Great expectations or small country living? Enabling small rural creative businesses with ICT.

Anderson, Alistair R.; Wallace, Claire; Townsend, Leanne

doi:10.1111/soru.12104

Assessing energy business cases implemented in the North Sea Region and strategy recommendations. (2016)
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XU, B., NAYAK, A., GRAY, D. and OUENNICHE, J. 2016. Assessing energy business cases implemented in the North Sea Region and strategy recommendations. Applied energy [online], 172, pages 360-371. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.03.110

e-harbours is a unique European project that was set out to identify viable energy business cases on the exploitation of energy flexibility, which optimise their operations to match energy demand and supply while taking account of the additional vola... Read More about Assessing energy business cases implemented in the North Sea Region and strategy recommendations..

The temporal nature of legitimation: the case of IFRS8. (2016)
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CRAWFORD, L., HELLIAR, C. and POWER, D. 2016. The temporal nature of legitimation: the case of IFRS8. Accounting in Europe [online], 13(1), pages 43-64. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/17449480.2016.1160136

Legitimation can operate on an episodic or continual basis [Suchman, M.C. (1995). Managing legitimacy: Strategic and institutional approaches. Academy of Management Review, 20(3), 571-610]. We examine the temporal legitimation of the International Ac... Read More about The temporal nature of legitimation: the case of IFRS8..

Volatility spillovers across stock index futures in Asian markets: evidence from range volatility estimators. (2016)
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YAROVAYA, L., BRZESZCZYNSKI, J. and LAU, C.K.M. 2016. Volatility spillovers across stock index futures in Asian markets: evidence from range volatility estimators. Finance research letters [online], 17, pages 158-166. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.03.005

This paper investigates the channels of volatility transmission across stock index futures in 6 major developed and emerging markets in Asia. We analyse whether the popular volatility spillovers tests are susceptible to the choice of range volatility... Read More about Volatility spillovers across stock index futures in Asian markets: evidence from range volatility estimators..

Dynamic capacity planning using strategic slack valuation. (2016)
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BUNN, D.W. and OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2016. Dynamic capacity planning using strategic slack valuation. European journal of operational research [online], 253(1), pages 40-50. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2016.02.013

In this paper we analyze a particular aspect of capacity planning that is concerned with the active trading of production facilities. For a homogenous product market we provide a theoretical rationale for the valuation and trading of these assets bas... Read More about Dynamic capacity planning using strategic slack valuation..

Challenging masculinity in CSR disclosures: silencing of women's voices in Tanzania's mining industry. (2016)
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LAUWO, S. 2018. Challenging masculinity in CSR disclosures: silencing of women's voices in Tanzania's mining industry. Journal of business ethics [online], 149(3), pages 689-706. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3047-4

This paper presents a feminist analysis of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in a male-dominated industry within a developing country context. It seeks to raise awareness of the silencing of women's voices in CSR reports produced by mining compan... Read More about Challenging masculinity in CSR disclosures: silencing of women's voices in Tanzania's mining industry..

Recursive expected conditional value at risk in the fleet renewal problem with alternative fuel vehicles. (2016)
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ANSARIPOOR, A.H., OLIVEIRA, F.S. and LIRET, A. 2016. Recursive expected conditional value at risk in the fleet renewal problem with alternative fuel vehicles. Transportation research part C: emerging technologies [online], 65, pages 156-171. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.12.010

We study the fleet portfolio management problem faced by a firm deciding which alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) to choose for its fleet to minimise the weighted average of cost and risk, in a stochastic multi-period setting. We consider different typ... Read More about Recursive expected conditional value at risk in the fleet renewal problem with alternative fuel vehicles..

