All Outputs (16)

Re-storying and visualizing the changing entrepreneurial identities of Bill Gates and Richard Branson. (2010)
Journal Article
BOJE, D. and SMITH, R. 2010. Re-storying and visualizing the changing entrepreneurial identities of Bill Gates and Richard Branson. Culture and organization [online], 16(4), pages 307-331. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551003769250

The storytelling in textual and visual re-constructions of Bill Gates and Richard Branson by their organizations produces entrepreneurial identities bound into particular social power-knowledge relations. Our purpose is to examine how these organizat... Read More about Re-storying and visualizing the changing entrepreneurial identities of Bill Gates and Richard Branson..

Developing a market-based approach to managing the US strategic petroleum reserve. (2010)
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MURPHY, F. and OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2010. Developing a market-based approach to managing the US strategic petroleum reserve. European journal of operational research [online], 206(2), pages 488-495. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2010.02.030

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has not been used effectively to manage the consequences of oil shocks in the United States. The main reason is that political decision makers tend to hoard the reserves during crises and bureaucratic processes delay t... Read More about Developing a market-based approach to managing the US strategic petroleum reserve..

Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation. (2010)
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ROBERTSON, A., CRESSWELL, K., TAKIAN, A., et al. 2010. Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation. BMJ [online], 341(7778), article c4564. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.c4564

Objectives: To describe and evaluate the implementation and adoption of detailed electronic health records in secondary care in England and thereby provide early feedback for the on going local and national rollout of the NHS Care Records Service. De... Read More about Implementation and adoption of nationwide electronic health records in secondary care in England: qualitative analysis of interim results from a prospective national evaluation..

Policing the changing landscape of rural crime: a case study from Scotland. (2010)
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SMITH, R. 2010. Policing the changing landscape of rural crime: a case study from Scotland. International journal of police science and management [online], 12(3), pages 373-387. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1350/ijps.2010.12.3.171

Although the notion of rural crime has an idyllic aura to it, crime occurs in a changing social landscape and is affected by demographic changes, changing crime trends and by the introduction of new policing practices. Similarly, exactly what constit... Read More about Policing the changing landscape of rural crime: a case study from Scotland..

Ambivalence and ambiguity in social enterprise: narratives about values in reconciling purpose and practices. (2010)
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DIOCHON, M. and ANDERSON, A. R. 2011. Ambivalence and ambiguity in social enterprise: narratives about values in reconciling purpose and practices. International entrepreneurship and management journal [online], 7(1), pages 93-109. Available from:https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-010-0161-0

Social enterprises are unusual change organizations; typically their purpose is to bring about change to improve social well-being. Yet they do so in unusual ways. Traditional entrepreneurs generate social value as a by-product of economic value; whe... Read More about Ambivalence and ambiguity in social enterprise: narratives about values in reconciling purpose and practices..

Underwriting relationships and analyst independence in Europe. (2010)
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MCKNIGHT, P.J., TAVAKOLI, M. and WEIR, C. 2010. Underwriting relationships and analyst independence in Europe. Financial markets: institutions and instruments [online], 19(3), pages 189-213. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0416.2010.00157.x

This paper examines the accuracy of security analysts' earnings forecasts and stock recommendations for firms in 13 European countries. We document at least three key findings. First, we find strong evidence that lead and co-lead underwriter analysts... Read More about Underwriting relationships and analyst independence in Europe..

Limitations of learning in automata-based systems. (2010)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2010. Limitations of learning in automata-based systems. European journal of operational research [online], 203(3), pages 684-691. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2009.08.018

In this article, we aim to analyze the limitations of learning in automata-based systems by introducing the L+ algorithm to replicate quasi-perfect learning, i.e., a situation in which the learner can get the correct answer to any of his queries. Thi... Read More about Limitations of learning in automata-based systems..

Generalisation and phronesis: rethinking the methodology of social policy. (2010)
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SPICKER, P. 2011. Generalisation and phronesis: rethinking the methodology of social policy. Journal of social policy [online], 40(1), pages 1-19. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279410000334

Social policy research often depends on the application of generalisations from social science. Questions like "what works?" assume that general principles can be translated from specific examples into other contexts. Pawson and Tilley argue that eff... Read More about Generalisation and phronesis: rethinking the methodology of social policy..

