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Testing the existence of a Green Contract: an exploratory study. (2015)
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Germain, M.-L. (2015). Testing the existence of a Green Contract: an exploratory study. Advances in developing human resources, 17(4), 489-503. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422315599622

The Problem: Climate change has been identified as one of the most significant challenges of this generation. Yet, little is known about the reciprocal expectations that organizations and customers have in relation to environmental issues. Moreover,... Read More about Testing the existence of a Green Contract: an exploratory study..

Using social media content for screening in recruitment and selection: pros and cons (2015)
Journal Article
Jeske, D., & Shultz, K. S. (2016). Using social media content for screening in recruitment and selection: pros and cons. Work, Employment and Society, 30(3), 535-546. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017015613746

The article considers the arguments that have been made in defence of social media screening as well as issues that arise and may effectively erode the reliability and utility of such data for employers. First, the authors consider existing legal fra... Read More about Using social media content for screening in recruitment and selection: pros and cons.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Fixing the Triple Helix (2015)
Journal Article
Bock, A. J., & Johnson, D. (2015). Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Fixing the Triple Helix. European Business Review, 73-76

In knowledge-intensive fields, new ventures live or die within entrepreneurial ecosystems. This article shows how policymakers can nurture entrepreneurial ecosystems to fix broken triple helixes at the university-industry (U-I) boundary. The authors... Read More about Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Fixing the Triple Helix.

Knowledge sharing in small family firms: a leadership perspective. (2015)
Journal Article
Cunningham, J., Seaman, C., & McGuire, D. (2016). Knowledge sharing in small family firms: a leadership perspective. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 7(1), 34-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2015.10.002

Knowledge sharing is considered critical in the development of a knowledge resource to contribute to the strategic development of the firm. However, how this key organisational activity takes place in small family firms is unknown, as much of the sur... Read More about Knowledge sharing in small family firms: a leadership perspective..

Get back? Capital theory, altruism, and extending the spectrum of business philanthropy (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gannon, M. J., MacKenzie, N., & Shaw, E. (2015, November). Get back? Capital theory, altruism, and extending the spectrum of business philanthropy. Paper presented at Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship 38th Annual Conference,, Technology Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde

This paper explores the spectrum of business philanthropy, by considering what happens after success in family business, with a specific focus on the dynamics of giving through philanthropic family foundations (PFFs). PFF giving can emerge from profi... Read More about Get back? Capital theory, altruism, and extending the spectrum of business philanthropy.

Strategic positioning of IT business Incubators within Universities - a comparative study of the United Kingdom and India. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, S., Kannabiran, G., & Laing, S. (2015, November). Strategic positioning of IT business Incubators within Universities - a comparative study of the United Kingdom and India. Paper presented at Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Advances in Information Technology (IT) offers various innovation opportunities. Incubation of IT innovation, with a focus on promoting entrepreneurship, has been a strategic priority of many leading universities across the world. Incubation of IT in... Read More about Strategic positioning of IT business Incubators within Universities - a comparative study of the United Kingdom and India..

The challenge of sales competitions. (2015)
Journal Article
Douglas, T. (2015). The challenge of sales competitions. International Journal of Sales Transformation, 1,

Universities in the United Kingdom do not make provision to deliver sales-ready graduates to the economy. One means of delivering sales education is participation in university sales competitions that bring together commercial sponsors, the higher e... Read More about The challenge of sales competitions..

Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare. (2015)
Journal Article
Howieson, B. (2015). Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare. Scottish Medical Journal, 60(4), 228-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/0036933015613670

The backdrop to this article is provided by the Better Health, Better Care Action Plan (Scottish Government, 2007), Section 1 of which is entitled ‘Towards a Mutual NHS’. According to Better Health, Better Care (Scottish Government, 2007: 5): ‘Mutual... Read More about Mutuality in the provision of Scottish healthcare..

Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’ (2015)
Journal Article
Hewer, P., Gannon, M., & Cordina, R. (2017). Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’. Journal of Consumer Culture, 17(3), 600-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1469540515611199

This article has three main objectives. Our first is to turn to sport as a particularly illuminating and revealing example of consumer culture in the making. Marketplace logic suffuses consumer culture, and exploring practices of fandom as performed... Read More about Discordant fandom and global football brands: ‘Let the people sing’.

Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives (2015)
Journal Article
Fascia, M. (2015). Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives. Management Studies and Economic Systems, 2(2), 145-156

Most current conceptualization of knowledge transfer emerges from the premise of occidental heritage. This paper examines the dialectical procedure, underpinning the unification of knowledge as an entity, and discusses dimensions of knowledge and kno... Read More about Understanding Dimensioning of Knowledge Transfer Perspectives.

Factors, frameworks and theory: a review of the information systems literature on success factors in project management (2015)
Journal Article
Irvine, R., & Hall, H. (2015). Factors, frameworks and theory: a review of the information systems literature on success factors in project management. Information Research, 20(3),

INTRODUCTION We provide a critical evaluation of the literature on success factors in information systems projects, with a particular focus on organisational information systems development. This responds to recent editorial comment on the need for l... Read More about Factors, frameworks and theory: a review of the information systems literature on success factors in project management.

Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective (2015)
Thesis
Bachmann, B. Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/452917

This study links ethical leadership theory to the implementation of improved leadership practices and examines whether ethical leadership characteristics actually exist, particularly in highly operational environments.
The study analyses how ethical... Read More about Concepts of Ethical Leadership and their Potential Implementation in Organisations: An Operational Perspective.

A Lean healthcare journey: the Scottish Experience (2015)
Book Chapter
Lindsay, C., & Kumar, M. (2015). A Lean healthcare journey: the Scottish Experience. In Public Service Operations Management: A research handbook. Routledge

Lean has been adopted by public sector organisations to combat the growing challenges in tackling demand, capacity, service provision and issues around the reduction of errors and managing variation in processes. This chapter discusses the specific c... Read More about A Lean healthcare journey: the Scottish Experience.

Perceptions of context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs (2015)
Thesis
James, L. Perceptions of context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/455062

This research explores perceptions of the context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprint strategy amongst Scottish SMEs. Critics of sustainability footprint measurement insist that by nature... Read More about Perceptions of context, contribution, challenges and critical success factors in the adoption of sustainability footprints by Scottish SMEs.

Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes (2015)
Journal Article
Lee, M., Garavan, T. N., & McGuire, D. (2015). Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes. Human Resource Development Review, 14(4), 359-388. https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484315607053

Despite being viewed as a major construct at the heart of human resource development (HRD), considerable complexity, confusion, and ambiguity exists regarding the conceptualization of development. The notion of development has attracted interest from... Read More about Reclaiming the “D” in HRD: A Typology of Development Conceptualizations, Antecedents, and Outcomes.

Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. (2015)
Journal Article
Alhejji, H., Garavan, T., Carbery, R., O'Brien, F., & McGuire, D. (2016). Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review. Human Resource Development Quarterly, 27(1), 95-149. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrdq.21221

The purpose of this paper is to analyze current scholarship on diversity training outcomes utilizing a systematic literature review (SLR) and provide insights for future research. The article advances our understanding of diversity training outcomes... Read More about Diversity training programme outcomes: a systematic review..

Advanced and emerging economies Generation Y’s perception towards country-of-origin (2015)
Journal Article
Tjandra, N. C., Omar, M., & Ensor, J. (2015). Advanced and emerging economies Generation Y’s perception towards country-of-origin. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 10(4), 858-874. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-11-2012-0146

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore the perceptions of Generation Y from advanced and emerging economies towards the country-of-origin (COO) of fashion products.
Design/methodology/approach
The study was conducted by employing a quali... Read More about Advanced and emerging economies Generation Y’s perception towards country-of-origin.

Supporting management strategies with a Figurational approach. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fascia, M. (2015, September). Supporting management strategies with a Figurational approach. Paper presented at Said Business School Research Series

The aim of this theoretical discussion is to provide construct to a research scheme using figurational underpinning, which can then be able to support adaptive management strategies. A common feature of contemporary management issues is the underlyin... Read More about Supporting management strategies with a Figurational approach..