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The Stern Review recommendations: some possible implications for doctoral and early career researchers. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
NDUBUKA, N.N. 2017. The Stern Review recommendations: some possible implications for doctoral and early career researchers. Presented at the 2017 Scottish Graduate School of Social Science (SGSSS) summer school, 6-8 June 2017, Edinburgh, UK.

This article considers the Research Excellence Framework (REF), what it is, why it matters and the key facts of REF2014. It also looks into the Stern Review and its recommendations and possible implications for Doctoral and Early Career researchers.

Towards an entrepreneurial theory of practice: emerging ideas for emerging economies. (2017)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R. and RONTEAU, S. 2017. Towards an entrepreneurial theory of practice: emerging ideas for emerging economies. Journal of entrepreneurship in emerging economies [online], 9(2), pages 110-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-12-2016-0054

We believe there is a problem with the explanatory power of many existing theories of entrepreneurship in the unique circumstances of emerging economies. Emerging economies range from dynamic contexts such as China (Li and Wang, 2013), to slowly emer... Read More about Towards an entrepreneurial theory of practice: emerging ideas for emerging economies..

Entry routes into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland training: status versus sustainability. (2017)
Journal Article
GAMMIE, E., ALLISON, M. and MATSON, M. 2018. Entry routes into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland training: status versus sustainability. Accounting history [online], 23(1-2), pages 14-43. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1032373217706774

Education plays a pivotal role in establishing the elite status of a profession. This paper sets out to understand the role of social and political influences in the determination of entry routes to professional accounting training with the Institute... Read More about Entry routes into the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland training: status versus sustainability..

Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria: an investigation. (2017)
Thesis
LAWAN, U. 2017. Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria: an investigation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The significant contributions of female entrepreneurs to both the social and economic development of their various countries have been recognized over the past two decades. The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) found that between 17 and 41 percen... Read More about Female entrepreneurship in Nigeria: an investigation..

Collaborating for innovation: the socialised management of knowledge. (2017)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R. and HARDWICK, J. 2017. Collaborating for innovation: the socialised management of knowledge. International entrepreneurship and management journal [online], 13(4), pages 1181-1197. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-017-0447-6

Although the importance of diverse knowledge is widely recognised for open innovation, there may be a gap in our understanding of the social processes that shape how collaborators engage in knowledge exchange. This social gap may be significant becau... Read More about Collaborating for innovation: the socialised management of knowledge..

The challenges of implementing packaged hospital electronic prescribing and medicine administration systems in UK hospitals: premature purchase of immature solutions? (2017)
Book Chapter
MOZAFFAR, H., WILLIAMS, R., CRESSWELL, K.M., POLLOCK, N., MORRISON, Z. and SHEIKH, A. 2017. The challenges of implementing packaged hospital electronic prescribing and medicine administration systems in UK hospitals: premature purchase of immature solutions? In Aanestad, M., Grisot, M., Hanseth, O. and Vassilakopoulou, P. (eds.) Information infrastructures within European health care: working with the installed base. Health Informatics. Cham: Springer [online], pages 129-149. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51020-0_9

The UK National Health Service is making major efforts to implement Hospital Electronic Prescribing and Medicine Administration (HEPMA) to improve patient safety and quality of care. Substantial public investments have attracted a wide range of UK an... Read More about The challenges of implementing packaged hospital electronic prescribing and medicine administration systems in UK hospitals: premature purchase of immature solutions?.

New insights into the associations between financial performance, and environmental disclosure and performance. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
HASSAN, O. and ROMILLY, P. 2017. New insights into the associations between financial performance, and environmental disclosure and performance. Presented at the 40th Annual congress of the European Accounting Association (EAA 2017), 10-12 May 2017, Valencia, Spain.

This study employes dynamic models to examine the assocations between enivromental disclosure (ED), environmental performance (EP) and financial performance (FP) using a longitudinal multi-country sample. It responds to research calls from recent stu... Read More about New insights into the associations between financial performance, and environmental disclosure and performance..

