All Outputs (45)

The researcher role in the attitude-behaviour gap. (2014)
Journal Article
OATES, C.J. and MCDONALD, S. 2014. The researcher role in the attitude-behaviour gap. Annals of tourism research [online], 46, pages 168-170. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2014.01.003

In the green consumer behaviour literature the attitude-behaviour gap is well-established. Studies show that although people condone environmentally friendly actions, their green attitudes do not necessarily translate into green behaviours. Even when... Read More about The researcher role in the attitude-behaviour gap..

Voluntary simplicity. (2013)
Book Chapter
MCDONALD, S. 2013. Voluntary simplicity. In Parker, M., Cheney, G., Fournier, V. and Land, C. (eds.) The Routledge companion to alternative organization. Abingdon: Routledge, chapter 14, pages 210-235.

Etzioni describes voluntary simplifiers (VS) as people who choose, 'out of free will - rather than by being coerced by poverty, government austerity programs, or being imprisoned - to limit expenditures on consumer goods and services, and to cultivat... Read More about Voluntary simplicity..

A model of key characteristics affecting consumer attitudes toward the usage of free legitimate ad-supported music download services. (2013)
Thesis
HARRIS, A.J. 2013. A model of key characteristics affecting consumer attitudes toward the usage of free legitimate ad-supported music download services. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis.

Digital music file sharing has had a significant negative financial impact on the recorded music industry, causing multi-billion dollar losses over the past decade. In a world where file sharing is now an activity that can be carried out with ease, i... Read More about A model of key characteristics affecting consumer attitudes toward the usage of free legitimate ad-supported music download services..

Jungian archetypes and dreams of social enterprise. (2013)
Journal Article
BROWN, M.L., MCDONALD, S. and SMITH, F. 2013. Jungian archetypes and dreams of social enterprise. Journal of organizational change management [online], 26(4), pages 670-688. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-Sep-2012-0146

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider a psychoanalytic explanation for the challenges facing social entrepreneurs in Scotland. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach was used, in an exploratory study involving semi‐structured... Read More about Jungian archetypes and dreams of social enterprise..

Qualitative entrepreneurship authorship: antecedents, processes and consequences. (2013)
Journal Article
SMITH, R., MCELWEE, G., MCDONALD, S. and DRAKOPOULOU DODD, S. 2013. Qualitative entrepreneurship authorship: antecedents, processes and consequences. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 19(4), pages 364-386. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-11-2010-0179

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report on a review of the writing practices and experiences of scholars who have published qualitative papers in the field of entrepreneurship. It evaluates existing knowledge about how “well-published” entre... Read More about Qualitative entrepreneurship authorship: antecedents, processes and consequences..

Perceptions and reflections of mothers' working lives: narratives from women on their second, or subsequent, maternity leave. (2013)
Thesis
MCDOUGALL, B.H. 2013. Perceptions and reflections of mothers' working lives: narratives from women on their second, or subsequent, maternity leave. Robert Gordon University, MPhil thesis.

A longitudinal study addressed the question: what can women's stories tell us about their working lives? Of specific interest was the importance of maternity leave to career which is treated by academics and organisations alike - as a period of absen... Read More about Perceptions and reflections of mothers' working lives: narratives from women on their second, or subsequent, maternity leave..

How green is children's television? (2013)
Journal Article
OATES, C. J., MCDONALD, S., BLADES, M. and LAING, A. 2013. How green is children's television? Social business [online], 3(1), pages 37-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1362/204440813X13645551140991

Purpose To meet stated waste reduction goals, the UK government via Defra (Department for environment, farming and rural affairs) is attempting to reduce household mainstream waste. One approach is to encourage children in environmentally-friendly be... Read More about How green is children's television?.

Informal slack in organisations: a qualitative analysis of innovative organisations. (2012)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S., 2012. Informal slack in organisations: a qualitative analysis of innovative organisations. International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management: Annual Review [online], 12, pp. 71-83. Available from: http://ijmar.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.286/prod.8

This paper considers the relationship between organisational slack and innovation from a new perspective. Moving away from the traditional quantitative research approaches, semi-structured interviews and an activity theory framework are used to opera... Read More about Informal slack in organisations: a qualitative analysis of innovative organisations..

Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. (2012)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S., OATES, C.J., ALEVIZOU, P.J., YOUNG, C.W. and HWANG, K. 2012. Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. Journal of marketing management [online], 28(3-4), pages 445-468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2012.658839

Consumers have a key role to play in meeting government targets for reduced energy consumption, more sustainable waste management practices, and lifestyles with fewer environmental consequences. We discuss some of the assumptions underpinning academi... Read More about Individual strategies for sustainable consumption..

Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace. (2011)
Book Chapter
MCDONALD, S. 2011. Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace. In Bartlett, D. (ed.) Going green: the psychology of sustainability in the workplace. Leicester: The British Psychological Society, chapter 7, pages 59-64.

In 2008 the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency reported that commercial waste amounted to 5.75 million tonnes, compared with 2.94 million tonnes of domestic waste. Despite the fact that waste arising in commercial premises is nearly double that... Read More about Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace..

