recently, distributed leadership (DL) has been adopted as a key strand of policy in the UK National Health Service (NHS). However, there is some confu... Read More about Potential challenges facing distributed leadership in health care: evidence from the UK National Health Service.

Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lees, G., Morrison, A., & Robertson, M. (2014, December). Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study. Presented at ANZMAC Annual Conference 2014

The paper seeks to further understand the sport market structure. In doing so it considers whether New Zealand sport event markets follow the Duplication of Purchase Law or whether they are highly demographically segmented. It analyses a single sourc... Read More about Duplication of Purchase Law in Sport Event Markets: New Zealand case study.

English: its role as the language of comity in an employment programme for Canadian immigrants (2014)
Journal Article
Victoria, M. P. (2017). English: its role as the language of comity in an employment programme for Canadian immigrants. Globalisation, Societies and Education, 15(1), 114-134. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767724.2014.937401

This study explores the experiences of a culturally and linguistically diverse group of immigrant adult students as they attended a 12-week employment preparation course for newcomers to Canada. The main aim of the course was to equip the immigrants... Read More about English: its role as the language of comity in an employment programme for Canadian immigrants.

Applying brand management to higher education through the use of the Brand Flux Model™– the case of Arcadia University. (2014)
Journal Article
Williams, R. J., & Omar, M. (2014). Applying brand management to higher education through the use of the Brand Flux Model™– the case of Arcadia University. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 24(2), 222-242. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841241.2014.973471

Within an increasingly more competitive landscape, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are becoming more marketized and promotionalized. Brand building is becoming a strategic administrative goal, yet clear brand management models are lacking. This... Read More about Applying brand management to higher education through the use of the Brand Flux Model™– the case of Arcadia University..

Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, ethics and international human resource development (2014)
Journal Article
Anderson, V., Garavan, T., & Sadler-Smith, E. (2014). Corporate social responsibility, sustainability, ethics and international human resource development. Human Resource Development International, 17(5), 497-498. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2014.954187

Islamic heritage marketing: the Umrah experience (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taheri, B., Lochrie, S., O'Gorman, K., Hill, E., & Gannon, M. (2014, November). Islamic heritage marketing: the Umrah experience. Paper presented at Heritage Tourism and Hospitality International Conference - HTHIC2014, Boğaziçi University

A potential visitor’s image of a destination and its attributes is likely to influence their behaviour before, during, and after their trip. However, there is a lack of research into Islamic destination image (Jafari & Scott, 2013; Stephenson, 2014).... Read More about Islamic heritage marketing: the Umrah experience.

Success, legacy, and succession in philanthropic family foundations (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gannon, M. J., MacKenzie, N., & Shaw, E. (2014, November). Success, legacy, and succession in philanthropic family foundations. Paper presented at ISBE 2014 - The Future of Enterprise: The Innovation Revolution

Objectives: Despite the long-established existence of Philanthropic family foundations (PFFs), there is little existing research on these distinct organisational forms. PFFs are usually funded by profits amassed by family businesses (FBs) and many re... Read More about Success, legacy, and succession in philanthropic family foundations.

The new business of football: a study of current and aspirant football club managers. (2014)
Journal Article
Morrow, S., & Howieson, B. (2014). The new business of football: a study of current and aspirant football club managers. Journal of Sport Management, 28(5), 515-528. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsm.2013-0134

Professional football (soccer) in Europe has changed dramatically in the past two decades, largely due to the escalation of media rights deals. Many professional football clubs are now complex businesses, intrinsically concerned with financial matter... Read More about The new business of football: a study of current and aspirant football club managers..

Public Administration: What is it, why teach it and does it matter? (2014)
Journal Article
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2014). Public Administration: What is it, why teach it and does it matter?. Teaching Public Administration, 32(2), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739414522479

What is understood by ‘‘public administration’’ in the contemporary UK higher education
setting? Is it still being taught and, if so, why? These questions initially appear to be
fairly straightforward but any review of the topic quickly poses some... Read More about Public Administration: What is it, why teach it and does it matter?.

An Investigation of the Key Market Growth Factors for Golf Development in China as a Recreation and Luxury Product (2014)
Thesis
Zhang, C. (. An Investigation of the Key Market Growth Factors for Golf Development in China as a Recreation and Luxury Product. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7569

The aim of this research is to investigate the key market growth factors for golf development in China as a recreation and luxury product. After nearly 30 years of development, China now has the largest golf complex in the world and the golf market i... Read More about An Investigation of the Key Market Growth Factors for Golf Development in China as a Recreation and Luxury Product.

Developing an instrument to measure readiness for change in the German public sector -comparative study between civil servants and non-civil servants of the Deutsche Bahn AG (2014)
Thesis
Oehlrich, B. Developing an instrument to measure readiness for change in the German public sector -comparative study between civil servants and non-civil servants of the Deutsche Bahn AG. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7561

The aim of the study is to develop an instrument that can be used to gauge readiness for change on the individual level of civil servants and non-civil servants in the German public sector, exemplified by Deutsche Bahn Aktiengesellschaft. The instrum... Read More about Developing an instrument to measure readiness for change in the German public sector -comparative study between civil servants and non-civil servants of the Deutsche Bahn AG.

eScaping in the city, retailvents in socio-spatially managed futures. (2014)
Book Chapter
Robertson, M., & Lees, G. (2014). eScaping in the city, retailvents in socio-spatially managed futures. In I. Yeoman, M. Robertson, U. McMahon-Beattie, E. Backer, & K. Smith (Eds.), The Future of Events and Festivals (251-267). (1). Routledge

From a mercantile past, of the travelling merchant and adventures and travels around the world, to proliferation of market towns, to the growth of individual – specialist – shops and then to the emergence of retail giants (supermarkets to superstores... Read More about eScaping in the city, retailvents in socio-spatially managed futures..

Public and third sector leadership: experience speaks. (2014)
Book
Howieson, B., & Hodges, J. (2014). Public and third sector leadership: experience speaks. Emerald

No abstract available.

Skills utilisation in Scotland: exploring the views of managers and employees (2014)
Journal Article
Grant, K., Maxwell, G., & Ogden, S. (2014). Skills utilisation in Scotland: exploring the views of managers and employees. Employee Relations, 36(5), 458-479. https://doi.org/10.1108/er-09-2012-0069

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore empirically manager and employee views on employees’ skills utilisation in organisations in Scotland.
Design/methodology/approach
– Questionnaires to managers and employees, plus three case studies... Read More about Skills utilisation in Scotland: exploring the views of managers and employees.