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Local heroes or village idiots? (2015)
Working Paper
BAXTER, G. 2015. Local heroes or village idiots? Press portrayal of opponents of two controversial coastal developments in North-east Scotland. Aberdeen Business School working paper series, 8(2).

This paper examines press coverage, at the local, regional and national (i.e. Scottish) levels, of two controversial coastal developments in Northeast Scotland: the building of a North Sea gas reception terminal in the 1970s, and the current developm... Read More about Local heroes or village idiots?.

RGyoU listening? Stakeholder communication and digital interface: a case study of a Scottish university. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
CRAWFORD, I. 2015. RGyoU listening? Stakeholder communication and digital interface: a case study of a Scottish university. Presented at 2015 Aberdeen Business School (ABS) 50 conference (ABS 50): the business of business schools; learning from the past, building for the future, 12-13 November 2015, Aberdeen, UK.

Rapidly evolving digital media platforms have created an environment where communication can take place between anyone at any time and the traditional boundaries between internal and external communication have become porous and unpredictable. The te... Read More about RGyoU listening? Stakeholder communication and digital interface: a case study of a Scottish university..

The transgressive that: making the world uncanny. (2015)
Journal Article
HAYWARD, R., WOOFFITT, R. and WOODS, C. 2015. The transgressive that: making the world uncanny. Discourse studies [online], 17(6), pages 703-723. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1461445615611784

In this article, we examine how the demonstrative that may be used to notice an event in the world in such a way as to suggest it has highly unusual or transgressive properties and in so doing invite others to align with that implicit claim. Drawing... Read More about The transgressive that: making the world uncanny..

Understanding barriers and opportunities in agricultural information management in post-Soviet states: a case study of Kazakhstan. (2015)
Thesis
ABDRASSILOVA, R. 2015. Understanding barriers and opportunities in agricultural information management in post-Soviet states: a case study of Kazakhstan. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

After the break-up of the former Soviet Union in 1991, several states declared independence, including the Republic of Kazakhstan. Under the centralised soviet system Kazakhstan provided mainly raw materials to the USSR, and agriculture operated unde... Read More about Understanding barriers and opportunities in agricultural information management in post-Soviet states: a case study of Kazakhstan..

Hooray for Holyrood? (2015)
Presentation / Conference
BAXTER, G. 2015. Hooray for Holyrood? Twelve years of research into the use of the internet by political actors in Scotland. Presented at the Scottish info polity seminar, 30 October 2015, Edinburgh, UK.

This presentation was delivered at a seminar that formed part of the "Informing the Good Society (InGSoc)" project (https://www.informingthegoodsociety.com/). The presentation provided an overview of the key results of a longitudinal series of studie... Read More about Hooray for Holyrood?.

Keys to success in social media marketing (SMM): prospects for the German airline industry. (2015)
Journal Article
KNOBLICH, S., MARTIN, A., NASH, R. and STANSBIE, P. 2015. Keys to success in social media marketing (SMM): prospects for the German airline industry. Tourism and hospitality research [online], 17(2), pages 147-164. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1467358415610415

The continuous growth and economic contribution of Germany's commercial aviation industry are directly linked to the implementation of new marketing practices. Especially in light of challenging market conditions and fierce competition within a highl... Read More about Keys to success in social media marketing (SMM): prospects for the German airline industry..

Owning failure: insights into the perceptions and understandings of art educators. (2015)
Journal Article
FREMANTLE, C. and KEARNEY, G. 2015. Owning failure: insights into the perceptions and understandings of art educators. International journal of art and design education [online], 34(3), pages 309-318. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12083

Failure forms an important dimension of art and design and is inherent in creative endeavours. This article explores current literature on failure in the art and design context and offers a contribution through qualitative research drawing upon inter... Read More about Owning failure: insights into the perceptions and understandings of art educators..

Cultural resilience: the production of rural community heritage, digital archives and the role of volunteers. (2015)
Journal Article
BEEL, D.E., WALLACE, C.D., WEBSTER, G., NGUYEN, H., TAIT, E., MACLEOD, M. and MELLISH, C. 2017. Cultural resilience: the production of rural community heritgage, digital archives and the role of volunteers. Journal of rural studies [online], 54, pages 459-468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2015.05.002

The following paper addresses a lacuna in the literature relating to the concept of resilience. To date, cultural activity in relation to resilient communities has been given little attention and this paper will highlight how the lens of community he... Read More about Cultural resilience: the production of rural community heritage, digital archives and the role of volunteers..

Sentiment of the FOMC: unscripted. (2015)
Journal Article
CANNON, S. 2015. Sentiment of the FOMC: unscripted. Economic review (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) [online], 100(4), pages 5-31. Available from: https://www.kansascityfed.org/documents/545/2015-Sentiment%20of%20the%20FOMC:%20Unscripted.pdf

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meets eight times each year to set monetary policy. During these meetings, a changing cast of participants engages in presentations and discussions, drawing on the perspectives of research staff and community... Read More about Sentiment of the FOMC: unscripted..