Benevolent gang leaders, commercial escapees and sleepers: a conceptual framework for Scottish social enterprise leadership engaging with the 'new society'. (2011)
Report
BROWN, M. FULFORD, H., GRIST, A. and MCDONALD, S. 2011. Benevolent gang leaders, commercial escapees and sleepers: a conceptual framework for Scottish social enterprise leadership engaging with the 'new society'. ˜Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This exploratory research study examines the experiences of a purposive sample of leaders of Social Enterprises (SEs) in Scotland to discover how leaders deal with the challenges of running this type of organisation at a period of financial constrain... Read More about Benevolent gang leaders, commercial escapees and sleepers: a conceptual framework for Scottish social enterprise leadership engaging with the 'new society'..

An entrepreneurial theorising of the recycling industry. (2010)
Thesis
GAN, B.C. 2010. An entrepreneurial theorising of the recycling industry. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The research interest for this study began with a general observation of the lack of theory-practice integration between the academic context of recycling and entrepreneurship set against the growth in the recycling industry. The research thus began... Read More about An entrepreneurial theorising of the recycling industry..

CEO and CSR: business leaders and corporate social responsibility. (2010)
Thesis
RUSSELL, E.O. 2010. CEO and CSR: business leaders and corporate social responsibility. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The increasing commercial and social pressure for business leaders to act in a socially responsible manner is undermined by the lack of standards in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) legislation, auditing, indexing, and reporting. Moreover, CSR r... Read More about CEO and CSR: business leaders and corporate social responsibility..

Comparing sustainable consumption patterns across product sectors. (2009)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S., OATES, C., THYNE, M., ALEVIZOU, P. and MCMORLAND, L. 2009. Comparing sustainable consumption patterns across product sectors. International journal of consumer studies [online], 33(2), pages 137-145. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1470-6431.2009.00755.x

In this paper, we present findings from two qualitative studies where we explored sustainable consumption practices through examining consumers' information search and decision-making processes for recent purchases of five categories of goods/service... Read More about Comparing sustainable consumption patterns across product sectors..

Sustainable consumption: green consumer behaviour when purchasing products. (2009)
Journal Article
YOUNG, W., HWANG, K., MCDONALD, S. and OATES, C.J. 2010. Sustainable consumption: green consumer behaviour when purchasing products. Sustainable development [online], 18(1), pages 20-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.394

The 'attitude-behaviour gap' or 'values-action gap' is where 30% of consumers report that they are very concerned about environmental issues but they are struggling to translate this into purchases. For example, the market share for ethical foods rem... Read More about Sustainable consumption: green consumer behaviour when purchasing products..

Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland. (2008)
Thesis
AITKEN, M. 2008. Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Energy use and production have become highly salient within both national and international policy. This reflects an international recognition of the need to cut emissions in order to mitigate the threats of climate change. Within the UK there is sig... Read More about Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland..

Locating 'power' in wind power planning processes: the (not so) influential role of local objectors. (2008)
Journal Article
AITKEN, M., MCDONALD, S. and STRACHAN, P. 2008. Locating 'power' in wind power planning processes: the (not so) influential role of local objectors. Journal of environmental planning and management [online], 51(6), pages 777-799. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09640560802423566

There have been conflicting accounts of the role and influence of local opposition within planning application outcomes for wind power developments. There is an expanding literature that considers public responses to proposed renewable energy develop... Read More about Locating 'power' in wind power planning processes: the (not so) influential role of local objectors..

Marketing sustainability: use of information sources and degrees of voluntary simplicity. (2008)
Journal Article
OATES, C., MCDONALD, S., ALEVIZOU, P., HWANG, K., YOUNG, W. and MCMORLAND, L-A. 2008. Marketing sustainability: use of information sources and degrees of voluntary simplicity. Journal of marketing communications [online], 14(5), pages 351-365. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13527260701869148

The concept of voluntary simplicity (VS) is taken as a starting point to investigate consumers' use of information sources when making purchases of sustainable technological products and services. Differences in information seeking and sources consul... Read More about Marketing sustainability: use of information sources and degrees of voluntary simplicity..

Means-end theory in tourism research. (2008)
Journal Article
MCDONALD. S., THYNE, M. and MCMORLAND, L.-A. 2008. Means-end theory in tourism research. Annals of tourism research [online], 35(2), pages 596-599. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2007.09.006

Means-end theory has been widely used in marketing to identify values-based motivations behind consumption (Reynolds and Olson 2001). It has also been adopted by researchers arguing that it deepens understanding of tourist behavior by linking specifi... Read More about Means-end theory in tourism research..

Recycling and the domestic division of labour: is green pink or blue? (2006)
Journal Article
OATES, C.J. and McDONALD, S. 2006. Recycling and the domestic division of labour: is green pink or blue? Sociology [online], 40(3), pages 417-433. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038506063667

Domestic or household recycling has a crucial role to play in meeting EU targets for overall recycling rates. However, researchers have yet to agree on the characteristics of the domestic recycler and how recycling is actually carried out in the home... Read More about Recycling and the domestic division of labour: is green pink or blue?.