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Severity of environmental degradation and the impact on quality of life in Africa. (2024)
Journal Article
SAKARIYAHU, R., FAGBEMI, T., ADIGUN, R., LAWAL, R., SEYINGBO, O. and OYEKOLA, O. 2024. Severity of environmental degradation and the impact on quality of life of Africa. Journal of environmental management [online], 356, article number 120537. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120537

Considering the mounting impacts of environmental degradation on the global ecosystem, this study offers an empirical contribution to the debate on whether there exists a significant nexus between environmental degradation and quality of life in Afri... Read More about Severity of environmental degradation and the impact on quality of life in Africa..

Reimagining the rural hinterland: an investigation of participatory digital placemaking in rural communities. (2024)
Journal Article
IRONSIDE, R. and REID, P. 2024. Reimagining the rural hinterland: an investigation of participatory digital placemaking in rural communities. Culture unbound [online], 16(1): place making beyond cities, pages 60-85. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3384/cu.4287

Rural locations often form a hinterland – geographically and culturally - for large conurbations that dominate a particular region. They are interconnected, sometimes interdependent, but also separated by the social and spatial perceptions of a place... Read More about Reimagining the rural hinterland: an investigation of participatory digital placemaking in rural communities..

Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2024. Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions. Presented at 2024 The Progress Playbook Policies for the planet conference, 14 March 2024, [virtual event].

The project examines the existing dynamics of the uptake of renewable energy on the national grid in Nigeria by investigating the barriers, drivers, and enablers to transitions. Findings show Inefficiencies in the incumbent regime deterring penetrati... Read More about Advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria: exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions..

Ghost hunting events and storytelling. (2024)
Journal Article
IRONSIDE, R.J. 2024. Ghost hunting events and storytelling. Event management [online], 28(4): festivals and storytelling: creating experiences through stories, places, and spaces, pages 649-654. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3727/152599524X17077053867629

Ghost hunting events are a popular leisure activity providing visitors with an immersive dark experience, connecting them with the dark heritage and supernatural legends of a place. This research note aims to conceptualize the role of storytelling in... Read More about Ghost hunting events and storytelling..

Trust people you’ve never worked with: a social network visualization of teamwork, cohesion, social support, and mental health in NHS Covid personnel. (2024)
Journal Article
SCHILLING, S., ARMAOU, M., MORRISON, Z., CARDING, P., BRICKNELL, M. and CONNELLY, V. 2024. Trust people you’ve never worked with: a social network visualization of teamwork, cohesion, social support, and mental health in NHS Covid personnel. Frontiers in psychology [online], 15, article number 1293171. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1293171

The unprecedented rapid re-deployment of healthcare workers from different care pathways into newly created and fluid COVID-19 teams provides a unique opportunity to examine the interaction of many of the established non-technical factors for success... Read More about Trust people you’ve never worked with: a social network visualization of teamwork, cohesion, social support, and mental health in NHS Covid personnel..

Trust people you’ve never worked with: a social network visualization of teamwork, cohesion, social support, and mental health in NHS Covid personnel. [Dataset] (2024)
Data
SCHILLING, S., ARMAOU, M., MORRISON, Z., CARDING, P., BRICKNELL, M. and CONNELLY, V. 2024. Trust people you’ve never worked with: a social network visualization of teamwork, cohesion, social support, and mental health in NHS Covid personnel. [Dataset]. Frontiers in psychology [online], 15, article number 1293171. Available from: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1293171/full#supplementary-material

The complexity, patient volume, and severity of COVID-19, exacerbated by already existing staff shortages in the healthcare sector, required an unprecedented upscaling of capacity during the peak phases of COVID-19. Hospitals around the world relied... Read More about Trust people you’ve never worked with: a social network visualization of teamwork, cohesion, social support, and mental health in NHS Covid personnel. [Dataset].

Anatomy of a qualitative methods section: embracing the researcher as an engaged author. (2024)
Journal Article
GADDEFORS, J. and CUNNINGHAM, J. 2024. Anatomy of a qualitative methods section: embracing the researcher as an engaged author. Entrepreneurship and regional development [online], 36(5-6), pages 561-576. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2024.2315156

In this editorial, we explore the content of qualitative methods sections in one year of publications from Entrepreneurship and Regional Development (E&RD). We build a common anatomy of qualitative method work, exposing this to critique as we establi... Read More about Anatomy of a qualitative methods section: embracing the researcher as an engaged author..

