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Entrepreneurship and networked collaboration: synergetic innovation, knowledge and uncertainty. (2014)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A. and LI, J. 2014. Entrepreneurship and networked collaboration: synergetic innovation, knowledge and uncertainty. Journal of general management [online], 40(1), pages 7-21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/030630701404000102

This conceptual paper examines the nature of entrepreneurship in innovation processes in time of crisis. Crisis is a time of heightened uncertainty, manifested as increased ambiguity about what knowledge is available yet necessary for innovation. It... Read More about Entrepreneurship and networked collaboration: synergetic innovation, knowledge and uncertainty..

Liquidity measures and cost of trading in an illiquid market. (2014)
Journal Article
ARMITAGE, S., BRZESZCZYNSKI, J. and SERDYUK, A. 2014. Liquidity measures and cost of trading in an illiquid market. Journal of emerging market finance [online], 13(2), pages 155-196. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652714541340

We provide the first in-depth study of trading on the Ukrainian stock exchange, using trade-by-trade data. Though Ukraine has some large listed companies, the market is quite illiquid. We study the efficiency of five liquidity measures in the market.... Read More about Liquidity measures and cost of trading in an illiquid market..

Public information arrival and investor reaction during a period of institutional change: an episode of early years of a newly independent central bank. (2014)
Journal Article
BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J. and KUTAN, A.M. 2015. Public information arrival and investor reaction during a period of institutional change: an episode of early years of a newly independent central bank. Journal of comparative economics [online], 43(3), pages 727-753. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2014.07.004

Employing unique data derived directly from the Reuters electronic brokerage platform for currency trading, this paper investigates the reaction of investors to central bank announcements on the foreign exchange market in Poland in the years 2000–200... Read More about Public information arrival and investor reaction during a period of institutional change: an episode of early years of a newly independent central bank..

Embedded entrepreneurship in the creative re-construction of place. (2014)
Journal Article
MCKEEVER, E., JACK, S. and ANDERSON, A. 2015. Embedded entrepreneurship in the creative re-construction of place. Journal of business venturing [online], 30(1), pages 50-65. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2014.07.002

This paper focuses on ways in which entrepreneurs engage with place and community. Drawing on the ideas of embeddedness and transferring value across spheres, we develop insight about how the relationship between entrepreneurs and communities influen... Read More about Embedded entrepreneurship in the creative re-construction of place..

A Bourdieuan analysis of qualitative authorship in entrepreneurship scholarship. (2014)
Journal Article
DRAKOPOULOU-DODD, S., MCDONALD, S., MCELWEE, G. and SMITH, R. 2014. A Bourdieuan analysis of qualitative authorship in entrepreneurship scholarship. Journal of small business management [online], 52(4), pages 633-654. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12125

Empirically, this study builds on responses from leading qualitative entrepreneurship scholars. We carry out a Bourdieuan analysis of the field of entrepreneurship scholarship-particularly heterodox qualitative writing-and the way that scholars learn... Read More about A Bourdieuan analysis of qualitative authorship in entrepreneurship scholarship..

Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning - lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature. (2014)
Journal Article
THYGESEN, J. and AGARWAL, A. 2014. Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning: lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 39, pages 1012-1023. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.173

An increasing number of researchers stress the importance of national planning institutions' role with respect to promoting an 'effective' decision-making process in terms of bringing about sustainable energy. Impact assessment (IA) procedures are se... Read More about Key criteria for sustainable wind energy planning - lessons from an institutional perspective on the impact assessment literature..

Restorative counter-spacing for academic sustainability. (2014)
Journal Article
JONES, D.R. 2014. Restorative counter-spacing for academic sustainability. Organization and environment [online], 27(3), pages 297-314. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1086026614545088

By combining pertinent theories from environmental psychology and human geography, this article proposes a socio-spatial framework of principles, which could be used by academic actors, to reflexively embody and critically enact a bio-cultural connec... Read More about Restorative counter-spacing for academic sustainability..

An empirical investigation of the regulatory governance practice of Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector. (2014)
Thesis
TIJJANI, G.M. 2014. An empirical investigation of the regulatory governance practice of Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis contributes to the research literature by reporting the results of an investigation that explores whether regulatory governance practices in Nigerias downstream petroleum sector are fit for purpose. The rationale for the study originated... Read More about An empirical investigation of the regulatory governance practice of Nigeria's downstream petroleum sector..

The impact of the cessation of blogs within the UK police blogosphere. (2014)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S., BURNETT, S., SMITH, R. and GRINNALL, A. 2014. The impact of the cessation of blogs within the UK police blogosphere. New technology, work and employment [online], 29(2), pages 160-176. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ntwe.12028

This article investigates the concept of influence within a group of police work-bloggers. During the period studied (2007-2013), three influential police bloggers, well-known within the small and tightly knit UK police blogosphere, abruptly ended th... Read More about The impact of the cessation of blogs within the UK police blogosphere..

Social transport collaborative solutions: developing a social/community transport infrastructure for change funded projects and associated activity around reshaping care for older people (RCOP). (2014)
Report
GRAY, D., COOPER, K. and GRINNALL, A. 2014. Social transport collaborative solutions: developing a social/community transport infrastructure for change funded projects and associated activity around reshaping care for older people (RCOP). Unpublished internal document. Aberdeen: Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations (ACVO)/Institute for Management, Governance & Society (IMaGeS), Robert Gordon University.

Transport services for health and social care are fragmented and there is a lack of leadership, ownership and monitoring of the services provided. The Scottish Government, Regional Transport Partnerships, councils, NHS boards and the ambulance servic... Read More about Social transport collaborative solutions: developing a social/community transport infrastructure for change funded projects and associated activity around reshaping care for older people (RCOP)..

