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A case of academic fraud, business case studies paid for solution (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gallagher, J., Fordyce, E., & Stevenson, D. (2017, June). A case of academic fraud, business case studies paid for solution. Presented at International Conference on Education, Stockholm, Sweden

No abstract available.

HRD and global talent development (2017)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., Garavan, T., D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Grant, K. (2017). HRD and global talent development. In T. Garavan, A. McCarthy, & R. Carbery (Eds.), Handbook of International Human Resource Development: Context, Processes and People (417-443). Edward Elgar Publishing

No abstract available.

Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood (2017)
Book Chapter
Robertson, P. (2017). Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood. In K. Niven, S. Lewis, & C. Kagan (Eds.), Making a difference with psychology (234-240). Richard Benjamin Trust

This chapter provides a brief accessible outline of a research project funded by the Richard Benjamin Trust. It describes use of the 'capability approach' to understand a programme run by the Princes Trust to support young people who are not in empl... Read More about Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood.

A holistic framework to embed good company practice for customer retention (2017)
Journal Article
McCrory, B., Pilcher, N., & McMillan, J. (2017). A holistic framework to embed good company practice for customer retention. The TQM magazine, 29(2), 257-275. https://doi.org/10.1108/TQM-11-2015-0139

Purpose: To detail a holistic practice based guiding framework for improving customer retention, which helps companies instil a customer service culture through encouraging them to concentrate on the three key areas of culture, continuous improvement... Read More about A holistic framework to embed good company practice for customer retention.

Does workplace partnership deliver mutual gains at work? (2017)
Journal Article
Saridakis, G., Lai, Y., & Johnstone, S. (2020). Does workplace partnership deliver mutual gains at work?. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 41(4), 797-823. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x17740431

This paper uses a large matched employer-employee dataset to assess the outcomes of workplace partnership for British firms and workers. Our findings suggest that HR practices associated with direct (non-union based) partnership working such as emplo... Read More about Does workplace partnership deliver mutual gains at work?.

Over and over: consumer engagement and turning sports tourists into fans (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cordina, R., Gannon, M. J., & Croall, R. (2017, December). Over and over: consumer engagement and turning sports tourists into fans. Paper presented at Academy of Marketing: Tourism Marketing Special Interest Group (SIG), Edinburgh, Scotland

Travel to consume sport is an increasingly popular and prevalent leisure pursuit (Fourie & Santana-Gallego, 2011; Fredline, 2005). From those who follow Formula 1 across the globe (Henderson et al., 2010), to Tennis’ most ardent fans (Fredline, 2005)... Read More about Over and over: consumer engagement and turning sports tourists into fans.

Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., Mackie, R., Gadsden, S., & McLaughlin, D. (2017, December). Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers. Paper presented at CIPD Applied Research Conference

Against a background of significant public service reform and growing acceptance of the need for increased collaborative activity within Scotland’s public services, our research examines senior stakeholders’ perceptions of the drivers for, barriers t... Read More about Collaborative talent management in public services: evaluating the drivers, barriers and enablers.

Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice (2017)
Thesis
Telford, D. Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1248966

Tacit knowledge sharing has featured strongly in knowledge management literature in the last two decades. Knowledge management is an essential component attributed to underpinning organisational success and tacit knowledge sharing contributes directl... Read More about Journeys to the Edge: Exploring the Dimensions of Tacit Knowledge Sharing in Communities of Practice.

A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland (2017)
Journal Article
Weaver, M. W., Crossan, K., Tan, H., & Paxton, S. (2018). A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(3), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.050

The purpose of this paper is to present an application of community O.R. (COR), using soft system methodology (SSM) to help a grant-maker to understand how to unlock and release more resources into communities. The problem area under investigation is... Read More about A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland.

Opening the black box: A JD-R evaluation of job stress, fatigue and boredom among commercial airline pilots (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grant, K., & Maxwell, G. (2017, November). Opening the black box: A JD-R evaluation of job stress, fatigue and boredom among commercial airline pilots. Paper presented at 10th International Conference of the Dutch HRM Network

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model is utilised to evaluate the interactions between the job demands and job resources of commercial airline pilots in the UK. The model holds that interaction between specific job demands and job resources contribu... Read More about Opening the black box: A JD-R evaluation of job stress, fatigue and boredom among commercial airline pilots.

Industry characteristics, stages of E-commerce communications, and entrepreneurs and SMEs revenue growth (2017)
Journal Article
Saridakis, G., Lai, Y., Mohammed, A.-M., & Hansen, J. M. (2018). Industry characteristics, stages of E-commerce communications, and entrepreneurs and SMEs revenue growth. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 128, 56-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2017.10.017

This paper empirically examines the role of industry characteristics portrayed by information intensity of value chain or product in the relationship between the stages of E-commerce development and revenue growth for a large representative sample of... Read More about Industry characteristics, stages of E-commerce communications, and entrepreneurs and SMEs revenue growth.

Marketing discourse and semiotics (2017)
Book Chapter
Taheri, B., & Gannon, M. (2017). Marketing discourse and semiotics. In G. Bell, & B. Taheri (Eds.), Marketing Communications (39-56). Goodfellow

In everyday life we are regularly exposed to, and interact with, many different forms of advertising. For example, through television and radio commercials, billboards, direct (or junk) mail, and carefully staged large-scale public relations exercise... Read More about Marketing discourse and semiotics.

Eroding ‘Respectability’: Deprofessionalization through organizational spaces (2017)
Journal Article
Siebert, S., Bushfield, S., Martin, G., & Howieson, B. (2018). Eroding ‘Respectability’: Deprofessionalization through organizational spaces. Work, Employment and Society, 32(2), 330-347. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017017726948

This article addresses the question – can a deterioration in organizational spaces erode a profession’s status? It draws on the organizational spaces literature to analyse the relationship between design of the physical work setting and senior doctor... Read More about Eroding ‘Respectability’: Deprofessionalization through organizational spaces.

International Talent (2017)
Book Chapter
Bratton, A., Garavan, T., D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Grant, K. (2017). International Talent. In R. Carbery, A. McCarthy, & T. Garavan (Eds.), Handbook of International Human Resource Development Context, Processes and People. Edward Elgar Publishing

No abstract available.

Evaluation of factors influencing the success of forced coopetition in IT multi-sourcing projects. (2017)
Thesis
Buttschardt, S. Evaluation of factors influencing the success of forced coopetition in IT multi-sourcing projects. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1028633

The concept of coopetition was introduced by Brandenburger and Nalebu in 1996 and is defined as a combination of cooperation and competition between multiple organisations. Since then, the number of articles on coopetition has constantly increased.... Read More about Evaluation of factors influencing the success of forced coopetition in IT multi-sourcing projects..

OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2017, September). OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond. Presented at Operational Research Society Annual Conference (OR59)

In this panel session the following was discussed:
What “Grand Challenges” face us today and into the future in the areas of Sport, Space and beyond?
What contribution can the OR community make to address these challenges?
The panel included:
- P... Read More about OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond.

Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M., Crossan, K., Tan, H., Paxton, S., & McCallum, L. (2017, September). Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities. Paper presented at OR59 - The Annual Operational Research Society Conference

The presentation provides examples on how systems approaches have helped identify better ways for communities and socially responsible businesses to build value. The examples are the outcome of a two-year Knowledge Transfer Partnership with a Scottis... Read More about Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities.