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Political parties' use of web based marketing: some preliminary findings relating to first-time voters in the 2005 general election (2006)
Journal Article
Drummond, G. (2006). Political parties' use of web based marketing: some preliminary findings relating to first-time voters in the 2005 general election. International Journal of Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing, 11, 181-191. https://doi.org/10.1002/nvsm.23

This paper examines the marketing of political parties, via websites, in the 2005 UK general election with specific reference to first-time voters (age 18–24). Common perception views young voters as predominantly politically apathetic and less likel... Read More about Political parties' use of web based marketing: some preliminary findings relating to first-time voters in the 2005 general election.

What's significant in value based management: an internal perspective. (2006)
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Brown, J. (2006). What's significant in value based management: an internal perspective. International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation, 3(3), 320-340. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijaape.2006.010552

The subject of Value Based Management (VBM) in general, and Economic Value Added (EVATM) in particular, is one that is assuming increasing significance in both the academic and practitioner environments. This study adds to the literature in that it u... Read More about What's significant in value based management: an internal perspective..

Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one? (2006)
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Ensor, J., Pirrie, A., & Band, C. (2006). Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one?. European Journal of Innovation Management, 9(3), 258-268. https://doi.org/10.1108/14601060610678130

Purpose ? The aim of the present study is to identify whether the work environment of advertising agencies display the key elements (both positive and negative) of the conceptual categories which Amabile et al. hypothesise influence organisational cr... Read More about Creativity work environment: do UK advertising agencies have one?.

Transition to a market orientation: preliminary evidence from China. (2006)
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Bathgate, I., Omar, M., Nwankwo, S., & Zhang, Y. (2006). Transition to a market orientation: preliminary evidence from China. Marketing Intelligence and Planning, 24(4), 332-346. https://doi.org/10.1108/02634500610672080

Purpose – The research objective was to assess the challenges of transition that firms face in adopting a market orientation in China, as the basis for providing a context-specific explanation of market orientation.
Design/methodology/approach – A... Read More about Transition to a market orientation: preliminary evidence from China..

The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland (2006)
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Murphy, C., Cross, C., & McGuire, D. (2006). The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland. Journal of European industrial training, 30(5), 365-384. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610677926

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to review the extant literature on CPE amongst nurses and concentrate on discovering the factors that motivate and inhibit participation in CPE for nurses in Ireland.Design/methodology/approach – A review of t... Read More about The motivation of nurses to participate in continuing professional education in Ireland.

Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels (2006)
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Maxwell, G., & Watson, S. (2006). Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 17(6), 1152-1170. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585190600697638

Although contextual factors act to encourage the devolvement of human resource management to line managers, recent research indicates that there is substantial potential for human resource specialists and line managers to share more effectively respo... Read More about Perspectives on line managers in human resource management: Hilton International's UK hotels.

Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study (2006)
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Garavan, T. N., O'Brien, F., & O'Hanlon, D. (2006). Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study. Personnel Review, 35(3), 252-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/00483480610656685

Purpose: To investigate the factors predicting the career progression of hotel managers working in international hotel chains in Ireland, Europe and Asia.

Design/methodology/approach: The study uses a cross‐sectional questionnaire design consistin... Read More about Career advancement of hotel managers since graduation: a comparative study.

Promoting ‘strategic’ working within area based and thematic Social Inclusion Partnerships in Scotland. (2006)
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MacPherson, S. (2006). Promoting ‘strategic’ working within area based and thematic Social Inclusion Partnerships in Scotland. Local Economy, 21(2), 180-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/02690940600608317

Fundamental to the historical development of partnership working as an approach to managing neighbourhood regeneration has been a concern to promote `strategic' working practices. However, there has been a distinct lack of conceptual clarity within b... Read More about Promoting ‘strategic’ working within area based and thematic Social Inclusion Partnerships in Scotland..

The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers (2006)
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McGuire, D., Garavan, T. N., Saha, S. K., & O'Donnell, D. (2006). The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers. International Journal of Manpower, 27(3), 251-273. https://doi.org/10.1108/01437720610672167

Purpose – This paper explores this relationship between the individual values of managers and human resource (HR) decision‐making.Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data were collected from a total of 340 line managers from both Ireland and... Read More about The impact of individual values on human resource decision‐making by line managers.

A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change (2006)
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McGuire, D., & Hutchings, K. (2006). A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 19(2), 192-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534810610648906

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to undertake a Machiavellian analysis of the determinants of organisational change. It aims to present a model of how power, leaders and teams, rewards and discipline, and roles, norms and values, serve as drive... Read More about A Machiavellian analysis of organisational change.

Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique. (2005)
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Crossan, K. (2005). Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique. International Journal of Applied Institutional Governance, 1,

The aim of this paper is to review the theoretical and quantitative literature which underpins the Theory of the Firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour.

In the first part of the study classical, managerial and behavioural theories of the... Read More about Theories of the firm and alternative theories of firm behaviour: a critique..

FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations (2005)
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Smith-Hillman, A. V., & Omar, M. (2005). FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations. European Business Review, 17(1), 69-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/09555340510576276

Purpose - Multinational corporations (MNCs) occupy a central role within the process of globalisation as evidenced through global foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows valued at US$3.1 trillion by the end of 2000. The importance of regulation is ev... Read More about FDI, international business and regulation: The behaviour of UK multinational corporations.

Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry (2005)
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Drummond, G., & Rule, G. (2005). Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry. Journal of Wine Research, 16(1), 55-64. https://doi.org/10.1080/09571260500236633

This paper examines the prevalence, and effects, of consumer confusion within the UK wine market. Confusion reduction strategies are proposed as a means to enhance marketing efforts within this sector. The drivers of consumer confusion (e.g. product... Read More about Consumer confusion in the UK wine industry.