All Outputs (7)

Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland. (2008)
Thesis
AITKEN, M. 2008. Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Energy use and production have become highly salient within both national and international policy. This reflects an international recognition of the need to cut emissions in order to mitigate the threats of climate change. Within the UK there is sig... Read More about Power and wind power: exploring experiences of renewable energy planning processes in Scotland..

An examination of large commercial banks within G-10: risk, efficiency, and the 1996 market risk amendment. (2008)
Thesis
FORSYTH, M. 2008. An examination of large commercial banks within G-10: risk, efficiency, and the 1996 market risk amendment. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The financial industry changed significantly through the 1990s as commercial banks pursued additional profits through non-traditional and off-balance sheet (OBS) activity. The regulatory bodies had to accept the changing risk nature of the industry a... Read More about An examination of large commercial banks within G-10: risk, efficiency, and the 1996 market risk amendment..

The impact of reform of the coffee industry in Kenya on small and large farmers. (2008)
Thesis
VARQA, S. 2008. The impact of reform of the coffee industry in Kenya on small and large farmers. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Underdevelopment is a major problem facing many developing countries around the world. Market mechanisms have increasingly been employed in an attempt to overcome the problem of underdevelopment such as low growth and poverty; however the implementat... Read More about The impact of reform of the coffee industry in Kenya on small and large farmers..

The role of market orientation in developing and sustaining market relationships: an empirical study in Taiwan. (2008)
Thesis
TING, S. 2008. The role of market orientation in developing and sustaining market relationships: an empirical study in Taiwan. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Significant work has taken place in the development of our understanding of business dyadic relationships but much work remains to be done in determining the antecedents, particularly our understanding of cultural contexts. This research aims to add... Read More about The role of market orientation in developing and sustaining market relationships: an empirical study in Taiwan..

Auditor-client relationships: an assessment of relationship quality. (2008)
Thesis
BELOUCIF, A. 2008. Auditor-client relationships: an assessment of relationship quality. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Corporate failures and financial scandals are not a phenomenon of the 21st century. In the 1990s, the British economy witnessed the collapse of some well-known companies such as Polly Peck, Sock Shop, Coloroll, BCCI, Maxwell Group, etc. In the US, th... Read More about Auditor-client relationships: an assessment of relationship quality..

The impact of relationship selling on the sales force control function. (2008)
Thesis
LEMMENS, R. 2008. The impact of relationship selling on the sales force control function. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Sales management control and sales force performance has received substantial attention by researchers in the past decades. Researchers have been investigating the construct of sales control, its antecedents and its consequences on both the individua... Read More about The impact of relationship selling on the sales force control function..

Bookselling culture and consumer behaviour: marketing strategies and responses in traditional and online environments. (2008)
Thesis
LAING, A.F. 2008. Bookselling culture and consumer behaviour: marketing strategies and responses in traditional and online environments. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research examines the implementation of marketing both by chain and online booksellers, and consumer responses to this marketing and a reading of the current trade press revealed calls for research into consumer wants and needs (Watson, 2002; Ho... Read More about Bookselling culture and consumer behaviour: marketing strategies and responses in traditional and online environments..