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Online S3 D2.2 - Open consultation and workshops: specifications from the users (2017)
Report
Deakin, M., Reid, A., & Mora, L. (2017). Online S3 D2.2 - Open consultation and workshops: specifications from the users. Brussels: European Commission

No abstract available.

Report produced in the framework of the Horizon 2020 research project Online S3 (ONLINE Platform for Smart Specialisation Policy Advice)

Confusion and collectivism in the ICT sector: Is FLOSS the answer? (2017)
Journal Article
Marks, A., Chillas, S., Galloway, L., & Maclean, G. (2020). Confusion and collectivism in the ICT sector: Is FLOSS the answer?. Economic and Industrial Democracy, 41(1), 167-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143831x17695441

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workers rarely join trade unions. This is usually explained by the individualised nature of work. We examine broader forms of collectivism for these workers, drawing on survey and interview data. Our fo... Read More about Confusion and collectivism in the ICT sector: Is FLOSS the answer?.

Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weaver, M. (2017, March). Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members. Presented at Share (Training for Housing Associations) Annual Conference

In the aftermath of the Birmingham riots of 2011 Miles Weaver led a group of defiant citizens with brooms in the clean-up operation and an idea was born. Get young people off the streets, train them and place them on boards of local charities. A wild... Read More about Recruiting, developing and supporting Committee/Board members.

Tacit knowledge sharing: the determination of a methodological approach to explore the intangible (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Buunk, I., Hall, H., & Smith (F), C. (2016, September). Tacit knowledge sharing: the determination of a methodological approach to explore the intangible. Presented at ISIC: the information behaviour conference, Zadar, Croatia

Introduction. Research design should take into account both (a) the specific nature of the object under scrutiny, and (b) approaches to its study in the past. This is to ensure that informed decisions are made regarding research design in future empi... Read More about Tacit knowledge sharing: the determination of a methodological approach to explore the intangible.

Identifying and measuring capabilities for career development in NEET young people (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2017). Identifying and measuring capabilities for career development in NEET young people. Recherches sociologique et anthropologique/ Sociological and anthropological research, 47(2), 83-99

Amartya Sen's Capability Approach offers great potential as a conceptual framework for promoting social justice and well-being through economic and educational engagement. Yet the capability approach presents researchers with formidable difficulties,... Read More about Identifying and measuring capabilities for career development in NEET young people.

Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development (2017)
Journal Article
Barron, P., & Ali-Knight, J. (2017). Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 30, 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2017.01.005

The provision of event management education in the higher education sector has grown significantly in recent years, yet little is known of the circumstances of the increasing number of graduates from these programmes. This paper examines the motivati... Read More about Aspirations and progression of event management graduates: A study of career development.

Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up (2017)
Journal Article
Van Saane, S. H., Brodie, J., Van Saane, S., & Osowska, R. (2017). Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up. Industry and Higher Education, 31(2), 122-131. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950422217691666

The purpose of the research presented in this paper was to investigate the added value of mentoring for entrepreneurs during the start-up phase. This small-scale exploratory research focused on five start-up entrepreneurs in Scotland to determine the... Read More about Help wanted: Exploring the value of entrepreneurial mentoring at start-up.

Conceptualising sustainable leadership (2017)
Journal Article
D’Annunzio-Green, N., Gerard, L., McMillan, J., & D'Annunzio-Green, N. (2017). Conceptualising sustainable leadership. Industrial and Commercial Training, 49(3), 116-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/ict-12-2016-0079

Literature encompassing Sustainable Leadership and developing leaders sustainably are still in infancy (Lambert, 2011). Nevertheless indications identify leadership as a vital cog in achieving sustainable organisations. Sustainable leadership can all... Read More about Conceptualising sustainable leadership.

The challenges of leadership in the third sector. (2017)
Journal Article
Hodges, J., & Howieson, B. (2017). The challenges of leadership in the third sector. European Management Journal, 35(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2016.12.006

The third sector is experiencing a radical shift due to social, political and economic changes in Europe. Due to these shifts and their implications, the question of leadership has become significant and needs to be explored. This article contributes... Read More about The challenges of leadership in the third sector..

Creating Social Reciprocity – The Role of Trust Network Reproduction and Social Learning: Evidence from a Medium-Sized Family Firm in Germany (2016)
Thesis
Winsor, J. Creating Social Reciprocity – The Role of Trust Network Reproduction and Social Learning: Evidence from a Medium-Sized Family Firm in Germany. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/977842

This research introduces a framework for explaining why managing family members create a shared understanding of caring and being cared for with their nonfamily employees, called ‘Social Reciprocity’. Applying an embedded case study design, using gro... Read More about Creating Social Reciprocity – The Role of Trust Network Reproduction and Social Learning: Evidence from a Medium-Sized Family Firm in Germany.

Case Study - 2016 Charlie Bigham (2016)
Other
Gallagher, J., & Stevenson, D. (2016). Case Study - 2016 Charlie Bigham. [Online and paper]. Edinburgh Napier University

No abstract available.

Dynamic Capability in New Venture Internationalization: Micro-Processes to Capture Value from Changes in Social Capital (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Warner, K. S. R., & Jones, M. V. (2016, June). Dynamic Capability in New Venture Internationalization: Micro-Processes to Capture Value from Changes in Social Capital. Presented at The Academy of International Business (AIB) Worldwide Annual Meeting

Using a dynamic capability lens, we explore how entrepreneurs modify extant network ties to capture value from changes in their new venture social capital. To study these dynamics, we use international new ventures (INVs) as our theoretical and empir... Read More about Dynamic Capability in New Venture Internationalization: Micro-Processes to Capture Value from Changes in Social Capital.

Wrekin Ruby. (2016)
Other
Gallagher, J., Fordyce, E., & Stevenson, D. (2016). Wrekin Ruby. [Paper and Online]. Edinburgh Napier University

No abstract available.

This case study was written by Dr J.G. Gallagher, E. Fordyce & D. Stevenson. It is intended to be used as the basis for class discussion rather than to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a management situ... Read More about Wrekin Ruby..

Case Study - Phissons : Ethics Dilema (2016)
Other
Gallagher, J., & Stevenson, D. (2016). Case Study - Phissons : Ethics Dilema. [Online & paper]. Edinburgh Napier University

No abstract available.

Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context (2016)
Journal Article
Soraghan, C., Thomson, E., & Ensor, J. (2016). Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context. Social Business, 6(3), 249-265. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440816x14811339560893

Objectives
Voluntary, front of pack (FoP) food labels were used to examine the practice of nudging in a social marketing context.
Background
With the explosion of social marketing, the goal of marketing has shifted from simply selling products,... Read More about Using food labels to evaluate the practice of nudging in a social marketing context.

Lean universities. (2016)
Book Chapter
Yorkstone, S. (2016). Lean universities. In T. Netland, & D. J. Powell (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Lean Management. Routledge

This chapter examines lean implementation in higher education (HE) institutions. There is evidence of lean initiatives beginning in HE in the US in the early 2000s; there is also some evidence of business process improvement activity before this time... Read More about Lean universities..