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An explanation for differential career progression for women in Nigerian banking industry. (2023)
Thesis
OTUTU, E. 2023. An explanation for differential career progression for women in Nigerian banking industry. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-2271467

This thesis evaluated a current snapshot of women's experiences and career progression in the Nigerian banking industry. Women globally (including Nigeria) are underrepresented in the upper echelons in corporate settings. Several studies have previou... Read More about An explanation for differential career progression for women in Nigerian banking industry..

Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation. (2022)
Thesis
MORGAN, L.R.W. 2022. Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1987878

The rapid development and cross-interaction between emerging technologies is called Industry 4.0, and it is being called the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Organisational leaders are seeking to understand how to lead their firms to benefit from the op... Read More about Industry 4.0: the impact of strategic leadership behaviour on organisational response to the adoption of technological innovation..

Investigating the social, economic and environmental feasibility of extracting onshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom. (2022)
Thesis
IZE-IYAMU, B.O. 2022. Investigating the social, economic and environmental feasibility of extracting onshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880257

The United Kingdom Government has moved on from the unconventional oil and gas (UOG) development discourse since the moratorium in 2019. Shale gas was expected to be produced commercially and to act as a bridge fuel with arguable lower carbon emissio... Read More about Investigating the social, economic and environmental feasibility of extracting onshore oil and gas in the United Kingdom..

An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context. (2022)
Thesis
DASPAN, T.D. 2022. An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1880221

Entrepreneurship has become an indispensable instrument for stimulating economic activities in the global economy. It is getting more attention because of the significant contributions of small businesses as key drivers to the growth and socio-econom... Read More about An investigation of everyday entrepreneurship in a resource-constrained context..

The analysis of stock returns in the London Stock Exchange in the context of the cyclical adjusted price to earnings ratio signals. (2022)
Thesis
ALSHAER, W.Y.I. 2022. The analysis of stock returns in the London Stock Exchange in the context of the cyclical adjusted price to earnings ratio signals. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1712715

This thesis aimed to analyse the signalling capability of the Cyclically Adjusted Price to Earnings (CAPE) ratio and to analyse the performance of asset pricing models in the context of different market sentiments, as highlighted by the CAPE ratio. T... Read More about The analysis of stock returns in the London Stock Exchange in the context of the cyclical adjusted price to earnings ratio signals..

Entrepreneurial enactment as social value creation: an exploration of the Aberdeen entrepreneurial ecosystem. (2022)
Thesis
FWANGCHI, P.M. 2022. Entrepreneurial enactment as social value creation: an exploration of the Aberdeen entrepreneurial ecosystem. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1712806

The research explored how entrepreneurial enactment leads to social value creation in the entrepreneurial ecosystem using interpretive qualitative approach. The research and findings are delivered in a structured narrative. This approach is adopted t... Read More about Entrepreneurial enactment as social value creation: an exploration of the Aberdeen entrepreneurial ecosystem..

Changing society: pioneering women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. (2022)
Thesis
ALGAHTANI, S. 2022. Changing society: pioneering women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1677949

The research examines the role of institutions influencing Saudi female entrepreneurs, and how they became enabled to be social agents and institutional entrepreneurs in a very traditional, family-orientated society - albeit facing pressures to chang... Read More about Changing society: pioneering women entrepreneurs in Saudi Arabia..

Dynamic relationship between oil price and macroeconomic variables: evidence from oil exporting and oil importing countries in Africa. (2021)
Thesis
OKORO, C.N. 2021. Dynamic relationship between oil price and macroeconomic variables: evidence from oil exporting and oil importing countries in Africa. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1678042

This study examines the asymmetric long-run and short-run relationship between oil price and key macroeconomic variables, within the context of net oil-exporting and importing countries in Africa. Using quarterly data ranging from 1996(Q1) to 2016(Q4... Read More about Dynamic relationship between oil price and macroeconomic variables: evidence from oil exporting and oil importing countries in Africa..

The impact of environmental forces on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's growth strategy and profitability. (2021)
Thesis
ISA, S.S. 2021. The impact of environmental forces on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's growth strategy and profitability. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1603251

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) operates under unprecedented environmental uncertainties, and their response to this dynamism and turbulence will determine the Corporation's success or failure. These environmental uncertainties are... Read More about The impact of environmental forces on Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's growth strategy and profitability..

Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. (2021)
Thesis
JAMES, I.N. 2021. Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447143

This study explores social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. It examines how Nigerian small business owner-managers develop and use social capital in the network of relationships to overcome marketing constraints. Social ca... Read More about Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing..

An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria. (2021)
Thesis
UKANWA, I. 2021. An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447375

This study set out to understand how one of the poorest, most disadvantaged groups - rural African women - perceive and experience microfinance in the context of extreme poverty. The study employed a qualitative method and purposefully sampled thirty... Read More about An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria..

An investigation into contemporary tobacco smoking behaviour in Nigeria: the impact of cultural transference on consumer behaviour and usage intentions. (2021)
Thesis
ADEWUSI, I. 2021. An investigation into contemporary tobacco smoking behaviour in Nigeria: the impact of cultural transference on consumer behaviour and usage intentions. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1357835

Tobacco has continued to be a global threat, particularly in developing countries. While it appears that the demands for tobacco products have continued to fall in many developed countries, tobacco growing and consumption is posited to become increas... Read More about An investigation into contemporary tobacco smoking behaviour in Nigeria: the impact of cultural transference on consumer behaviour and usage intentions..

The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance. (2020)
Thesis
SPENCE, P.A. 2020. The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1358146

The UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry is recognised as having made significant safety performance improvement progress, following the Piper Alpha disaster (6th July 1988), subsequent Public Inquiry and 106 recommendations made by the Cullen Report. Ho... Read More about The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance..

Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector. (2020)
Thesis
OKE, E.Y. 2020. Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447315

Coopetition, a form of inter-organisational relationship that combines competitive and collaborative theories, has gained the interests of academics and practitioners of inter-organisational studies. However, despite numerous extensive coopetition re... Read More about Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector..

An investigation of gendered institutions and the ideal worker narrative in the Scottish ICT industry. (2020)
Thesis
RILEY, L. 2020. An investigation of gendered institutions and the ideal worker narrative in the Scottish ICT industry. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1358123

This study critically investigates gendered organisational barriers in the Scottish technology industry, in an effort to understand the impact on gender-minority workers and the most effective ways to support those workers at the firm level. Aspects... Read More about An investigation of gendered institutions and the ideal worker narrative in the Scottish ICT industry..

An exploration of the influence of the Research Excellence Framework on the implementation of responsible management education in UK business schools. (2020)
Thesis
NDUBUKA, N.N. 2020. An exploration of the influence of the Research Excellence Framework on the implementation of responsible management education in UK business schools. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1358102

A previous work by Doherty et al. (2015) identified the Research Excellence Framework (REF) as one of the barriers to embedding Responsible Management Education (RME) within six UK business and management schools. Since the study concluded, no other... Read More about An exploration of the influence of the Research Excellence Framework on the implementation of responsible management education in UK business schools..

Entrepreneuring as performance: understanding entrepreneurship as a process of becoming. (2020)
Thesis
AIR, C. 2020. Entrepreneuring as performance: understanding entrepreneurship as a process of becoming. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1254625

This research sought to explain how musicians became entrepreneurs in the city of Dundee, by considering the career transitions of twenty musicians-come-entrepreneurs. It focussed on exploring processes of becoming from their early childhood, through... Read More about Entrepreneuring as performance: understanding entrepreneurship as a process of becoming..

The identification and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities on family-owned estates in the north-east of Scotland. (2020)
Thesis
GRANT, G.A.I. 2020. The identification and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities on family-owned estates in the north-east of Scotland. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/950463

Family-owned estates face challenges achieving economic stability. Estate owners, including those in the North East of Scotland (the focus of this study) are committed to perpetuating family ownership. To enable this, entrepreneurial diversification... Read More about The identification and exploitation of entrepreneurial opportunities on family-owned estates in the north-east of Scotland..

Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence from Nigerian listed firms. (2020)
Thesis
ALAETO, H.E. 2020. Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence from Nigerian listed firms. Robert Gordon University, MRes thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

The aim of this research thesis is to contribute to already extensive corporate finance literature in the context of the Nigerian market by examining the determinants of dividend payouts by non-financial firms listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (N... Read More about Determinants of dividend policy: empirical evidence from Nigerian listed firms..

A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables. (2020)
Thesis
ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J. 2020. A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Technological innovation systems theory (TIS) provides a useful framework within which to consider energy transitions. The "seven functions" framework allows researchers to examine the progress of emergence of new technologies, but has not hitherto b... Read More about A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables..