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The trials and triumphs of running cross-year experiential modules: blending theory and practice to advance student professional development and academic practice. (2023)
Journal Article
VICKERS, B., PIRIE, E. and REID, C. 2023. The trials and triumphs of running cross-year experiential modules: blending theory and practice to advance student professional development and academic practice. Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], 11(3), pages 153-166. Available from: https://doi.org/10.56433/jpaap.v11i3.590

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of two innovative cross-year experiential modules, operated jointly between undergraduate Stages 3 and 4, on the professional development of students and the advancement of academic practice at Robert Gordon Uni... Read More about The trials and triumphs of running cross-year experiential modules: blending theory and practice to advance student professional development and academic practice..

Lebanon: Technica International: SDG#5 gender equality and women's empowerment. (2023)
Book Chapter
BASTIAN, B.L., NG, P.Y. and WOOD, B.P. 2024. Lebanon: Technica International: SDG#5 gender equality and women's empowerment. In Birdthistle, N. and Hales, R. (eds.) Attaining the 2023 sustainable development goal of gender equality. Leeds: Emerald [online], chapter 7, pages 95-104. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-832-420231007

Gender equality and women's empowerment are key priorities to achieve sustainability in the world, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region where women are often an under-represented group across politics, economic and social sp... Read More about Lebanon: Technica International: SDG#5 gender equality and women's empowerment..

Contextualizing female entrepreneurship and financial inclusion in Nigeria. (2023)
Book Chapter
ONOSHAKPOR, C., CUNNINGHAM, J. and GAMMIE, E. 2023. Contextualizing female entrepreneurship and financial inclusion in Nigeria. In Harrison, C. and Omeihe, K.O. (eds.) Contextualising African studies: challenges and the way forward. Bingley: Emerald, chapter 2, pages 13-36. To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-338-120231002

Our aim is to better understand access to finance and financial inclusion and how this impacts the development of female-run enterprises in Nigeria. In such a way, we can better understand the gendered context of entrepreneurship and the implications... Read More about Contextualizing female entrepreneurship and financial inclusion in Nigeria..

Factors influencing career choice of secondary school students in Nigeria. [Dataset] (2023)
Data
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOJA, O. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. 2024. Factors influencing career choice of secondary school students in Nigeria. [Dataset]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-research.worktribe.com/output/2457301

The persistent gender disparities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields stand as a significant barrier to realising the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to gender equality (... Read More about Factors influencing career choice of secondary school students in Nigeria. [Dataset].

Gender and entrepreneurial family business: decision-making, agency and empowerment. (2023)
Journal Article
WOOD, B.P., NG, P.Y. and BASTIAN, B. 2023. Gender and entrepreneurial family business: decision-making, agency and empowerment. International journal of gender and entrepreneurship [online], 15(4), pages 317-324. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-11-2023-227

As the most prominent form of business organisation, the family business has intertwining priorities related to the family, business and the firm. Due to the involvement of family members in the business, the family is usually set as a core of the bu... Read More about Gender and entrepreneurial family business: decision-making, agency and empowerment..

Telling the story of telling the story: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach. (2023)
Journal Article
REID, P.H., PIRIE, E. and IRONSIDE, R. 2024. Telling the story of telling the story: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach. Journal of documentation [online], 80(2), pages 508-532. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-06-2023-0106

This research explored the storytelling (collection, curation, and use) in the Cabrach, a remote Scottish glen. The aim of the research was to capture the methodological process of storytelling and curation of heritage knowledge through the lens of t... Read More about Telling the story of telling the story: capturing intangible heritage storytelling on the origins of malt whisky in the Cabrach..

Crowdfunding for renewable energy in emerging markets: an exploratory study. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MENYEH, B. and ACHEAMPONG, T. 2023. Crowdfunding for renewable energy in emerging markets: an exploratory study. Presented at the 2023 World sustainability conference: harnessing the intersection of food, water, and energy for a sustainable future, 22 November 2023, Birmingham, UK: [virtual].

Crowdfunding has emerged as a viable tool in the alternative finance industry to complement financing for projects where government and bank investments have been unable to cover including in renewable energy. Nevertheless, the crowdfunding literatur... Read More about Crowdfunding for renewable energy in emerging markets: an exploratory study..

Optimum hybrid configurations for rural and remote power generation in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria. (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
BABAJIDE, N., ACHEAMPONG, T. and MENYEH, B. 2023. Optimum hybrid configurations for rural and remote power generation in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria. [Prepint]. Hosted on SSRN [online]. Available from: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4992116

This study uses Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER) software to conduct techno-economic analysis and identify optimum hybrid system for power generation in rural (remote) areas across six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, ranging f... Read More about Optimum hybrid configurations for rural and remote power generation in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria..

Innovative interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to enhance students' learning experiences and to benefit them in their future development. (2023)
Journal Article
BREMNER, P.A.M. and AIR, C. 2025. Innovative interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to enhance students' learning experiences and to benefit them in their future development. Journal of applied research in higher education [online], 17(1), pages 150-162. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-07-2023-0290

This study adds to the existing body of knowledge on the benefits to learners of using an interdisciplinary design thinking (DT) pedagogical approach, taking the form of a micro credential with an extracurricular workshop. This interpretivist researc... Read More about Innovative interdisciplinary pedagogical approaches to enhance students' learning experiences and to benefit them in their future development..

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], (accepted).

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..

