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Entrepreneurial learning in informal apprenticeship programmes:exploring the learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) in Nigeria. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
IRENE, B., LOCKYER, J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., CHUKWUMA-NWUBA, E.O. and NDEH, S.C. 2023. Entrepreneurial learning in informal apprenticeship programmes:exploring the learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) in Nigeria. Presented at the 2023 British Academy of Management (BAM) conference (BAM 2023): towards disruptive sustainability: new business opportunities and challenges, 5-6 September 2023, Brighton, UK.

This research examines the unique learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS). This approach to the development of enterprises and entrepreneurship, which originated in the ethnic group of communities in the South-eastern part of Nigeria... Read More about Entrepreneurial learning in informal apprenticeship programmes:exploring the learning process of the Igbo Apprenticeship System (IAS) in Nigeria..

United Arab Emirates: the family business of the Shehada brothers. (2023)
Book Chapter
DSILVA, J., LOCKE, J. and NG, P.Y. 2023. United Arab Emirates: the family business of the Shehada brothers. In Birdthistle, N. and Hales, R. (eds.) Attaining the 2030 sustainable development goal of sustainable cities and communities. Leeds: Emerald [online], chapter 6, pages 79-89. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-836-220231006

The family business – Shehada Brothers – own several ventures in different sectors in the United Arab Emirates which will be discussed briefly in the case study; however, to mention one of the businesses, Trigono Developments is a business model that... Read More about United Arab Emirates: the family business of the Shehada brothers..

Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from offshore hydrogen production. (2023)
Journal Article
DAVIES, A.J. and HASTINGS, A. 2023. Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from offshore hydrogen production. Energy reports [online], 10, pages 1538-1554. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.08.021

With a limited global carbon budget, it is imperative that decarbonisation decisions are based on accurate, holistic accounts of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced to assess their validity. Here the upstream GHG emissions of potential UK off... Read More about Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from offshore hydrogen production..

Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. (2023)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A., FLIN, R., OJO-ADEDOKUN, R.F. and BENTON, P. 2023. Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. International journal of project management [online], 41(6), article 102502. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2023.102502

Decision making plays a crucial role in the front end of projects, which is a critical stage for maximising the performance of complex projects. Although it has been suggested that project managers rely more on analytical approaches to decision makin... Read More about Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects..

The virtual happy hour for contract law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition. (2023)
Book Chapter
LAUTERBACH, T., FULFORD, H. and AGNEW, M. 2023. The virtual happy hour for contract law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition. In Jones, E. and Strevens, C. (eds.) Wellbeing and transitions in law: legal education and the legal profession. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], chapter 5, pages 87-106. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27654-5_5

The restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic forced university teachers to switch to an online delivery mode. Students signed up for in-person delivery became distance learners overnight. Whilst both teachers and students quickly became familiar... Read More about The virtual happy hour for contract law students: reflecting on an unplanned transition..

Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic. (2023)
Journal Article
SOANE, E., FLIN, R., MACRAE, C. and READER, T.W. 2023. Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of occupational and organizational psychology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12460

Reports of viral pneumonia began circulating in December 2019. COVID-19 was subsequently identified and declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation in March 2020. The disease's potency and transmissibility have led to infections and deaths a... Read More about Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic..

Risk, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory. (2023)
Journal Article
SOANE, E., FLIN, R., MACRAE, C. and READER, T.W. 2023. Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory. Journal of occupational and organizational psychology [online], Early View. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12461

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and changed organisations. While the pandemic has brought opportunities for business in some sectors, such as information and communication, and for people who enjoy the flexibility they gain from home-based or hy... Read More about Risk, the COVID‐19 pandemic, and organisations: extending, repurposing, and developing theory..

Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa's accounts of the Ogoni's struggle for emancipation. (2023)
Journal Article
LAUWO, S.G., EGBON, O., DENEDO, M. and EJIOGU, A.R. 2023. Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa's accounts of the Ogoni's struggle for emancipation. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 36(6), pages 1637-1664. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-06-2022-5878

This paper explores the historical roots of environmental accountability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria by focusing on the campaigns for social and environmental justice by writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and the indigenous Ogoni people. The methods consi... Read More about Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa's accounts of the Ogoni's struggle for emancipation..

Women entrepreneurship, intersectionality, and networks in firm performance. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
JAMES, I. and IBUKUN, T. 2023. Women entrepreneurship, intersectionality, and networks in firm performance. Presented at the 13th International interdisciplinary conference on gender, work and organization (GWO 2023): marginalised gender identities: how can intellectual activism transform work and organization, 28-30 June 2023, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Research on African women entrepreneurs operating micro and small businesses demonstrates how the agency in enterprising works gender and identity through social capital that fosters businesses. It showed that the shared "otherness" of gender is acco... Read More about Women entrepreneurship, intersectionality, and networks in firm performance..

Women entrepreneurship: sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Global South post-COVID-19 pandemic. (2023)
Presentation / Conference
IRENE, B., LOCKYER, J., FELIX-FAURE, C., NZIKU, D., ONOSHAKPOR, C. and OKRAH, J. 2022. Women entrepreneurship: sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Global South post-COVID-19 pandemic. Conference stream call for papers for the 13th International interdisciplinary conference on gender, work and organization (GWO 2023), 28-30 June 2023, Stellenbosch, South Africa. Hosted on the Stellenbosch Business School website [online]. Available from: https://bit.ly/3gKYVNV

Global economic activity is picking up as we start to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as we embark on the road to a global recovery, it is crucial to assess local economic recovery, to allow local authorities to develop adequate policies... Read More about Women entrepreneurship: sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the Global South post-COVID-19 pandemic..