The social status of entrepreneurs: contrasting German perspectives. (2017)
Journal Article
KALDEN, J.N., CUNNINGHAM, J. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2017. The social status of entrepreneurs: contrasting German perspectives. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 18(2), pages 91-104. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/1465750317706439

The German economy is praised for its stability, creating a seemingly strong economic environment in which entrepreneurship should thrive. Our research problem is that, in spite of the strong economy, new venture creation rates are substantially lowe... Read More about The social status of entrepreneurs: contrasting German perspectives..

The effects of employees' empowerment on job satisfaction: empirical analysis of the demand-control model. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
AKINFEMISOYE, T. and PEROTIN, V. 2017. The effects of employees' empowerment on job satisfaction: empirical analysis of the demand-control model. Presented at the Leeds festival of economics, democracy and the workplace, 4-5 May 2017, Leeds, UK.

The demand-control model is explored to investigate the effects of employees' empowerment on different forms of job satisfaction in British workplaces while controlling for the presence of job demands. The model proposes that imbalances between the d... Read More about The effects of employees' empowerment on job satisfaction: empirical analysis of the demand-control model..

Energy and sustainability transitions: the case of community renewables for off-grid rural electrification in Nigeria with emphasis on Shape community project. (2017)
Thesis
BUTU, A.I. 2017. Energy and sustainability transitions: the case of community renewables for off-grid rural electrification in Nigeria with emphasis on Shape community project. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The transition from one energy system to another has been analysed by many researchers especially in the context of developed countries. Community renewable energy transition in rural areas is largely under-researched, particularly in developing coun... Read More about Energy and sustainability transitions: the case of community renewables for off-grid rural electrification in Nigeria with emphasis on Shape community project..

Central bank communication and the impact of public announcements of new monetary policy data on the reaction of foreign exchange and stock markets: evidence from Poland. (2017)
Journal Article
BRZESZCZYNSKI, J., GAJDKA, J. and ALI, M.K. 2017. Central bank communication and the impact of public announcements of new monetary policy data on the reaction of foreign exchange and stock markets: evidence from Poland. Argumenta oeconomica [online], 2(39), pages 21-53. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15611/aoe.2017.2.02

We analyze the impact of monetary policy communication of the National Bank of Poland (NBP), i.e. the NBP announcements of interest rates changes and the release of new macroeconomic figures, on the Polish financial market in its two main segments: t... Read More about Central bank communication and the impact of public announcements of new monetary policy data on the reaction of foreign exchange and stock markets: evidence from Poland..

Five go to a country house: reflections on developing a residential programme for undergraduate management students. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
FULFORD, H. and CARGILL, E. 2017. Five go to a country house: reflections on developing a residential programme for undergraduate management students. Presented at the 6th Chartered Association of Business Schools conference on learning, teaching and student experience (CABS LTSE 2017), 25-26 April 2017, Bristol, UK.

For the academic year 2015-16, a new route was devised for undergraduate students in year three of their four-year Management degree. This route, denoted 'Connect to Business', was designed to allow students to participate in short work placements in... Read More about Five go to a country house: reflections on developing a residential programme for undergraduate management students..

Enhancing B2Com relationship quality: a research study investigating the oil producing company to host community relationship in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. (2017)
Thesis
OSOBAJO, O.A. 2017. Enhancing B2Com relationship quality: a research study investigating the oil producing company to host community relationship in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The rapid and continuous deterioration of the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria in the last four decades has been a major source of concern for the government and practitioners. Hence, the region has been the subject of continuous conflicts and violence... Read More about Enhancing B2Com relationship quality: a research study investigating the oil producing company to host community relationship in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria..

A new ERA? Electronic records in ambulances: a research programme. (2017)
Journal Article
POTTS, H.W.W., JONES, M., WILLIAMS, V., MORRISON, Z. and PORTER, A. 2017. A new ERA? Electronic records in ambulances: a research programme. Ambulance today [online], 14(1), pages 33-35. Available from: https://ambulancetoday.co.uk/ambulance-today-archive/

In order to support the continued shift to out of hospital care, ambulance clinicians need to be able to decide which patients will benefit from being left at home, refer to alternative care providers, and ensure that appropriate patient information... Read More about A new ERA? Electronic records in ambulances: a research programme..

Arguments for welfare: the welfare state and social policy. (2017)
Book
SPICKER, P. 2017. Arguments for welfare: the welfare state and social policy. London: Rowman and Littlefield International Ltd [online]. Available from: http://www.rowmaninternational.com/book/arguments_for_welfare/3-156-b8676521-173c-4557-9489-01d73d466f67

This book makes the case for the welfare state. Nearly every government in the developed world offers some form of social protection, and measures to improve the social and economic well-being of its citizens. However, the provision of welfare is und... Read More about Arguments for welfare: the welfare state and social policy..

Focus group discussions. (2017)
Book Chapter
GAMMIE, E., HAMILTON, S. and GILCHRIST, V. 2017. Focus group discussions. In Hoque, Z., Parker, L.D., Covaleski, M.A. and Haynes, K. (eds.) The Routledge companion to qualitative accounting research methods. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 22, pages 372-286. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/bdkypbbm

This chapter provides an overview of focus group discussions as a research method. Using illustrative examples, the chapter discusses the appropriateness of the technique for accounting research. The chapter then highlights both the strengths and dra... Read More about Focus group discussions..

The real dependent variable problem: the limitations qualitative analysis in comparative policy studies. (2017)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 2017. The real dependent variable problem: the limitations qualitative analysis in comparative policy studies. Social policy and administration [online], 52(1), pages 216-228. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12308

Comparative public policy relies heavily on processing quantitative data, typically done by looking for the relationship between variables or by grouping empirical data into categories. In methodological terms, comparative data commonly deal with nat... Read More about The real dependent variable problem: the limitations qualitative analysis in comparative policy studies..

Entrepreneursheep and context: when entrepreneurship is greater than entrepreneurs. (2017)
Journal Article
GADDEFORS, J. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2017. Entrepreneursheep and context: when entrepreneurship is greater than entrepreneurs. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 23(2), pages 267-278. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-01-2016-0040

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explain how context shapes what becomes entrepreneurial. Design/methodology/approach: The paper is part of a longitudinal study over ten years, an ethnographic work including interviews, participating in meeti... Read More about Entrepreneursheep and context: when entrepreneurship is greater than entrepreneurs..

Earnings management in Libyan commercial banks: perceptions of stakeholders. (2017)
Journal Article
BARGHATHI, Y., COLLISON, D. and CRAWFORD, L. 2017. Earnings management in Libyan commercial banks: perceptions of stakeholders. International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation [online], 13(2), pages 123-149. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJAAPE.2017.10003434

The issue of earnings management has continued to be problematic in the financial reporting context. It has proved to be an important topic that concerns a wide range of stakeholders, including regulators, investors and preparers. The objective of th... Read More about Earnings management in Libyan commercial banks: perceptions of stakeholders..

Methodological choices in relationship quality (RQ) research 1987 to 2015: a systematic literature review. (2017)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O.A. and MOORE, D. 2017. Methodological choices in relationship quality (RQ) research 1987 to 2015: a systematic literature review. Journal of relationship marketing [online], 16(1), pages 40-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/15332667.2016.1242395

This literature review covers different methodological choices (i.e. data collection method, sample size, sample characteristics and analytical instrument) in 122 relationship quality (RQ) peer-reviewed articles, published in accredited academic jour... Read More about Methodological choices in relationship quality (RQ) research 1987 to 2015: a systematic literature review..