Competency-based entrepreneurship education: analysis of the 'disruptive innovation' theory in African higher education institutions. (2023)
Journal Article
IRENE, B.O., OPUTE, A.P., IBIDUNNI, A.S., CHUKWUMA-NWUBA, K. and ONOSHAKPOR, C.M. 2023. Competency-based entrepreneurship education: analysis of the 'disruptive innovation' theory in African higher education institutions. African journal of economics, politics and social studies [online], 2(1), pages 5-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15804/ajepss.2023.1.01

The aim of this article is to examine several entrepreneurial education innovations (competency-based education as a disruptive innovation model and pedagogy in the HEIs) using a comprehensive systematic literature review (SLR). It is accepted practi... Read More about Competency-based entrepreneurship education: analysis of the 'disruptive innovation' theory in African higher education institutions..

A first estimate of blue carbon associated with oil and gas industry marine infrastructure. (2023)
Journal Article
DAVIES, A.J. and HASTINGS, A. 2023. A first estimate of blue carbon associated with oil and gas industry marine infrastructure. Environmental science: advances [online], 2(12), pages 1708-1726. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3VA00204G

Oil and gas industry manmade structures (OGIMMS) in the marine environment can support thriving and biodiverse ecosystems. "Clear seabed" policies require that all OGIMMS are removed once commercial activity has ceased, thereby removing a large propo... Read More about A first estimate of blue carbon associated with oil and gas industry marine infrastructure..

Review of An empirical examination of collateralization in financial markets. [Open peer review] (2023)
Digital Artefact
ZHANG, X. 2023. Review of An empirical examination of collateralization in financial markets. [Open peer review]. Hosted on Qeios [online], ID SPVRK1. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32388/SPVRK1

This is a review of the following preprint: LEE, D. 2023. An empirical examination of collateralization in financial markets. Qeios [online], ID 2KSF1M. Available from: https://doi.org/10.32388/2KSF1M

Politics of fiscal discipline: counter-conducting the World Bank's public financial management reforms. (2023)
Journal Article
DE-CLERK AZURE, J., ALAWATTAGE, C. and LAUWO, S.G. 2024. Politics of fiscal discipline: counter-conducting the World Bank's public financial management reforms. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 37(4), pages 1012-1040. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-04-2022-5761

The World Bank-sponsored public financial management reforms attempt to instil fiscal discipline through techno-managerial packages. Taking Ghana's integrated financial management information system (IFMIS) as a case, this paper explores how and why... Read More about Politics of fiscal discipline: counter-conducting the World Bank's public financial management reforms..

Capacity expansion in liberalized electricity markets with locational pricing and renewable energy investments. (2023)
Journal Article
OLIVEIRA, F.S., WILLIAM-RIOUX, B. and PIERRU, A. 2023. Capacity expansion in liberalized electricity markets with locational pricing and renewable energy investments. Energy economics [online], 127(B), article number 106958. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106958

We study the long-term incentives for expanding production capacity in liberalized electricity markets. How does electricity market design affect the prices of energy, capacity and social welfare? And how is this capacity market affected by the geogr... Read More about Capacity expansion in liberalized electricity markets with locational pricing and renewable energy investments..

Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Report] (2023)
Report
BAILEY, M., PHILLIPS, R. and MORRISON, Z. 2023. Improving access to service charities for female veterans. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2079145

To date, considerations of improving access to and quality of care for veterans often emphasise male perspectives. This may not reflect the needs of female veterans, nor anticipate the needs of the increasing numbers of female service personnel as th... Read More about Improving access to service charities for female veterans. [Report].

Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies. (2023)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, R. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. 2023. Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies. American journal of engineering research [online], 12(10), pages 21-26. Available from: https://www.ajer.org/papers/Vol-12-issue-10/12102126.pdf

A gender imbalance in the energy sector workforce is evident in most countries worldwide, yet women's participation in, and contributions to, the energy industry have been under researched and lacks characterization. As the energy sector transitions... Read More about Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies..

The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. (2023)
Journal Article
HASSAN, O.A.G., ROMILLY, P. and KHADAROO, I. 2024. The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. Business eithics, the environment and responsibility [online], 33(3), pages 449-467. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/beer.12618

This study draws on neo-institutional theory to examine how and why corporate environmental management practices might affect environmental performance. It contributes to the literature by using a large, global dataset to investigate the impact of te... Read More about The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance..

A critical evaluation of the impact coaching and mentoring has on the walking spinal community's behavioural change and motivations to being physically active. (2023)
Thesis
FOWLER, G. 2023. A critical evaluation of the impact coaching and mentoring has on the walking spinal community's behavioural change and motivations to being physically active. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2270792

This study explores the impact coaching and mentoring have on the Walking Spinal Community's (WSC) behavioural change and motivations to being physically active. A sub-set of the spinal community, this specific population is partly overlooked due to... Read More about A critical evaluation of the impact coaching and mentoring has on the walking spinal community's behavioural change and motivations to being physically active..

Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria and access to finance: a comparative study. (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ONOSHAKPOR, C., CUNNINGHAM, J. and GAMMIE, E. 2022. Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria and access to finance: a comparative study. In Proceedings of 36th British Academy of Management conference 2022 (BAM 2022): reimagining business and management as a force for good, 31 August - 2 September 2022, Manchester, UK. London: British Academy of Management [online]. To be available from: https://www.bam.ac.uk/conference-proceedings.html

Our aim is to better understand access to finance and its role in the development of female-run enterprises in Nigeria. In such a way, we can better understand the gendered context of entrepreneurship and the implications for business growth. The pap... Read More about Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria and access to finance: a comparative study..