Moral legitimacy: the struggle of homeopathy in the NHS. (2016)
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CRAWFORD, L. 2016. Moral legitimacy: the struggle of homeopathy in the NHS. Bioethics [online], 30(2), pages 85-95. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12227

This article deploys a well-established theoretical model from the accountability literature to the domain of bioethics. Specifically, homeopathy is identified as a controversial industry and the strategic action of advocates to secure moral legitima... Read More about Moral legitimacy: the struggle of homeopathy in the NHS..

Privatisation and accountability in a "crony capitalist" Nigerian state. (2016)
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BAKRE, O.M. and LAUWO, S. 2016. Privatisation and accountability in a "crony capitalist" Nigerian state. Critical perspectives on accounting [online], 39, pages 45-58. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2016.01.003

Nigeria is richly endowed with oil and gas resources, but the country's continued reliance on loans from international financial institutions raises questions about the transparency and accountability of its utilisation of the huge revenues resulting... Read More about Privatisation and accountability in a "crony capitalist" Nigerian state..

An analysis of seasonality fluctuations in the oil and gas stock returns. (2016)
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SANUSI, M.S. and AHMAD, F 2016. An analysis of seasonality fluctuations in the oil and gas stock returns. Cogent economics and finance [online], 4(1), 1128133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2015.1128133

This paper investigates the existence of seasonality anomalies in the stock returns of the oil and gas companies on the London Stock Exchange. It employs F-test, Kruskal-Wallis and Tukey tests to examine days-of-the-week effect. Generalised autoregre... Read More about An analysis of seasonality fluctuations in the oil and gas stock returns..

Capabilities, strategy, and performance: the case of ICT firms in New Zealand. (2015)
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NG, P.Y. and HAMILTON, R.T. 2015. Capabilities, strategy, and performance: the case of ICT firms in New Zealand. Journal of Asia-Pacific business [online], 16(4), pages 302-327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/10599231.2015.1091710

Smaller technology-based firms are critical for many economies. This study investigates the determinants of performance in a sample of 110 firms from the information and communication technology industry in New Zealand. It is a single industry study,... Read More about Capabilities, strategy, and performance: the case of ICT firms in New Zealand..

Towards establishing a scale for assessing the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes: evidence from Malaysia. (2015)
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MANAF, N.A.A., MAS'UD, A., ISHAK, Z., SAAD, N. and RUSSELL, A. 2015. Towards establishing a scale for assessing the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes: evidence from Malaysia. Energy policy [online], 88, pages 253-261. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2015.10.032

This paper identifies a gap in the current literature relating to the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes and suggests that establishing a measurement scale based on relevant factors drawn from the extant literature and on the perceptions of e... Read More about Towards establishing a scale for assessing the attractiveness of petroleum fiscal regimes: evidence from Malaysia..

Knowledge sharing in small family firms: a leadership perspective. (2015)
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CUNNINGHAM, J., SEAMAN, C. and MCGUIRE, D. 2016. Knowledge sharing in small family firms: a leadership perspective. Journal of family business strategy [online], 7(1), pages 34-46. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2015.10.002

Knowledge sharing is considered critical in the development of a knowledge resource to contribute to the strategic development of the firm. However, how this key organisational activity takes place in small family firms is unknown, as much of the sur... Read More about Knowledge sharing in small family firms: a leadership perspective..

Investor response to public news, sentiment and institutional trading in emerging markets: a review. (2015)
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BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J., GAJDKA, J. and KUTAN, A. 2015. Investor response to public news, sentiment and institutional trading in emerging markets: a review. International review of economics and finance [online], 40, pages 338-352. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iref.2015.10.042

This paper reviews the literature on investor reaction and sentiment with respect to public information arrival in emerging markets and discusses the implications of the findings for the validity of theoretical models emphasizing public information a... Read More about Investor response to public news, sentiment and institutional trading in emerging markets: a review..

Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification. (2015)
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BOSWORTH, G., MCELWEE, G. and SMITH, R. 2015. Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification. Journal of enterprising communities: people and places in the global economy [online], 9(4), pages 327-343. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-05-2014-0006

This paper aims to consider the challenges facing small rural businesses in Mexico in their efforts to be enterprising and sustainable when confronted with severe exogenous pressures. Extant literature on farm diversification has a developed economy... Read More about Rural enterprise in Mexico: a case of necessity diversification..

Beyond choice: 'thick' volunteering and the case of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. (2015)
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O'TOOLE, M. and GREY, C. 2016. Beyond choice: 'thick' volunteering and the case of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Human relations [online], 69(1), pages 85-109. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0018726715580156

This article problematizes the dominant assumption in the literature on volunteer work that it is undertaken primarily as a matter of individual choice. Using findings from a qualitative study of volunteers at the not-for-profit organization, the Roy... Read More about Beyond choice: 'thick' volunteering and the case of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution..

Intra- and inter-regional return and volatility spillovers across emerging and developed markets: evidence from stock indices and stock index futures. (2015)
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YAROVAYA, L., BRZESZCZYNSKI, J. and LAU, C.K.M. 2016. Intra- and inter-regional return and volatility spillovers across emerging and developed markets: evidence from stock indices and stock index futures. International review of financial analysis [online], 43, pages 96-114. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2015.09.004

We provide empirical evidence on the patterns of intra- and inter-regional transmission of information across 10 developed and 11 emerging markets in Asia, the Americas, Europe and Africa using both stock indices and stock index futures. The main tra... Read More about Intra- and inter-regional return and volatility spillovers across emerging and developed markets: evidence from stock indices and stock index futures..

We can tell them to get lost, but we won't do that: cultural control and resistance in voluntary work. (2015)
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O'TOOLE, M. and GREY, C. 2016. We can tell them to get lost, but we won't do that: cultural control and resistance in voluntary work. Organization studies [online], 37(1), pages 55-75. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840615604507

Although cultural control and resistance in organizations have been widely researched, this has invariably been within the context of paid work. This paper examines how they operate within voluntary work, using the case of the Royal National Lifeboat... Read More about We can tell them to get lost, but we won't do that: cultural control and resistance in voluntary work..

Enterprise education with Chinese characteristics; policy, practices and uneven development in PRC. (2015)
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ANDERSON, A.R. and ZHANG, X. 2015. Enterprise education with Chinese characteristics: policy, practices and uneven development in PRC. Journal of entrepreneurship in emerging economies [online], 7(3), pages 276-292. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-12-2014-0047

Purpose: The paper aims to review the emergence and nature of entrepreneurship education in China. This paper considers the variability of developments in practices despite policy. In turn, this allows one to consider the implications of this uneven... Read More about Enterprise education with Chinese characteristics; policy, practices and uneven development in PRC..

Everything was fine: an analysis of the drill crew's situation awareness on Deepwater Horizon. (2015)
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ROBERTS, R., FLIN, R. and CLELAND, J. 2015. Everything was fine: an analysis of the drill crew's situation awareness on Deepwater Horizon. Journal of loss prevention in the process industries [online], 38, pages 87-100. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2015.08.008

Purpose: Investigation reports into the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig disaster identified issues with the drill crew's situation awareness (SA). The aim was to (1) apply the Driller's Situation Awareness (DSA) model to the cognitive data extracted f... Read More about Everything was fine: an analysis of the drill crew's situation awareness on Deepwater Horizon..

Great expectations or small country living? Enabling small rural creative businesses with ICT. (2015)
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ANDERSON, A.R., WALLACE, C. and TOWNSEND, L. 2016. Great expectations or small country living? Enabling small rural creative businesses with ICT. Sociologia ruralis [online], 56(3), pages 450-468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/soru.12104

Small businesses are prototypical rural business, but limited by distance. However, creative businesses are less constrained by space and hold great promise for rural development. Indeed, the rural is an attractive creative aesthetic milieu. Moreover... Read More about Great expectations or small country living? Enabling small rural creative businesses with ICT..

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