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The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives; on the relief of the poor, or of human need. (2011)
Book
SPICKER, P. (eds.) 2020. The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives: on the relief of the poor, or of human need. 2020 edition. Oxford: Peter Lang. Hosted on Paul Spicker's blog [online], 1. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/b6tfvka9

This book presents new translations of the earliest known studies in Social Policy. Juan-Luis Vives’s De Subventione Pauperum (On the Relief of the Poor) is an academic report on the organisation of social welfare, prepared for the senate of Bruges a... Read More about The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives; on the relief of the poor, or of human need..

The origins of modern welfare: city of Ypres, the government of poor relief. (2011)
Book
SPICKER, P. (eds.) 2020. The origins of modern welfare: city of Ypres, the government of poor relief. 2020 edition. Oxford: Peter Lang. Hosted on Paul Spicker's blog [online], 2. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/wzm8vhdc

The two books included in The Origins of Modern Welfare are probably the earliest studies ever written in the field of Social Policy, and among the earliest written about public administration. Social Policy is the study of welfare, policy and admini... Read More about The origins of modern welfare: city of Ypres, the government of poor relief..

Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace. (2011)
Book Chapter
MCDONALD, S. 2011. Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace. In Bartlett, D. (ed.) Going green: the psychology of sustainability in the workplace. Leicester: The British Psychological Society, chapter 7, pages 59-64.

In 2008 the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency reported that commercial waste amounted to 5.75 million tonnes, compared with 2.94 million tonnes of domestic waste. Despite the fact that waste arising in commercial premises is nearly double that... Read More about Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace..

After the fall: developing a conceptual script-based model of shame in narratives of entrepreneurs in crisis! (2011)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. and MCELWEE, G. 2011. After the fall: developing a conceptual script-based model of shame in narratives of entrepreneurs in crisis! International journal of sociology and social policy [online], 31(1/2), pages 91-109. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443331111104823

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of shame in entrepreneurship. Extant research in relation to the entrepreneurial process has tended to concentrate upon the entrepreneur as hero and other positive aspects of the process. Consequen... Read More about After the fall: developing a conceptual script-based model of shame in narratives of entrepreneurs in crisis!.

Voluntary disclosure and risk in an emerging market. (2011)
Journal Article
HASSAN, O.A.G., GIORGIONI, G., ROMILLY, P. and POWER, D.M. 2011. Voluntary disclosure and risk in an emerging market. Journal of accounting in emerging economies [online], 1(1), pages 33-52. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/20421161111107840

This paper seeks to examine the association between corporate voluntary disclosure and systematic (market or beta) risk for a sample of Egyptian listed companies. Using panel data analysis, beta is regressed on the level of voluntary disclosure and t... Read More about Voluntary disclosure and risk in an emerging market..

Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation. (2011)
Journal Article
KORSGAARD, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2011. Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation. International small business journal: researching entrepreneurship [online] 29(2), pages 135-151. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610391936

The social plays an important role in entrepreneurship, but one that is not well understood. We argue that the social conditions of entrepreneurs, as well as the social nature of opportunities, affect the entrepreneurial process. Hence it is conceptu... Read More about Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation..

Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms. (2011)
Journal Article
EL HARBI, S., ANDERSON, A.R. and AMAMOU, M. 2011. Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms. Library review [online], 60(1), pages 24-36. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00242531111100559

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how knowledge and information is shared by small information and communication technology firms in Tunisia. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a comparative case study approach. This was in... Read More about Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms..

Ethical covert research. (2011)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 2011. Ethical covert research. Sociology [online], 45(1), pages 118-133. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038510387195

Covert research is research which is not declared to the research participants or subjects. This is often muddled with deception, and condemned as intrinsically unethical. The basis of that condemnation is a legitimate concern with the rights of rese... Read More about Ethical covert research..

Benevolent gang leaders, commercial escapees and sleepers: a conceptual framework for Scottish social enterprise leadership engaging with the 'new society'. (2011)
Report
BROWN, M. FULFORD, H., GRIST, A. and MCDONALD, S. 2011. Benevolent gang leaders, commercial escapees and sleepers: a conceptual framework for Scottish social enterprise leadership engaging with the 'new society'. ˜Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This exploratory research study examines the experiences of a purposive sample of leaders of Social Enterprises (SEs) in Scotland to discover how leaders deal with the challenges of running this type of organisation at a period of financial constrain... Read More about Benevolent gang leaders, commercial escapees and sleepers: a conceptual framework for Scottish social enterprise leadership engaging with the 'new society'..

Perception of young consumers on mobile phone applications in Malaysia. (2011)
Journal Article
GOI, C.-L. and NG, P.-Y. 2011. Perception of young consumers on mobile phone applications in Malaysia. World applied sciences journal [online], 15(1), pages 47-55. Available from: https://www.idosi.org/wasj/wasj15(1)11/8.pdf

The main objective of this research is to explore the perception of young consumers on mobile applications in Malaysia. The perception of consumers on M-Commerce applications seems to be positive, especially communication, emergency, entertainment, c... Read More about Perception of young consumers on mobile phone applications in Malaysia..