BrewDog: business growth for punks! (2010)
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SMITH, R., MOULT, S., BURGE, P. and TURNBULL, A. 2010. BrewDog: business growth for punks! International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 11(2), pages 161-168. Available from:https://doi.org/10.5367/000000010791291785

This case study tells an atypical entrepreneurship story about two men and a dog. It explores the rapid growth of the phenomenon that is BrewDog plc - a company situated in the remote north-east of Scotland. What makes this case special is that the b... Read More about BrewDog: business growth for punks!.

Visitor narratives: researching and illuminating actual destination experience. (2010)
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GUTHRIE, C. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2010. Visitor narratives: researching and illuminating actual destination experience. Qualitative market research: an international journal [online], 13(2), pages 110-129. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13522751011032575

Purpose: This paper aims to argue that, while destination benchmarking and visitor surveys seek to measure the visitor experience, they privilege the destination manager or researcher rather than taking the visitor's viewpoint. It seeks to suggest th... Read More about Visitor narratives: researching and illuminating actual destination experience..

Masculinity, doxa and the institutionalisation of entrepreneurial identity in the novel Cityboy. (2010)
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SMITH, R. 2010. Masculinity, doxa and institutionalisation of entrepreneurial identity in the novel Cityboy. International journal of gender and entrepreneurship [online], 2(1), pages 27-48. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17566261011026538

Purpose: As a result of a plethora of scholarly articles by feminist scholars of entrepreneurship, it is now widely accepted that the notion of entrepreneurship is ideologically skewed towards masculine ideology. Although this body of work has been q... Read More about Masculinity, doxa and the institutionalisation of entrepreneurial identity in the novel Cityboy..

Social welfare analysis of the Iberian electricity market accounting for carbon emission prices. (2010)
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MOREIRA, A., OLIVEIRA, F.S. and PEREIRA, J. 2010. Social welfare analysis of the Iberian electricity market accounting for carbon emission prices. IET generation, transmission and distribution [online], 4(2), pages 231-243. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-gtd.2009.0105

In this study, the authors analyse the social welfare impact of the integration of Portugal and Spain in the Iberian electricity market (MIBEL), taking into account the CO2 price for emissions trading. They model the impact of emissions trading on th... Read More about Social welfare analysis of the Iberian electricity market accounting for carbon emission prices..

Network practices and entrepreneurial growth. (2010)
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ANDERSON, A.R., DODD, S.D. and JACK, S. 2010. Network practices and entrepreneurial growth. Scandinavian journal of management [online], 26(2), pages 121-133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2010.01.005

Networking plays an important and well-studied role in entrepreneurial start-up processes, but its role in subsequent venture growth is less well understood. This paper reports on an in-depth longitudinal study of entrepreneurial networking practices... Read More about Network practices and entrepreneurial growth..

Institutions and the shaping of different forms of entrepreneurship. (2010)
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HARBI, S.E. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2010. Institutions and the shaping of different forms of entrepreneurship. Journal of socio-economics [online], 39(3), pages 436-444. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2010.02.011

Entrepreneurship is a broad concept encompassing a wide range of activities, from the Schumpertian ideal associated with innovation to simply creating a job for oneself. Because we ask about national differences in entrepreneurship, we consider natio... Read More about Institutions and the shaping of different forms of entrepreneurship..

Rural small businesses in turbulent times: impacts of the economic downturn. (2010)
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ANDERSON, A.R., OSSEICHUK, E. and ILLINGWORTH, L. 2010. Rural small businesses in turbulent times: impacts of the economic downturn. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 11(1), pages 45-56. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5367/000000010790772449

This paper explores differences in behaviour and performance between rural and urban small firms during the economic downturn. The authors had anticipated that the thinness of the rural environment would have had adverse effects. However, their surve... Read More about Rural small businesses in turbulent times: impacts of the economic downturn..

Waste management policies for industrial symbiosis development: case studies in European countries. (2010)
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COSTA, I., MASSARD, G. and AGARWAL, A. 2010. Waste management policies for industrial symbiosis development: case studies in European countries. Journal of cleaner production [online], 18(8), pages 815-822. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.12.019

Industrial symbiosis (IS) emerged as a self-organizing business strategy among firms that are willing to cooperate to improve their economic and environmental performance. The adoption of such cooperative strategies relates to increasing costs of was... Read More about Waste management policies for industrial symbiosis development: case studies in European countries..