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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], EarlyCite. 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)
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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..

Gender inequality in the Nigerian power sector: the case of Nigerian electricity companies. (2023)
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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)
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HASSAN, O.A.G., ROMILLY, P. and KHADAROO, I. 2023. The impact of corporate environmental management practices on environmental performance. Business eithics, the environment and responsibility [online], Early View. 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..

The emergence of social inequality: a co-evolutionary analysis. (2023)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2023. The emergence of social inequality: a co-evolutionary analysis. Journal of economic behavior and organization [online], 215, pages 192-206. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.06.003

Social inequality is an important issue at the core of economic thought. Based on a stylized pie-sharing game, this article proposes a co-evolutionary computational model to study the interaction between social classes, aiming to answer the following... Read More about The emergence of social inequality: a co-evolutionary analysis..

Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization. (2023)
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ONOSHAKPOR, C., JAMES, I., IBUKUN, T. and IRENE, B. 2023. Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization. International journal of entrepreneurship [online], 27(6), pages 1-15. Available from: https://www.abacademies.org/articles/entrepreneurial-motivation-in-the-global-south-addressing-gender-marginalization.pdf

This article sets out to the issues of gender marginalisation and entrepreneurial motivation is increasingly gaining interest in management, mainly to address social and gender exclusion. This paper explores the perceived differences in the motivatin... Read More about Entrepreneurial motivation in the global south: addressing gender marginalization..

Gender inequalities in Korean family business: contradictions between show and tell. (2023)
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KIM, A. and NG, P.Y. 2023. Gender inequalities in Korean family business: contradictions between show and tell. International journal of gender and entrepreneurship [online], 15(4), pages 388-417. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-12-2022-0225

This paper explores how gender-related issues are communicated in Korean family-run conglomerates (chaebols) and the roles of women within these businesses. It also addresses to what extent the communication of chaebols about female employment and ca... Read More about Gender inequalities in Korean family business: contradictions between show and tell..

The effect of treating public services as commodities. (2023)
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SPICKER, P. 2024. The effect of treating public services as commodities. Public money and management [online], 44(4) : treating public goods and services as commodities; winners and losers, pages 281-288. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540962.2023.2240641

Within the frame of orthodox economics, only market allocations can be efficient, and markets can achieve any desired outcome. Public services, however, operate by criteria which are not satisfied by market allocations, including the requirements of... Read More about The effect of treating public services as commodities..

Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from offshore hydrogen production. (2023)
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DAVIES, A.J. and HASTINGS, A. 2023. Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from offshore hydrogen production. Energy reports [online], 10, pages 1538-1554. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.08.021

With a limited global carbon budget, it is imperative that decarbonisation decisions are based on accurate, holistic accounts of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced to assess their validity. Here the upstream GHG emissions of potential UK off... Read More about Lifetime greenhouse gas emissions from offshore hydrogen production..

Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. (2023)
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LAWANI, A., FLIN, R., OJO-ADEDOKUN, R.F. and BENTON, P. 2023. Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects. International journal of project management [online], 41(6), article 102502. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2023.102502

Decision making plays a crucial role in the front end of projects, which is a critical stage for maximising the performance of complex projects. Although it has been suggested that project managers rely more on analytical approaches to decision makin... Read More about Naturalistic decision making and decision drivers in the front end of complex projects..

Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa's accounts of the Ogoni's struggle for emancipation. (2023)
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LAUWO, S.G., EGBON, O., DENEDO, M. and EJIOGU, A.R. 2023. Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa's accounts of the Ogoni's struggle for emancipation. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 36(6), pages 1637-1664. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/aaaj-06-2022-5878

This paper explores the historical roots of environmental accountability in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria by focusing on the campaigns for social and environmental justice by writer Ken Saro-Wiwa and the indigenous Ogoni people. The methods consi... Read More about Counter-conducting environmental injustices and (un)accountability: Ken Saro-Wiwa's accounts of the Ogoni's struggle for emancipation..

Perceptions of and practical experience with the National Surveillance Centre in managing medicines availability amongst users within public healthcare facilities in South Africa: findings and implications. (2023)
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FALCO, M.F., MEYER, J.C., PUTTER, S.J., UNDERWOOD, R.S., NABAYIGA, H., OPANGA, S., MILJKOVIĆ, N., NYATHI, E. and GODMAN, B. 2023. Perceptions of and practical experience with the National Surveillance Centre in managing medicines availability amongst users within public healthcare facilities in South Africa: findings and implications. Healthcare [online], 11(13), article number 1838. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11131838

The introduction of the National Surveillance Centre (NSC) has improved the efficiency and effectiveness of managing medicines availability within the public healthcare system in South Africa. However, at present, there is limited data regarding the... Read More about Perceptions of and practical experience with the National Surveillance Centre in managing medicines availability amongst users within public healthcare facilities in South Africa: findings and implications..

