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Perceptions of knowledge sharing among small family firm leaders: a structural equation model. (2016)
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CUNNINGHAM, J., SEAMAN, C. and MCGUIRE, D. 2017. Perceptions of knowledge sharing among small family firm leaders: a structural equation model. Family business review [online], 30(2), pages 160-181. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0894486516682667

Small family firms have many unique relational qualities with implications for how knowledge is passed between individuals. Extant literature posits leadership approach as important in explaining differences in knowledge-sharing climate from one firm... Read More about Perceptions of knowledge sharing among small family firm leaders: a structural equation model..

Corporate global nomadism: the role of the transnational professional as consumer of popular management discourses. (2016)
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WHITEHEAD, G. and HALSALL, R. 2017. Corporate global nomadism: the role of the transnational professional as consumer of popular management discourses. Management learning [online], 48(3), pages 311-327. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507616678758

An increasing body of research has paid particular attention to the role of different organizational actors in the consumption of popular management ideas, including their local diffusion, adaptation and enactment. However, with a few exceptions, the... Read More about Corporate global nomadism: the role of the transnational professional as consumer of popular management discourses..

Enterprise as socially situated in a rural poor fishing community. (2016)
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ANDERSON, A. and OBENG, B. A. 2016. Enterprise as socially situated in a rural poor fishing community. Journal of rural studies [online], 49, pages 23-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.11.015

We examine enterprise processes in a poor rural fishing village in Ghana, having become interested in why poverty persists in spite of considerable industry. Our case study uses the village as the unit for analysis because it offered a conceptually i... Read More about Enterprise as socially situated in a rural poor fishing community..

Neoclassical and behavioral finance: a synergy of approaches in current debates and in contemporary financial research. (2016)
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GAJDKA, J. and BRZESZCZYNSK, J. 2016. Neoclassical and behavioral finance: a synergy of approaches in current debates and in contemporary financial research. Emerging markets finance and trade [online], 52(12), pages 2685-2686. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2016.1246331

One of the most prominent changes in the development of finance as a scientific discipline at the turn of the 21st century has been a rapidly increasing interest in behavioral finance: the field of study that combines the knowledge of finance with ps... Read More about Neoclassical and behavioral finance: a synergy of approaches in current debates and in contemporary financial research..

Returns to buying upward revision and selling downward revision stocks: evidence from Canada. (2016)
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HOU, T.C.-T., MCKNIGHT, P. and WEIR, C. 2016. Returns to buying upward revision and selling downward revision stocks: evidence from Canada. Managerial finance [online], 42(11), pages 1110-1124. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-10-2015-0282

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of earnings forecast revisions by equity analysts in predicting Canadian stock returns Design/methodology/approach: The sample covers 420 Canadian firms over the period 1998-2009. It analy... Read More about Returns to buying upward revision and selling downward revision stocks: evidence from Canada..

Energy transitions, sub-national government and regime flexibility: how has devolution in the United Kingdom affected renewable energy development? (2016)
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COWELL, R., ELLIS, G., SHERRY-BRENNAN, F., STRACHAN, P.A. and TOKE, D. 2017. Energy transitions, sub-national government and regime flexibility: how has devolution in the United Kingdom affected renewable energy development? Energy research and social science [online], 23, pages 169-181. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.10.006

Amidst growing analytical interest in the spatial dimensions of sustainable energy transitions, relatively little attention has been given to the role of sub-national government, or the ways in which dominant socio-technical regimes for energy naviga... Read More about Energy transitions, sub-national government and regime flexibility: how has devolution in the United Kingdom affected renewable energy development?.

Gender and the development of a political persona: the case of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. (2016)
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HIGGINS, M. and MCKAY, F. 2016. Gender and the development of a political persona: the case of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. British politics [online], 11(3), pages 283-300. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1057/bp.2015.44

Much recent research has focussed on the manner in which women political leaders are portrayed in media. This article examines the press discourses around Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, beginning before her participation in the 2004 Scottis... Read More about Gender and the development of a political persona: the case of Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon..

Project management practices in government organizations of developing countries: a systematic review. (2016)
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LAWANI, A. and MOORE, D. 2016. Project management practices in government organizations of developing countries: a systematic review. The international journal of business and management [online], 4(9), pages 89-98. Available from: http://internationaljournalcorner.com/index.php/theijbm/article/view/127096

Public sector project management is increasingly becoming an important subject matter for both the project management environment as well as the public sector, due to the demands for improvement in accountability and organizational effectiveness in p... Read More about Project management practices in government organizations of developing countries: a systematic review..

Strategic sustainability procedures: focusing business strategic planning on the socio-ecological system in an island context. (2016)
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TELESFORD, J.N. and STRACHAN, P.A. 2016. Strategic sustainability procedures: focusing business strategic planning on the socio-ecological system in an island context. Sustainable development [online], 25(1), pages 35-49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1640

This article illustrates how strategic sustainability procedures (SSPs) can be applied in the tourism accommodation sector in the Caribbean island of Grenada. SSPs are conceptualized from an adapted framework for strategic sustainable development (FS... Read More about Strategic sustainability procedures: focusing business strategic planning on the socio-ecological system in an island context..

Microfranchise emergence and its impact on entrepreneurship. (2016)
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DIOCHON, M.C., ANDERSON, A.R. and GHORE, Y. 2017. Microfranchise emergence and its impact on entrepreneurship. International entrepreneurship and management journal [online], 13(2), pages 553-574. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-016-0414-7

Our investigation uses structuration theory to explore the emergence of a microfranchise whose aim is to raise the income of smallholder farmers in Kenya by enabling an increase in productivity. This longitudinal real time qualitative study tracks th... Read More about Microfranchise emergence and its impact on entrepreneurship..

A framework for understanding the evolution of relationship quality and the customer relationship development process. (2016)
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ATOROUGH, P. and SALEM, H. 2016. A framework for understanding the evolution of relationship quality and the customer relationship development process. Journal of financial services marketing [online], 21(4), pages 267-283. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41264-016-0008-z

This paper attempts to develop and empirically test a conceptual model of relationship quality (RQ) in the financial sector from the perspective of the individual consumer (B2C). Based on a review of RQ research, the paper proposes a model of RQ from... Read More about A framework for understanding the evolution of relationship quality and the customer relationship development process..

A creativity support system based on causal mapping. (2016)
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OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2018. A creativity support system based on causal mapping. Journal of computer information systems [online], 58(2), pages 99-109. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2016.1202089

Theory development is a very complex process that requires creativity and highly specialized analytical skills. This article presents a new algorithm, based on causal mapping, for assisting in the creation of qualitative theories. This algorithm is a... Read More about A creativity support system based on causal mapping..

Broadband and the creative industries in rural Scotland. (2016)
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TOWNSEND, L., WALLACE, C., FAIRHURST, G. and ANDERSON, A. 2016. Broadband and the creative industries in rural Scotland. Journal of rural studies [online], 54, pages 451-458. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2016.09.001

The creative industries potentially contribute much to the social and economic viability of rural regions. This paper explores the role that broadband connectivity plays in the development of professional and creative practices. In particular, we exp... Read More about Broadband and the creative industries in rural Scotland..

The governance-performance relationship: evidence from Ghana. (2016)
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OWUSU, A. and WEIR, C. 2016. The governance-performance relationship: evidence from Ghana. Journal of applied accounting research [online], 17(3), pages 285-310. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-06-2014-0057

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact corporate governance, measured by a governance index, on the performance of listed firms in a developing economy, Ghana. It also evaluates the effect of the introduction of a code of corp... Read More about The governance-performance relationship: evidence from Ghana..

The importance of specific recycling information in designing a waste management scheme. (2016)
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OKE, A. and KRUIJSEN, J. 2016. The importance of specific recycling information in designing a waste management scheme. Recycling [online], 1(2), pages 271-285. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling1020271

Recycling information can be complex and often confusing which may subsequently reduce the participations in any waste recycling schemes. As a result, this research explored the roles as well as the importance of a holistic approach in designing recy... Read More about The importance of specific recycling information in designing a waste management scheme..

Delivering lower carbon urban transport choices: European ambition meets the reality of institutional (mis)alignment. (2016)
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GRAY, D., LAING, R. and DOCHERTY, I. 2017. Delivering lower carbon urban transport choices: European ambition meets the reality of institutional (mis)alignment. Environment and planning A: economy and space [online], 49(1), pages 226-242. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X16662272

Reducing carbon emissions from the transport sector has become a critical imperative for public policy as our understanding of the impacts of the mobility system on the environment has developed. This paper contrasts policy development in three citie... Read More about Delivering lower carbon urban transport choices: European ambition meets the reality of institutional (mis)alignment..

The effect of early berthing prospects on the energy efficiency operational index in oil tanker vessels. (2016)
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ACOMI, N. and ACOMI, O.C. 2016. The effect of early berthing prospects on the energy efficiency operational index in oil tanker vessels. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering [online], 145(8): proceedings of the 4th Modern technologies in industrial engineering international conference (ModTech 2016), 15-18 June 2016, Lasi, Romania, article ID 082001. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/145/8/082001

Marine pollution is one of the main concerns of our society. In order to reduce air pollution produced by ships, the International Maritime Organization has developed technical, operational and management measures. Part of the operational measures re... Read More about The effect of early berthing prospects on the energy efficiency operational index in oil tanker vessels..

Corporate social responsibility reporting in the mining sector of Tanzania: (lack of) government regulatory controls and NGO activism. (2016)
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LAUWO, S.G., OTUSANYA, O.J. and BAKRE, O. 2016. Corporate social responsibility reporting in the mining sector of Tanzania: (lack of) government regulatory controls and NGO activism. Accounting, auditing and accountability journal [online], 29(6), pages 1038-1074. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/AAAJ-06-2013-1380

The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the ongoing debate on governance, accountability, transparency and corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the mining sector of a developing country context. It examines the reporting practices of the tw... Read More about Corporate social responsibility reporting in the mining sector of Tanzania: (lack of) government regulatory controls and NGO activism..

Time allocation and performance: the case of Chinese entrepreneurs. (2016)
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TALAVERA, O., WEIR, C. and XIONG, L. 2017. Time allocation and performance: the case of Chinese entrepreneurs. International journal of the economics of business [online], 24(1), pages 27-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13571516.2016.1199458

This paper analyses the effect of time allocation on the financial performance of entrepreneurial firms. We apply the Lewbel estimator to a pooled data set of Chinese private manufacturing firms that are managed by their owners. Time is allocated bet... Read More about Time allocation and performance: the case of Chinese entrepreneurs..

How to recognise a kick: a cognitive task analysis of drillers' situation awareness during well operations. (2016)
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ROBERTS, R., FLIN, R. and CLELAND, J. 2016. How to recognise a kick: a cognitive task analysis of drillers' situation awareness during well operations. Journal of loss prevention in the process industries [online], 43, pages 503-513. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlp.2016.07.003

Purpose: The ability to monitor and detect anomalous changes in an oil well is a fundamental aspect of an offshore driller's job, so as to maintain well control, the safety of the surrounding rig and minimize risk. Drillers are required to have a hig... Read More about How to recognise a kick: a cognitive task analysis of drillers' situation awareness during well operations..