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Economic assessment of biomass gasification technology in providing sustainable electricity in Nigerian rural areas. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
GARBA, A. and KISHK, M. 2015. Economic assessment of biomass gasification technology in providing sustainable electricity in Nigerian rural areas. In Proceedings of the 1st International sustainable ecological engineering design for society conference 2015 (SEEDS): healthy, energy efficient buildings and spaces, 17-18 September 2015, Leeds, UK. Leeds: Leeds Beckett University [online], pages 281-292. Available from: https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/as/cebe/seeds/seeds2015_proceedings.pdf

Renewable Energy Technologies (RET) in general, and biomass source in particular, remains one of the means of providing sustainable electricity to rural areas in developing countries. This is because of its strategic value in identifying when and whe... Read More about Economic assessment of biomass gasification technology in providing sustainable electricity in Nigerian rural areas..

Matching experiential learning style with entrepreneurial opportunities: a framework. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
KAKOURIS, A., FULFORD, H. and LIARGOVAS, P. 2015. Matching experiential learning style with entrepreneurial opportunities: a framework. In Dameri, R.P., Garelli, R. and Resta, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 10th European conference on innovation and entrepreneurship (ECIE 2015), 17-18 September 2015, Genoa, Italy. Sonning Common: Academic Conferences and Publishing International, pages 836-839.

In the present conceptual article, we draw upon the notions of entreprenteurial opportunity and learning style to discuss a research question, and the corresponding theoretical framework, for an online experiment. The research question concerns how i... Read More about Matching experiential learning style with entrepreneurial opportunities: a framework..

Saudi Arabian aviation construction projects: identification of risks and their consequences. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
BAGHDADI, A. and KISHK, M. 2015. Saudi Arabian aviation construction projects: identification of risks and their consequences. In Hajdu, M. and Skibniewski, M. (eds.) Proceedings of the 2015 Creative construction conference (CCC2015), 21-24 June 2015, Krakow, Poland. Budapest: Diamond Congress [online], pages 154-159. Available from: http://2015.creative-construction-conference.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/CCC2015_proceedings.pdf

Airport projects are considered to be very complex, as they face a number of challenges which inevitably expose them to risks. In Saudi Arabia, the aviation sector is considered an important sector due to the fact that Saudi Arabia is the first desti... Read More about Saudi Arabian aviation construction projects: identification of risks and their consequences..

Entrepreneurship in Oman: policies and practices. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
AL-BALUSHI, R.A. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2015. Entrepreneurship in Oman: policies and practices. In Proceedings of the 8th International conference for entrepreneurship, innovation and regional development (ICEIRD 2015), 18-19 June 2015, Sheffield, UK. Sheffield: ICEIRD, pages 562-571.

Oman provides an interesting context to examine how formal institutions encourage local enterprise. We examine the views of local entrepreneurs about the effectiveness of government policies that are intended to foster indigenous small business. We a... Read More about Entrepreneurship in Oman: policies and practices..

Household behaviour and sustainability: from inactive to involved, and what lies in-between. (2015)
Conference Proceeding
OATES, C.J., MCDONALD, S., PADMORE, J. and OKE, A. 2015. Household behaviour and sustainability: from inactive to involved, and what lies in-between. In Proceedings of the 2015 Academy of Marketing conference (AM2015): the magic in marketing, 7-9 July 2015, Limerick, Ireland. Helensburgh: Academy of Marketing [online]. Available from: http://programme.exordo.com/am2015/delegates/presentation/28/

In this working paper we present the initial findings from a 2013 postal survey into green and ethical household behaviour. 457 usable questionnaires were returned from 3000 householders in a large northern city in the UK, giving a response rate of 1... Read More about Household behaviour and sustainability: from inactive to involved, and what lies in-between..