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A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. (2022)
Thesis
RICHARD-OSU, O.J. 2022. A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2071784

Heightened pressure on those organisations that are to be held accountable for the impact of their processes on the societies and the environment in which they operate has resulted in sustainable business practices (SBPs) becoming a major area of foc... Read More about A critical evaluation of the role of human resources in the transition towards sustainable business practices in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria..

An exploration of the contribution of the arts to local economies in terms of human and social capital. (2021)
Thesis
NARINE, S. 2021. An exploration of the contribution of the arts to local economies in terms of human and social capital. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1712950

Although research exists about the positive impacts of the arts on well-being and society, public funding towards this sector in the UK has decreased significantly over the past decade. Researchers suggest a demonstration of how the arts impact local... Read More about An exploration of the contribution of the arts to local economies in terms of human and social capital..

CSR, local content and taking control: do shifts in rhetoric echo shifts in power from the centre to the periphery? (2021)
Book Chapter
BUCKLER, S. 2021. CSR, local content and taking control: do shifts in rhetoric echo shifts in power from the centre to the periphery? In Vertigans, S. and Idowu, S.O. (eds.) Global challenges to CSR and sustainable development: root causes and evidence from case studies. Cham: Springer [online], pages 87-104. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62501-6_5

In the current climate of increasing rhetoric around protectionism, nationalism and border security versus free movement, transnational corporations are having to negotiate some particularly tricky issues. One of these is the increasing prevalence of... Read More about CSR, local content and taking control: do shifts in rhetoric echo shifts in power from the centre to the periphery?.