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Government supported women’s leadership development programmes: a case study of Dubai (2013)
Thesis
Al Suwaidi, A. K. S. Government supported women’s leadership development programmes: a case study of Dubai. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6006

Since its inception in 1971, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) government has undertaken to develop the capabilities of its citizens (nationals), in order to satisfy the country’s need for rapid economic growth. One of the seven Emirates, Dubai, has pl... Read More about Government supported women’s leadership development programmes: a case study of Dubai.

Job Stress in the United Kingdom: Are Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Large Enterprises Different?: Job Stress in the United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Lai, Y., Saridakis, G., & Blackburn, R. (2015). Job Stress in the United Kingdom: Are Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Large Enterprises Different?: Job Stress in the United Kingdom. Stress and Health, 31(3), 222-235. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2549

This paper examines the relationships between firm size and employees' experience of work stress. We used a matched employer–employee dataset (Workplace Employment Relations Survey 2011) that comprises of 7182 employees from 1210 private organization... Read More about Job Stress in the United Kingdom: Are Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Large Enterprises Different?: Job Stress in the United Kingdom.

The product as a point of value. (2013)
Book Chapter
Omar, M., Osei, C., Williams, J., & Williams, H. A. (2013). The product as a point of value. In A. Gbadamosi, I. Bathgate, & S. Nwankwo (Eds.), Principles of Marketing: a value-based approach (165-198). Palgrave Macmillan

Organizational culture in knowledge creation, creativity and innovation: Towards the Freiraum model (2013)
Journal Article
Auernhammer, J. M., & Hall, H. (2014). Organizational culture in knowledge creation, creativity and innovation: Towards the Freiraum model. Journal of Information Science, 40(2), 154-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551513508356

This paper draws on findings from an in-depth case study of practices related to the meeting of organisational goals pertinent to knowledge creation, creativity and innovation performance. Overall a mixed methods approach that used both quantitative... Read More about Organizational culture in knowledge creation, creativity and innovation: Towards the Freiraum model.

Development and exploration of person-dynamic-fit (2013)
Thesis
von Weichs, I. M. F. Development and exploration of person-dynamic-fit. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6611

The aim of this research is to develop and explore a Person-Dynamic-Fit (PD-Fit) concept. This concept is measured by means of a fit between the dynamic preference of individuals and the level of dynamic in their specific work environments. This fit... Read More about Development and exploration of person-dynamic-fit.

Management Development and Co-production: myths and realities (2013)
Journal Article
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2013). Management Development and Co-production: myths and realities. Journal of Management Development, 32(9), 971-983. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMD-07-2012-0083

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the relationship between public sector practitioners and academic providers in the design and delivery of management development programmes. What is the added value of HEI involvement in management de... Read More about Management Development and Co-production: myths and realities.

Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework (2013)
Journal Article
Pomponi, F., Fratocchi, L., Rossi Tafuri, S., & Palumbo, M. (2013). Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework. Research in Logistics and Production, 4, 243-254

Abstract Cooperation in logistics is widely recognised as one of the core challenges for the next future. In this context, horizontal collaboration is believed to be one of the innovative solutions to effectively tackle the growing logistic challenge... Read More about Horizontal Collaboration in Logistics: A Comprehensive Framework.

Social layers of customer-to-customer value co-creation (2013)
Journal Article
Rihova, I., Buhalis, D., Moital, M., & Gouthro, M. B. (2013). Social layers of customer-to-customer value co-creation. Journal of Service Management, 24(5), 553-566. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOSM-04-2013-0092

Purpose – Approached from the customer-dominant (C-D) logic perspective, this paper aims to extend current value co-creation discussions by providing conceptual insights into co-creation within customers' social sphere. Focusing on socially dense co... Read More about Social layers of customer-to-customer value co-creation.

Towards a new understanding of organizational culture in the UK voluntary sector: a case-study of faith-based organisations in Scotland (2013)
Thesis
Carpenter, M. I. Towards a new understanding of organizational culture in the UK voluntary sector: a case-study of faith-based organisations in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6441

The researcher holds 13 years employment experience within a major UK voluntary organisation (The Salvation Army) and seeks to explore voluntary sector cultural characteristics from the viewpoint of a cultural insider (an ‘emic’ perspective).
Drawin... Read More about Towards a new understanding of organizational culture in the UK voluntary sector: a case-study of faith-based organisations in Scotland.

Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender (2013)
Journal Article
Mohd Rasdi, R., Garavan, T. N., & Ismail, M. (2013). Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender. Personnel Review, 42(6), 684-703. https://doi.org/10.1108/pr-07-2010-0117

Purpose
– This paper aims to examine the relationships between networking behaviours objective and subjective career success, and the moderating role of gender on these relationships among Malaysian public sector managers.

Design/methodology/appr... Read More about Networking behaviours and managers' career success in the Malaysian public service: The moderating effect of gender.

The changing nature of academic work. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ellis, V., & de Turberville, S. (2013, September). The changing nature of academic work. Paper presented at Work, Employment and Society

No abstract available.

On the road to brand leadership: Co-creating with Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs) (2013)
Thesis
Tjandra, N. C. On the road to brand leadership: Co-creating with Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs). (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6798

With total assets of £3,010 billion (ONS, 2012), the long-term savings and investment industry is one of the most important economic pillars in the UK. The uniqueness of this industry is that the majority of its sales to individual customers are gene... Read More about On the road to brand leadership: Co-creating with Independent Financial Advisers (IFAs).

Bringing back the Bank: local renewal and agency through community banking. (2013)
Journal Article
Cutcher, L. (2014). Bringing back the Bank: local renewal and agency through community banking. Organization Studies, 35(1), 103-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840613495337

This paper presents findings from an in-depth case study of a bank that has drawn on an anti-globalization discourse and the idea of the ‘local in opposition to the global’ to create a niche for itself in the highly consolidated Australian retail ban... Read More about Bringing back the Bank: local renewal and agency through community banking..

Re-fashioning Kate: The Making of a Celebrity Princess Brand (2013)
Journal Article
Logan, A., Hamilton, K., & Hewer, P. (2013). Re-fashioning Kate: The Making of a Celebrity Princess Brand. Journal of the Association for Consumer Research, 41, 378-383

We illustrate the processes wherein a celebrity’s appropriation of fashion discourse transforms the celebrity brand from an ‘ordinary’ individual to an ‘extraordinary’ celebrity which rests on the myth of being: ‘just like us’. By unpacking the ‘Kate... Read More about Re-fashioning Kate: The Making of a Celebrity Princess Brand.

Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service (2013)
Thesis
McCrory, B. Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6439

Customer retention has long been considered an important element in achieving competitive advantage for business organisations. The increasingly turbulent economic environment has brought this again to the fore for many organisations.
Through the de... Read More about Customer retention through the equal incorporation of continuous improvement(CI), culture and customer service.

Females online! Examination of female consumer behaviour in Bahrain online banking environment. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Omar, M., Tjandra, N. C., & Abdurrahman, L. A. R. (2013, July). Females online! Examination of female consumer behaviour in Bahrain online banking environment. Paper presented at Marketing Relevance - Academy of Marketing Conference 2013

In 2011 it was reported that Bahrain was the country with the highest increase in absolute Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development Index (IDI) (International Telecommunication Union, 2012). In 2011 the number of internet users in B... Read More about Females online! Examination of female consumer behaviour in Bahrain online banking environment..

OR for Sustainability: Assessing Contribution, Concepts and Research Issues (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Quariguasi Frota Neto, J., & Bonfiglioli, A. (2013, July). OR for Sustainability: Assessing Contribution, Concepts and Research Issues. Paper presented at Euro/Informs 26th European Conference on Operational Research

The purpose of this paper is to assess OR contribution and concepts
used to address the "grand challenge’ of sustainability. Firstly, systematic literature reviews of ABS ranked journals in OR are classified by sustainability dimension (i.e. economi... Read More about OR for Sustainability: Assessing Contribution, Concepts and Research Issues.

The lore of the brand: an investigation into how organisations can build consumer engagement and brand affinity through a shared narrative (2013)
Thesis
Fowlestone, M. G. The lore of the brand: an investigation into how organisations can build consumer engagement and brand affinity through a shared narrative. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6152

This thesis aims to explore how organisations can build consumer engagement and affinity through establishing the conditions for a shared narrative. It is set against a backdrop where brands are facing up to a serious collapse in consumer confidence,... Read More about The lore of the brand: an investigation into how organisations can build consumer engagement and brand affinity through a shared narrative.