Oil price shocks and Nigerian economic growth. (2014)
Journal Article
ALLEY, I., ASEKOMEH, A., MOBOLAJI, H. and ADENIRAN, Y.A. 2014. Oil price shocks and Nigerian economic growth. European scientific journal [online], 10(19), pages 375-391. Available from: https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2014.v10n19p%2525p

This study employs the general methods of moment (GMM) to examine the impact of oil price shocks on the Nigerian economy, using data from 1981 to 2012. After appropriate robustness checks, the study finds out that oil price shocks insignificantly ret... Read More about Oil price shocks and Nigerian economic growth..

A construction project manager's competency profile: the role of emotional-cognitive abilities. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
LAWANI, A. 2014. A construction project manager's competency profile: the role of emotional-cognitive abilities. Presented at the 2014 Project Management Institute research and education conference doctoral colloquium, 26 July 2014, Portland, Oregon, USA.

The importance of stakeholder management has been emphasised in project management literature as it directly impacts project performance. Construction project management consists of a collective term referred to as project participants: client/owner,... Read More about A construction project manager's competency profile: the role of emotional-cognitive abilities..

Dynamic pricing policies for interdependent perishable products or services using reinforcement learning. (2014)
Journal Article
RANA, R. and OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2015. Dynamic pricing policies for interdependent perishable products or services using reinforcement learning. Expert systems with applications [online], 42(1), pages 426-436. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2014.07.007

Many businesses offer multiple products or services that are interdependent, in which the demand for one is often affected by the prices of others. This article considers a revenue management problem of multiple interdependent products, in which dyna... Read More about Dynamic pricing policies for interdependent perishable products or services using reinforcement learning..

Entrepreneurship and mutuality: social capital in processes and practices. (2014)
Journal Article
MCKEEVER, E., ANDERSON, A. and JACK, S. 2014. Entrepreneurship and mutuality: social capital in processes and practices. Entrepreneurship and regional development [online], 26(5-6), pages 453-477. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2014.939536

Social capital, which offers the broader theoretical construct to which networks and networking relate, is now recognized as an important influence in entrepreneurship. Broadly understood as resources embedded in networks and accessed through social... Read More about Entrepreneurship and mutuality: social capital in processes and practices..

Correction: Product diversity and spectrum of choice in hospital eprescribing systems in England. (2014)
Journal Article
MOZAFFAR, H., WILLIAMS, R., CRESSWELL, K., MORISON, Z., SLEE, A. and SHEIKH, A. 2014. Correction: product diversity and spectrum of choice in hospital eprescribing systems in England. PLoS ONE [online], 9(7), article ID e103912. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0103912

There are two errors in the author byline in the XML version of the article. The sixth author’s name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Aziz Sheikh. Jamie Coleman should not be listed as an author. The correct author byline is: Hajar Mozaff... Read More about Correction: Product diversity and spectrum of choice in hospital eprescribing systems in England..

Analysis of relationship between forward and spot markets in oligopolies under demand and cost uncertainties. (2014)
Journal Article
GÜLPıNAR, N. and OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2014. Analysis of relationship between forward and spot markets in oligopolies under demand and cost uncertainties. Computational management science [online], 11(3), pages 267-283. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10287-014-0217-7

In this paper, we consider interaction between spot and forward trading under demand and cost uncertainties, deriving the equilibrium of the multi-player dynamic games. The stochastic programming and worst-case analysis models based on discrete scena... Read More about Analysis of relationship between forward and spot markets in oligopolies under demand and cost uncertainties..

Towards an organizational folklore of policing: the storied nature of policing and the police use of storytelling. (2014)
Journal Article
SMITH, R., PEDERSEN, S. and BURNETT, S. 2014. Towards an organizational folklore of policing: the storied nature of policing and the police use of storytelling. Folklore [online], 125(2), pages 218-237. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0015587X.2014.913853

For police officers, much of the working day consists of telling stories about everyday policing and events. Although the study of narrative and storytelling in organizational contexts is an expanding area of research, the same cannot be said of the... Read More about Towards an organizational folklore of policing: the storied nature of policing and the police use of storytelling..

IT strategizing of small firms in Malta: a grounded theory approach. (2014)
Thesis
AQUILINA, R. 2014. IT strategizing of small firms in Malta: a grounded theory approach. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The contribution of small firms towards the creation of economic value in a countrys Gross Domestic Product, employment and innovation is widely acknowledged. Relatively little is known on how small firms are adopting IT strategically to acheive busi... Read More about IT strategizing of small firms in Malta: a grounded theory approach..

Strategic sustainability and industrial ecology in an island context, with considerations for a green economy roadmap: a study in the tourist accommodation sector, Grenada. (2014)
Thesis
TELESFORD, J.N. 2014. Strategic sustainability and industrial ecology in an island context, with considerations for a green economy roadmap: a study in the tourist accommodation sector, Grenada. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis.

The purpose of this research is to show how business and enterprise can align sustainability and sustainable development to create strategic sustainability (SS) procedures, which can be used for planning towards sustainability in an island context. E... Read More about Strategic sustainability and industrial ecology in an island context, with considerations for a green economy roadmap: a study in the tourist accommodation sector, Grenada..

Building online learner communities: an activity theory perspective. (2014)
Presentation / Conference
FULFORD, H., BAILEY, M., STEPHEN, G. and MCWHIRR, S. 2014. Building online learner communities: an activity theory perspective. Presented at the ProPEL international conference: new challenges in professional practices, education and learning, 25-27 June 2014, Stirling, UK.

In recent decades there has been a considerable growth in the delivery of professional education in online mode. To support this mode of learning, educators now have at their disposal an array of tools, with recent additions comprising tools for coll... Read More about Building online learner communities: an activity theory perspective..