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Is entrepreneurship research out of context? (2017)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R. and GADDEFORS, J. 2017. Is entrepreneurship research out of context? Dilemmas with (non)contextualised views of entrepreneurship. Journal of Asia entrepreneurship and sustainability [online], 13(4): proceedings of the 8th International conference for entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development (ICEIRD 2015), 18-19 June 2015, Sheffield, UK, pages 3-9. Available from: http://www.asiaentrepreneurshipjournal.com/JAESVolXIIINov2017.pdf

This is an editorial written for this special issue in the Journal of Asia Entrepreneurship and Sustainability of the proceedings of the 8th International entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development conference (ICEIRD2015) held at the Unive... Read More about Is entrepreneurship research out of context?.

Entrepreneurship in Oman: policies and practices. (2017)
Journal Article
AL-BALUSHI, R.A. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2017. Entrepreneurship in Oman: policies and practices. Journal of Asia entrepreneurship and sustainability [online], 13(4): proceedings of the 8th International conference for entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development (ICEIRD 2015), 18-19 June 2015, Sheffield, UK, pages 29-47. Available from: http://www.asiaentrepreneurshipjournal.com/JAESVolXIIINov2017.pdf

Oman provides an interesting context to examine how formal institutions encourage local enterprise. We examine the views of local entrepreneurs about the effectiveness of government policies that are intended to foster indigenous small business. We a... Read More about Entrepreneurship in Oman: policies and practices..

Key barriers to the implementation of solar energy in Nigeria: a critical analysis. (2017)
Journal Article
ABDULLAHI, D., SURESH, S., RENUKAPPA, S. and OLOKE, D. 2017. Key barriers to the implementation of solar energy in Nigeria: a critical analysis. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 83(1): proceedings of the 2nd International conference on green energy technology (ICGET 2017), 18-20 July 2017, Rome, Italy, article 012015. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/83/1/012015

Nigeria, potentially, has abundant sunshine throughout the year, making it full thirst for solar energy generation. Even though, the country's solar energy projects have not realised a fair result over the years, due to many barriers associated with... Read More about Key barriers to the implementation of solar energy in Nigeria: a critical analysis..

The effect of early berthing prospects on the energy efficiency operational index in oil tanker vessels. (2016)
Journal Article
ACOMI, N. and ACOMI, O.C. 2016. The effect of early berthing prospects on the energy efficiency operational index in oil tanker vessels. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering [online], 145(8): proceedings of the 4th Modern technologies in industrial engineering international conference (ModTech 2016), 15-18 June 2016, Lasi, Romania, article ID 082001. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/145/8/082001

Marine pollution is one of the main concerns of our society. In order to reduce air pollution produced by ships, the International Maritime Organization has developed technical, operational and management measures. Part of the operational measures re... Read More about The effect of early berthing prospects on the energy efficiency operational index in oil tanker vessels..

Critique to pro-cyclical admission in maritime higher education. (2016)
Journal Article
ACOMI, O. and ACOMI, N. 2016. Critique to pro-cyclical admission in maritime higher education. European proceedings of the social and behavioural sciences: proceedings of 15th World lumen congress (WLC 2016), 12-17 April 2016, Lasi, Romania [online], 15, pages 16-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15405/ejpsbs.2016.09.3

The paper represents a critical analysis of the options ahead of maritime universities in terms of number of students admitted, particularly in periods of industry downturns. The study refers to the global maritime industry and analyses the patterns... Read More about Critique to pro-cyclical admission in maritime higher education..

Diversification of seafarers' employability paths. (2016)
Journal Article
ACOMI, N. and ACOMI, O. 2016. Diversification of seafarers' employability paths. European proceedings of the social and behavioural sciences: proceedings of 15th World lumen congress (WLC 2016), 12-17 April 2016, Lasi, Romania [online], 15, pages 21-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.09.4.

Romania's admission following the extension of the EU and the globalisation of the maritime industry exposed Romanian employees to the maritime labour market. This market is characterised by increased competition determined by technological advanceme... Read More about Diversification of seafarers' employability paths..

Staying in the zone: the cognitive components associated with offshore drillers' situation awareness. (2014)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, R.C., FLIN, R. and CLELAND, J. 2014. Staying in the zone: the cognitive components associated with offshore drillers' situation awareness. Proceedings of the human factors and ergonomics society annual meeting [online], 58(1): papers of the 58th Human Factors and Ergonomics Society annual meeting 2014 (HFES 2014), 27-31 October, 2014, San Diego, USA, pages 270-274. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931214581056

Situation Awareness (SA) issues are often identified as contributing factors to drilling incidents, most recently in the Deepwater Horizon blowout. Two studies aimed to identify the cognitive components required for offshore drillers to develop and m... Read More about Staying in the zone: the cognitive components associated with offshore drillers' situation awareness..

Rescripting the Danish-American dream: an exploration of the embeddedness of enterprise cultures and discourses. (2008)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. and NEERGAARD, H. 2008. Rescripting the Danish-American dream: an exploration of the embeddedness of enterprise cultures and discourses. Journal of Asia entrepreneurship and sustainability [online], 4(2): selected papers from the proceedings of the 2008 Perspectives on entrepreneurship conference: cultures and contexts, June 2008, Aberdeen, UK, pages 61-86. Available from: http://www.asiaentrepreneurshipjournal.com/AJESIV2008aberdeen.pdf

It has been documented by numerous studies that countries differ in their rate of entrepreneurial activity. The reasons why this is so are usually attributed to structural issues. However, we argue that these variations have historical and cultural r... Read More about Rescripting the Danish-American dream: an exploration of the embeddedness of enterprise cultures and discourses..