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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..

The usefulness of accounting information: evidence from the Egyptian market. (2009)
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HASSAN, O. and POWER, D.M. 2009. The usefulness of accounting information: evidence from the Egyptian market. Qualitative research in financial markets [online], 1(3), pages 125-141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17554170910997393

The purpose of this paper is to ascertain financial analysts' views regarding the usefulness of a number of items of accounting information via a postal survey. This usefulness is explored in the context of the Egyptian capital market. In addition, t... Read More about The usefulness of accounting information: evidence from the Egyptian market..

Fraternity, legitimacy and (his)story: the collective presentation of entrepreneur stories as excess. (2009)
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WARREN, L. and SMITH, R. 2009. Fraternity, legitimacy and (his)story: the collective presentation of entrepreneur stories as excess. Tamara journal for critical organization inquiry [online], 8(1), pages 48-58. Available from: http://tamarajournal.com/index.php/tamara/article/view/313

This paper is about an entrepreneurial fraternity and its role in reworking and reframing entrepreneurial excess. We achieve this through considering the historical presentation of the entrepreneur as an isolated individual, a maverick, can be mediat... Read More about Fraternity, legitimacy and (his)story: the collective presentation of entrepreneur stories as excess..

Modeling emotions and reason in agent-based systems. (2009)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2010. Modeling emotions and reason in agent-based systems. Computational economics [online], 35(2), pages 155-164. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-009-9188-0

We analyze how to develop an agent-based system in which agents evolve co-evolutionary endogenous rules of behavior by using best response and emotions. We show that best response is not sufficient to define complete and consistent rules of behavior... Read More about Modeling emotions and reason in agent-based systems..

The nature of a public service. (2009)
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SPICKER, P. 2009. The nature of a public service. International journal of public administration [online], 32(11), pages 970-991. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01900690903050927

Public services have been misunderstood. They are not simply services in the public sector, they are not necessarily there because of market failure, and they cannot be analysed by the same criteria as market-based provision. They have four defining... Read More about The nature of a public service..

Competence-based approaches to the assessment of professional accountancy training work experience requirements: the ICAS experience. (2009)
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GAMMIE, E. and JOYCE, Y. 2009. Competence-based approaches to the assessment of professional accountancy training work experience requirements: the ICAS experience. Accounting education [online], 18(4-5), pages 443-466. Available from : https://doi.org/10.1080/09639280902719465

Most professional accountancy bodies' qualification processes encompass three components: a prescribed programme of professional education, some form of work experience, and a formal final examination to determine professional competence. The Interna... Read More about Competence-based approaches to the assessment of professional accountancy training work experience requirements: the ICAS experience..

Understanding entrepreneurial behaviour in organized criminals. (2009)
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SMITH, R. 2009. Understanding entrepreneurial behaviour in organized criminals. Journal of enterprising communities: people and places in the global economy [online], 3(3), pages 256-268. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17506200910982019

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to focus upon organized criminals as an enterprising community and as enterprising people. Organized crime is a global phenomenon that concentrates upon the development of both sustainable personal prosperity and... Read More about Understanding entrepreneurial behaviour in organized criminals..

The Diva storyline: an alternative social construction of female entrepreneurship. (2009)
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SMITH, R. 2009. The Diva storyline: an alternative social construction of female entrepreneurship. International journal of gender and entrepreneurship [online], 1(2), pages 148-163. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17566260910969698

Many Divas, despite possessing destructive character traits, ironically become successful entrepreneurs - thus illustrating an alternative storied social construction of entrepreneurship. This influences how female entrepreneurs are perceived in the... Read More about The Diva storyline: an alternative social construction of female entrepreneurship..

Analysing industry profitability: a "complexity as cause" perspective. (2009)
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CALDART, A.A. and OLIVEIRA, F. 2010. Analysing industry profitability: a "complexity as cause" perspective. European management journal [online], 28(2), pages 95-107. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2009.04.004

We investigate how the competitive complexity of an industrial sector affects its profitability. For that purpose, we developed a set of simulations representing industries as complex systems where different firms co-evolve linked by multiple competi... Read More about Analysing industry profitability: a "complexity as cause" perspective..

Religion, the Scottish work ethic and the spirit of entreprise. (2009)
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SMITH, R. 2009. Religion, the Scottish work ethic and the spirit of entreprise. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 10(2), pages 111-124. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5367/000000009788161299

Using a historical approach, this paper revisits Max Webers Protestant ethic, addressing in particular a variant form of it “ the Scottish work ethic. It examines that ethic as both a collective and individuated theological drive that helped shape th... Read More about Religion, the Scottish work ethic and the spirit of entreprise..

A call for the integration of 'biological intelligence' into the National Intelligence Model. (2009)
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SMITH, R. 2009. A call for the integration of 'biological intelligence' into the National Intelligence Model. Policing: a journal of policy and practice [online], 3(2), pages 191-199. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/police/pap006

Biographical intelligence is an established concept within Intelligence circles and is used to develop a wider picture of activities of heads of state and politicians likely to be harmful to the interests of the sovereign state collecting such data.... Read More about A call for the integration of 'biological intelligence' into the National Intelligence Model..

What is a priority? (2009)
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SPICKER, P. 2009. What is a priority? Journal of health services research and policy [online], 14(2), pages 112-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1258/jhsrp.2008.008056

What does it mean to say that something is a priority? Priority setting is used to balance competing claims for resources, but the nature of the exercise is ambiguous. The priorities which are claimed might be for time, resources, process, rights or... Read More about What is a priority?.