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Understanding experiences of participating in a weight loss lifestyle intervention trial: a qualitative evaluation of South Asians at high risk of diabetes. (2014)
Journal Article
MORRISON, Z., DOUGLAS, A., BHOPAL, R. and SHEIKH, A. 2014. Understanding experiences of participating in a weight loss lifestyle intervention trial: a qualitative evaluation of South Asians at high risk of diabetes. BMJ open [online], 4(6), article ID e004736. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004736

Objective: To explore the reasons for enrolling, experiences of participating and reasons for remaining in a family-based, cluster randomised controlled trial of a dietitian-delivered lifestyle modification intervention aiming to reduce obesity in So... Read More about Understanding experiences of participating in a weight loss lifestyle intervention trial: a qualitative evaluation of South Asians at high risk of diabetes..

Self- and peer-assessment: evidence from the accounting and finance discipline. (2014)
Journal Article
HASSAN, O.A.G., FOX, A. and HANNAH, G. 2014. Self- and peer-assessment: evidence from the accounting and finance discipline. Accounting education [online], 23(3), pages 225-243. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09639284.2014.905259

Self- and peer-assessment of student work is an area that is under-researched in the accounting education literature, although the subject area of study seems to influence the results obtained in prior studies. The current study contributes to the li... Read More about Self- and peer-assessment: evidence from the accounting and finance discipline..

Understanding the entrepreneurial learning process and its impact on students' personal development: a European perspective. (2014)
Journal Article
MUELLER, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2014. Understanding the entrepreneurial learning process and its impact on students' personal development: a European perspective. International journal of management education [online], 12(3), pages 500-511. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijme.2014.05.003

Based on what we know about the multiplex nature of entrepreneurship, we argue that entrepreneurship is a difficult topic to teach. One response has been a shift to constructionist perspectives where learning is seen as an active process of construct... Read More about Understanding the entrepreneurial learning process and its impact on students' personal development: a European perspective..

The collection and utilisation of patient ethnicity data in general practices and hospitals in the United Kingdom: a qualitative case study. (2014)
Journal Article
MORRISON, Z., FERNANDO, B., KALRA, D., CRESSWELL, K., ROBERTSON, A. and SHEIKH, A. 2014. The collection and utilisation of patient ethnicity data in general practices and hospitals in the United Kingdom: a qualitative case study. Informatics in primary care [online], 21(3), pages 118-131. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14236/jhi.v21i3.63

Background: Although the collection of patient ethnicity data is a requirement of publicly funded healthcare providers in the UK, recording of ethnicity is sub-optimal for reasons that remain poorly understood. Aims and objectives: We sought to under... Read More about The collection and utilisation of patient ethnicity data in general practices and hospitals in the United Kingdom: a qualitative case study..

Cohesion, exclusion and social quality. (2014)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 2014. Cohesion, exclusion and social quality. International journal of social quality [online], 4(1), pages 95-107. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3167/IJSQ.2014.040107

The concept of social quality has been operationalized in terms of four component dimensions: social inclustion, social cohesion, socio-economic security and social empowerment. This article argues that inclusion and cohesion are aspects of the same... Read More about Cohesion, exclusion and social quality..

An empirical investigation of the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's management of Nigeria's upstream petroleum sector. (2014)
Thesis
ADAM, I.S. 2014. An empirical investigation of the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's management of Nigeria's upstream petroleum sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis empirically investigates how well the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) ensures value for money (VfM) in its exploitation of Nigerias oil resources. This focus on VfM distinguishes the study from other researches carried out... Read More about An empirical investigation of the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's management of Nigeria's upstream petroleum sector..

The road to nowhere? A critical case study of the political discourses in the debates around the decision to construct a bypass road around Aberdeen. (2014)
Thesis
FURRIE, N. 2014. The road to nowhere? A critical case study of the political discourses in the debates around the decision to construct a bypass road around Aberdeen. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research examined the role of communication “ and in particular public relations (PR) and public affairs activities “ in the decision-making processes around the proposal to build a bypass road around the city of Aberdeen. The study focused on t... Read More about The road to nowhere? A critical case study of the political discourses in the debates around the decision to construct a bypass road around Aberdeen..

Investigating accountability and governance practices in joint development zones: a case study of Nigeria and Sao Tomé & Príncipe's Tomé & Príncipe's Joint Development Zone. (2014)
Thesis
SAIDU, S. 2014. Investigating accountability and governance practices in joint development zones: a case study of Nigeria and Sao Tomé & Príncipe's Tomé & Príncipe's Joint Development Zone. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This study critically assesses the appropriateness of the governance system used to control all aspects of oil exploration and production within the Nigeria São Tomé and Príncipe Joint Development Zone (NSTP-JDZ). The motivation for carrying out t... Read More about Investigating accountability and governance practices in joint development zones: a case study of Nigeria and Sao Tomé & Príncipe's Tomé & Príncipe's Joint Development Zone..

Researching rural enterprise. (2014)
Book Chapter
MCELWEE, G. and SMITH, R. 2014. Researching rural enterprise. In Fayolle, A. (ed.) Handbook of research on entrepreneurship: what we know and what we need to know. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar [online], chapter 14, pages 307-334. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857936929.00022

This chapter is concerned with the topic of researching rural enterprise. As a subset of the literature of entrepreneurship, rural entrepreneurship and in particular rural enterprise is an emerging area of study. Bryant (1989) makes an important poin... Read More about Researching rural enterprise..

Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms. (2014)
Journal Article
MURAVYEV, A., TALAVERA, O. and WEIR, C. 2016. Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms. Review of quantitative finance and accounting [online], 46(1), pages 25-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-014-0460-6

This paper studies the effect on company performance of appointing non-executive directors that are also executive directors in other firms. The analysis is based on a new panel dataset of UK companies over 2002-2008. Our findings suggest a positive... Read More about Performance effects of appointing other firms' executive directors to corporate boards: an analysis of UK firms..