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.

Third Sector Internships Scotland Data Overview 2010-14 (2014)
Report
Caddell, M., Pegg, A., & Jones, H. (2014). Third Sector Internships Scotland Data Overview 2010-14. Scotland: Scottish Funding Council

No abstract available.

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..

Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD (2014)
Journal Article
Sheehan, M., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014). Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD. European Journal of Training and Development, 38(5), 370-386. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJTD-04-2014-0034

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide a prologue to the issue of sustainability, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and human resource development (HRD). Although issues of sustainability and CSR have become an important topic of rese... Read More about Sustainability, corporate social responsibility and HRD.

Experiencing the experience: an examination of the significance of impact factors during the three stages of transnational gastronomic tourism (2014)
Journal Article
Williams, H. A., Williams, J., & Omar, M. (2014). Experiencing the experience: an examination of the significance of impact factors during the three stages of transnational gastronomic tourism. Transnational Marketing Journal, 2(1), 21-37

This paper examines infrastructure considerations and the significance of cocreation
within the Transnational Culinary Gastronomic Tourism Industry.
Gastronomic Tourists crave hands-on immersion into regional food cultures.
For the gastro-tourist,... Read More about Experiencing the experience: an examination of the significance of impact factors during the three stages of transnational gastronomic tourism.

Co-creating brand value with Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs): Introducing the spiral model of brand value co-creation. (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tjandra, N. C., Ensor, J., Omar, M., & Thomson, J. R. (2014, July). Co-creating brand value with Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs): Introducing the spiral model of brand value co-creation. Presented at Marketing Dimensions: people, places, spaces - 47th Academy of Marketing Conference

The concept of co-creation is inspired by the recognition of the changing role of customers from passive participation into active players. This recognition has led to the idea of involving customers in the various stages of the value creation proces... Read More about Co-creating brand value with Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs): Introducing the spiral model of brand value co-creation..

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.

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.

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.

The case for a risk-assessed approach to organisational records management in the Oil and Gas sector (2014)
Journal Article
Muir, L. J., Cousins, F., & Laing, A. (2014). The case for a risk-assessed approach to organisational records management in the Oil and Gas sector. Information Research, 19,

Introduction. Processes and practices for information management service delivery, including retention, retrieval and disposal of documents and records, are not easily quantified for benchmarking and performance improvement.
Method. A mainly qualita... Read More about The case for a risk-assessed approach to organisational records management in the Oil and Gas sector.

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..

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..

Social Implications of Crowdsourcing in Rural Scotland (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Acur, N., Lynn, A., Jagadeesan, A., Smith, M., & Agrawal, A. (2014, June). Social Implications of Crowdsourcing in Rural Scotland. Presented at International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Economics and Management Study - SEM 2014, London, United Kingdom

Various surveys mentioned that the commercial benefits of Internet crowdsourcing are reaped largely by people located in metro areas and smaller cities. The impact of crowdsourcing on the rural population is questionable. The aim of this research is... Read More about Social Implications of Crowdsourcing in Rural Scotland.