Bringing the walk with ease programme to the UK: a mixed-methods study to assess the relevance, acceptability, and feasibility of implementation for people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. (2023)
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MARTIN, K.R., STELFOX, K., MACFARLANE, G.J., MCNAMEE, P., MORRISON, Z. and SMITH, T.O. on behalf of the Walk With Ease Research Study Team. 2023. Bringing the walk with ease programme to the UK: a mixed-methods study to assess the relevance, acceptability, and feasibility of implementation for people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions. Translational behavioral medicine [online], 13(11), pages 851-866. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad032

Developed in the United States (US), Walk With Ease (WWE) is a popular evidence-based, 6-week community walking programme for adults with arthritis, delivered in either an instructor-led or self-directed format. While WWE has expanded into communitie... Read More about Bringing the walk with ease programme to the UK: a mixed-methods study to assess the relevance, acceptability, and feasibility of implementation for people with arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions..

How family firms can avoid the trap of strong social ties and still achieve innovation: critical roles of market orientation and transgenerational intent. (2023)
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DAYAN, M., NG, P.Y. and D CLERCQ, D. 2023. How family firms can avoid the trap of strong social ties and still achieve innovation: critical roles of market orientation and transgenerational intent. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 29(6), pages 1314-1337. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/ijebr-12-2021-1056

To extend family business research, this article proposes and tests a curvilinear relationship between social ties and family firm innovation, with the firm's market orientation and transgenerational intent as moderators. Representatives from a sampl... Read More about How family firms can avoid the trap of strong social ties and still achieve innovation: critical roles of market orientation and transgenerational intent..

Greenhouse gas emissions from decommissioning manmade structures in the marine environment: current trends and implications for the future. (2023)
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DAVIES, A.J. and HASTINGS, A. 2023. Greenhouse gas emissions from decommissioning manmade structures in the marine environment: current trends and implications for the future. Journal of marine science and engineering [online], 11(6), article number 1133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse11061133

The decommissioning of manmade structures in the marine environment causes large volumes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be released. Current GHG emissions calculation methods for decommissioning offshore oil and gas industry infrastructure leav... Read More about Greenhouse gas emissions from decommissioning manmade structures in the marine environment: current trends and implications for the future..

Discretion in overpayment recovery. (2023)
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SPICKER, P. 2023. Discretion in overpayment recovery. Journal of social welfare and family law [online], 45(2), pages 184-187. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09649069.2023.2206218

R v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2023] EWHC 233 (Admin) calls into question at least three aspects of the long-established practice of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The case concerns the DWP’s discretionary power to waive t... Read More about Discretion in overpayment recovery..

Effects of millennials willingness to pay on buying behaviour at ethical and socially responsible restaurants: serial mediation analysis. (2023)
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OKE, A., MCKENZIE, K., OSOBAJO, O. and LAWANI, A. 2023. Effects of millennials willingness to pay on buying behaviour at ethical and socially responsible restaurants: serial mediation analysis. International journal of hospitality management [online], 113, article 103507. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103507

This study empirically examines millennials' buying behaviour at restaurants undertaking Corporate Social Responsibility activities by testing the effects of willingness to pay on buying behaviour. Using Hayes' serial mediation PROCESS model, the stu... Read More about Effects of millennials willingness to pay on buying behaviour at ethical and socially responsible restaurants: serial mediation analysis..

The role of culture in stakeholder engagement: its implication for open innovation. (2023)
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OSOBAJO, O.A., OKE, A., AJIMMY, M., OTITOJU, A. and ADEYANJU, G.C. 2023. The role of culture in stakeholder engagement: its implication for open innovation. Journal of open innovation: technology, market and complexity [online], 9(2), article 100058. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2023.100058

Appropriate and effective stakeholder engagement remains a critical success factor for successful project and project management, especially in multicultural settings such as in the case of international subsidiaries of multinational organisations. U... Read More about The role of culture in stakeholder engagement: its implication for open innovation..

Employee empowerment, equality plans and job satisfaction: an empirical analysis of the demand-control model. (2023)
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IBUKUN, T. and PÉROTIN, V. 2023. Employee empowerment, equality plans and job satisfaction: an empirical analysis of the demand-control model. Journal of participation and employee ownership [online], 6(1), pages 51-95. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JPEO-10-2022-0014

The paper investigates the effects of individual employees' empowerment on different forms of job satisfaction in British workplaces while controlling for the presence of job demands and whether these effects depend on the presence of an equality pla... Read More about Employee empowerment, equality plans and job satisfaction: an empirical analysis of the demand-control model..

Advocacy coalitions and paths to policy change for promoting energy efficiency in European industry. (2023)
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VON MALMBORG, F. and STRACHAN, P.A. 2023. Advocacy coalitions and paths to policy change for promoting energy efficiency in European industry. Energies [online], 16(9), article 3785. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en16093785

This paper applied the advocacy coalition framework to explore and explain the political processes creating policies to enhance energy efficiency of European Union (EU) industry. The paper used legislation on energy audits and energy management syste... Read More about Advocacy coalitions and paths to policy change for promoting energy efficiency in European industry..