Where does stress happen? Ecological momentary assessment of daily stressors using a mobile phone app. [Article] (2024)
Journal Article
YAO, X., NELSON, E.J., STAVRIANAKIS, K., HUANG, T.-Y., MORAN, C., SHIH, P.C. and JORDAN, E.J. 2024. Where does stress happen? Ecological momentary assessment of daily stressors using a mobile phone app. Mental health science [online], 2(2), article number number e54. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/mhs2.54

Despite the importance of daily stress to individuals' health and wellbeing, few studies have explored where stress happens in real time, that is, dynamic stress processes in different spaces. As such, stress interventions rarely account for the envi... Read More about Where does stress happen? Ecological momentary assessment of daily stressors using a mobile phone app. [Article].

Motivating entrepreneurial activities to achieve sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. (2024)
Book Chapter
ONOSHAKPOR, C. and OGUNDANA, O.M. 2024. Motivating entrepreneurial activities to achieve sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Ibidunni, A.S., Ogundana, O.M. and Olokundun, M.A. (eds.) Innovation, entrepreneurship and the informal economy in Sub–Saharan Africa: a sustainable development agenda. Cham: Springer [online], chapter 4, pages 93-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46293-1_4

It is largely acknowledged that entrepreneurial activities represent a crucial means for achieving sustainable development, especially in the developing economy. Yet, the percentage of population involved in business start-ups is still very low in Af... Read More about Motivating entrepreneurial activities to achieve sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa..

Recognizing the value of the African indigenous knowledge system: the case of Ubuntu and restorative justice. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
COLLIE, L., TELEKI, M., KAMGA, S.D. and DU BOIS, F. 2024. Recognizing the value of the African indigenous knowledge system: the case of Ubuntu and restorative justice. Presented at the 4th Cross-cultural conversation of the Interdisciplinary Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI), 31 January 2024, Aberdeen, UK.

This seminar was the fourth meeting or cross-cultural conversation (CCC) organised by the Interdisciplinary Forum for the Study of Jurisprudence and Value Inquiry in the Non-Western World (JVI), convened by Olufemi Ilesanmi. This particular event, mo... Read More about Recognizing the value of the African indigenous knowledge system: the case of Ubuntu and restorative justice..

A roadmap for energy transition strategic planning and governance: a case study of Nigeria's grid-based renewable electricity sector. (2024)
Thesis
ADEDOKUN, R.F. 2024. A roadmap for energy transition strategic planning and governance: a case study of Nigeria's grid-based renewable electricity sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2445678

The global drive for energy transition has resulted in Nigeria formulating energy policies to incorporate about 30% of new renewable energy sources into the planned 30GW of electricity generation by 2030. This is principally because deploying renewab... Read More about A roadmap for energy transition strategic planning and governance: a case study of Nigeria's grid-based renewable electricity sector..

Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Video recording] (2024)
Digital Artefact
MORRISON, Z. 2024. Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Video recording]. Research revealed, S02E01. Hosted on YouTube [online]. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeO_8TFb22Y

This video is part of the "Research Revealed" series by RGU, which seeks to highlight the breadth of high impact research being undertaken across the University. This video focuses on how research at RGU has helped to create a new £200,000 fund from... Read More about Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Video recording].

Addressing the trilemma of challenges: the need for more SC strategic collaborations in the UK oil and gas sector. (2024)
Journal Article
OKE, A., OSOBAJO, O.A. and TAYLOR, S. 2024. Addressing the trilemma of challenges: the need for more SC strategic collaborations in the UK oil and gas sector. Sustainability [online], 16(2), article number 570. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020570

This study conceptualises the extent of supply chain collaboration in the oil and gas (O&G) sector using the evidence from the literature and the primary data collected from supply chain practitioners across various companies in the UK O&G sector. Th... Read More about Addressing the trilemma of challenges: the need for more SC strategic collaborations in the UK oil and gas sector..

The impact of big data analytics on the detection of errors and fraud in accounting processes. (2024)
Journal Article
SHALHOOB, H., HALAWANI, B., ALHARBI, M. and BABIKER, I. 2024. The impact of big data analytics on the detection of errors and fraud in accounting processes. RGSA: revista de gestão social e ambiental [online], 18(1), e06115. Available from: https://doi.org/10.24857/rgsa.v18n1-121

This study aims to discuss and investigate the role of big data analytics (BDA) in promoting error detection and preventing fraud in accounting operations. It uses a secondary method of data collection (desk study) to explore the potential impact of... Read More about The impact of big data analytics on the detection of errors and fraud in accounting processes..

Accelerating grid-based renewable electricity sector transition in Nigeria. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P. and SINGH, A. 2023. Accelerating grid-based renewable electricity sector transition in Nigeria. In Montgomery, J. (ed.) Proceedings of the 2023 AMPS (Architecture, media, politics, society) New York - livable cities: a conference on issues affecting life in cities, 14-16 June 2023, New York, USA. AMPS proceedings series, 34.2. New York: AMPS [online], pages 257-268. Available from: https://amps-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Amps_Proceedings_Series_34.2.pdf

This paper advances the academic and practice of building urban resilience and sustainable cities by investigating the planning process and governance to identify challenges of on-grid renewable energy deployment across the 36 states of Nigeria. Furt... Read More about Accelerating grid-based renewable electricity sector transition in Nigeria..

Close-knit: exploring how knitting has shaped the historical and enduring relationships of the Shetland archipelago. (2023)
Journal Article
HANNIBAL, C. 2023. Close-knit: exploring how knitting has shaped the historical and enduring relationships of the Shetland archipelago. Irish journal of anthropology [online], 26(1): islandness, pages 80-97. Available from: https://journals.ucc.ie/index.php/irishjournalofanthropology/article/view/4399

By considering the archipelago as a dynamic form, this study examines historical and contemporary examples of island to island ways of being, knowing and doing. Shetland hand knitting offers a contextual backdrop to explore the shaping of historical... Read More about Close-knit: exploring how knitting has shaped the historical and enduring relationships of the Shetland archipelago..

Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market. (2023)
Journal Article
IRONSIDE, R. 2023. Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market. Journal of scientific exploration [online], 37(4), pages 586-601. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31275/20233227

Paranormal tourism is a lucrative market offering visitors the opportunity to engage with enchanting experiences and stories in destinations around the world. Specifically, ghost tourism connects people to the dead (and death) through dark narratives... Read More about Death, ghosts, and spiritual tourism: conceptualizing a dark spiritual experience spectrum for the paranormal market..

Analyst herding-whether, why, and when? Two new tests for herding detection in target forecast prices. (2023)
Journal Article
REVELEY, C., SHANAEV, S., BIN, Y., PANTA, H. and GHIMIRE, B. 2023. Analyst herding-whether, why, and when? Two new tests for herding detection in target forecast prices. Economics and business review [online], 9(4), pages 25-55. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2023.4.892

This study proposes two novel tests for security analyst herding based on binomial correlation and forecast error volatility scaling and applies it to investigate herding patterns in analyst target prices in 2008-2020 in the UK. Analysts robustly her... Read More about Analyst herding-whether, why, and when? Two new tests for herding detection in target forecast prices..

Just transition in biofuel development towards low-carbon economy: multi-actor perspectives on policies and practices in Indonesia. (2023)
Journal Article
DJATMIKA, P., LISTININGRUM, P., SUMARNO, T.B., MAHIRA, D.F. and SIANIPAR, C.P.M. 2024. Just transition in biofuel development towards low-carbon economy: multi-actor perspectives on policies and practices in Indonesia. Energies [online], 17(1), article 141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en17010141

Justice and sustainability are the foundation of fair and equitable biofuel development. Policies and practices are consequently necessary to support a just transition towards a low-carbon economy. Therefore, this study aimed to understand multi-acto... Read More about Just transition in biofuel development towards low-carbon economy: multi-actor perspectives on policies and practices in Indonesia..