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.

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.

Public and third sector leadership: experience speaks (2016)
Book
Howieson, B., & Hodges, J. (2016). Public and third sector leadership: experience speaks. (2nd). Emerald

For those bold enough to lead in this age of austerity, the challenges are immense. Seismic shifts have taken place in the public and third sectors. Political, economic, technological, and social change are driving profound transformation of organiza... Read More about Public and third sector leadership: experience speaks.

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.

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.

The development of entrepreneurial culture in a transition economy: an empirical model discussion. (2016)
Book Chapter
Osowska, R. (2016). The development of entrepreneurial culture in a transition economy: an empirical model discussion. In D. Bögenhold, J. Bonnet, M. Dejardin, & D. Garcia Pérez de Lema (Eds.), Contemporary Entrepreneurship Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Innovation and Growth (259-273). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28134-6_17

This conceptual paper will focus on the presentation of the model developed from empirical, qualitative research covering 20 years of analysis on the relationship between culture and entrepreneurship in Poland. It is aimed at proposing a comprehensiv... Read More about The development of entrepreneurial culture in a transition economy: an empirical model discussion..

How to run successful e-internships: a case for organizational learning (2016)
Journal Article
Jeske, D., & Axtell, C. M. (2016). How to run successful e-internships: a case for organizational learning. Development and Learning in Organizations, 30(2), 18-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo-09-2015-0073

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to outline unique learning experience that virtual/e-internships can offer small and medium-sized enterprises and start-up organizations.
Design/methodology/approach – We interviewed 18 experts on e-internships... Read More about How to run successful e-internships: a case for organizational learning.

Drivers and Barriers in Implementing Information Management Systems in European Micro Enterprises (2016)
Book Chapter
Pomponi, F., Coccia, L., & Upadhyay, A. (2016). Drivers and Barriers in Implementing Information Management Systems in European Micro Enterprises. In D. B. Grant (Ed.), Logistics, Supply Chain and Operations Management Case Study Collection (249-261). KoganPage

This fascinating case study demonstrates how the Agile approach can be utilised by European micro enterprises which need to adopt wider Information Communication Technologies.

The case study analyses the rapid advances of Information Communicatio... Read More about Drivers and Barriers in Implementing Information Management Systems in European Micro Enterprises.

Figurational Dynamics: attributes within a knowledge transfer scenario. (2016)
Journal Article
Fascia, M. (2016). Figurational Dynamics: attributes within a knowledge transfer scenario. Journal of Strategy, Operations & Economics, 2(1), 1-10

In this short paper, we discuss a dialectic methodology surrounding the interpretation of knowledge transfer, and the conditional elements which can be seen to support the concept of a unity of knowledge. We discuss a differing standpoint to knowledg... Read More about Figurational Dynamics: attributes within a knowledge transfer scenario..

Responsible Business Forum (2016)
Exhibition / Performance
Weaver, M. Responsible Business Forum. Performed at Craiglockhart. 25 February 2016 - 25 February 2016

Host the first of Scotland's Responsible Business Forum

Cultivating Responsible Business in Scotland through the lens of the Scottish Business Pledge (2016)
Report
Weaver, M., Tan, H., Crossan, K., & Paxton, S. (2016). Cultivating Responsible Business in Scotland through the lens of the Scottish Business Pledge. Edinburgh: Voluntary Action Fund as part of the Responsible Business Forum

Human resource development in the Nordic countries. (2016)
Book Chapter
Heidl, B. H., & Dusoye, I. C. (2016). Human resource development in the Nordic countries. In T. N. Garavan, A. M. McCarthy, & M. J. Morley (Eds.), Global Human Resource Development. Routledge

Abstract not available.

The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study (2016)
Journal Article
Rasmussen, L., & Hall, H. (2016). The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study. Journal of Information Science, 42(3), 356-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551515625032

is based on the findings of a study that explores and discusses in depth a Knowledge Management programme that was introduced within a large distributed public sector agency in Europe. The aim of this research was to provide insight into the adoption... Read More about The adoption process in management innovation: A Knowledge Management case study.

The census as an information source in public policy-making (2016)
Journal Article
Killick, L., Hall, H., Duff, A. S., & Deakin, M. (2016). The census as an information source in public policy-making. Journal of Information Science, 42(3), 386-395. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551516628471

This paper provides an assessment of the value of national population censuses as information sources with specific reference to
UK census data and its use in policy-making. Mixed methods were adopted to collect quantitative and qualitative data fro... Read More about The census as an information source in public policy-making.

A comparative study of ecosystem development in regenerative medicine (2016)
Book Chapter
Bock, A. J., & Johnson, D. (2016). A comparative study of ecosystem development in regenerative medicine. In P. H. Phan (Ed.), Academic Entrepreneurship: Translating Discoveries to the Marketplace (218-250). Edward Elgar Publishing

No abstract available.

Going global in small steps: e-internships in SMEs (2016)
Journal Article
Jeske, D., & Axtell, C. M. (2016). Going global in small steps: e-internships in SMEs. Organizational Dynamics, 45(1), 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orgdyn.2015.12.007

Technological developments over the last thirty years increasingly shaped the means by which we recruit, select and appraise employees. Today, technology supports more flexible and geographically dispersed working modes: From teleworkers, to virtual... Read More about Going global in small steps: e-internships in SMEs.

Keynote: Addressing Scotland’s Grand Challenges: The Role of the Scottish Government Business ‘Community’ Pledge, Forging Connections Between Business & the Third Sector (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., & Paxton, S. (2016, January). Keynote: Addressing Scotland’s Grand Challenges: The Role of the Scottish Government Business ‘Community’ Pledge, Forging Connections Between Business & the Third Sector. Presented at Forging Connections Between Business & the Third Sector. Joint Conference of the Voluntary Action Fund & Edinburgh Napier University

Weaver, M., Paxton, S., (2016). Keynote: Addressing Scotland’s Grand Challenges: The Role of the Scottish Government Business ‘Community’ Pledge, , Glasgow, Scotland, 14/01/2016.