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Bitcoin as a new currency. (2020)
Journal Article
BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J., GAJDKA, J. and SCHABEK, T. 2020. Bitcoin as a new currency. Folia oeconomica stetinensia [online], 20(2), 49-65. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2478/foli-2020-0035

Bitcoin is the most popular financial instrument within the new cryptocurrencies class, which emerged in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007/2008. The purpose of this paper is to provide an analysis of Bitcoin from the perspective of the Polish... Read More about Bitcoin as a new currency..

Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector. (2020)
Thesis
OKE, E.Y. 2020. Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447315

Coopetition, a form of inter-organisational relationship that combines competitive and collaborative theories, has gained the interests of academics and practitioners of inter-organisational studies. However, despite numerous extensive coopetition re... Read More about Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector..

An investigation of gendered institutions and the ideal worker narrative in the Scottish ICT industry. (2020)
Thesis
RILEY, L. 2020. An investigation of gendered institutions and the ideal worker narrative in the Scottish ICT industry. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1358123

This study critically investigates gendered organisational barriers in the Scottish technology industry, in an effort to understand the impact on gender-minority workers and the most effective ways to support those workers at the firm level. Aspects... Read More about An investigation of gendered institutions and the ideal worker narrative in the Scottish ICT industry..

The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance. (2020)
Thesis
SPENCE, P.A. 2020. The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1358146

The UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry is recognised as having made significant safety performance improvement progress, following the Piper Alpha disaster (6th July 1988), subsequent Public Inquiry and 106 recommendations made by the Cullen Report. Ho... Read More about The influence of organisational typology, strategy, leadership and psychological forces on UK offshore oil and gas industry safety performance..

Strategic flexibility and organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic. (2020)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C., ETUKNWA, A. and KARAMALLA-GAIBALLA, N. 2020. Strategic flexibility and organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs' in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research journal of business and management [online], 7(4), pages 277-287. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17261/Pressacademia.2020.1324

Purpose: The focus of this paper was on role of strategic flexibility in the actualization of organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs' in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: In this study, the content bothered primarily on the... Read More about Strategic flexibility and organizational resilience of women entrepreneurs in Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic..

Integrative model of behavioural intention: the influence of environmental concern and condition factors on food waste separation. (2020)
Journal Article
NG, P.Y., HO., P.-L. and SIA, J.K.-M. 2021. Integrative model of behavioural intention: the influence of environmental concern and condition factors on food waste separation. Management of environmental quality [online], 32(2), pages 631-645. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/MEQ-06-2020-0128

This paper positions environmental concern as the antecedent of attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioural control. It also sets to expand the theory of planned behaviour by including two condition factors: favourable situation and facility... Read More about Integrative model of behavioural intention: the influence of environmental concern and condition factors on food waste separation..

Trilogues in council: disrupting the diplomatic culture? (2020)
Journal Article
BRANDSMA, G.J., DIONIGI, M.K., GREENWOOD, J. and ROEDERER-RYNNING, C. 2021. Trilogues in council: disrupting the diplomatic culture? Journal of European public policy [online], 28(1): inside the 'black box' of EU legislative trilogues, pages 10-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2020.1859594

This article explores the institutionalization of trilogues in the Council. What kind of practices have emerged in the Council to underpin this body’s participation in trilogues, and how do these shape the decision-making culture in the Council? We c... Read More about Trilogues in council: disrupting the diplomatic culture?.

Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. (2020)
Journal Article
ADEYANJU, C.G., OSOBAJO, O.A., OTITOJU, A. and AJIDE, O.E. 2020. Exploring the potentials, barriers and options for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. Discover sustainability, [online], 1(1), article number 7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-020-00008-5

Climate change remains a pivotal area and a persistent challenging issue for deliberation among the nations of the world. Most especially in a country like Nigeria, where fossil fuel remains a pivotal source of socio-economic development and well-bei... Read More about Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry..

Validating the 'seven functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables. (2020)
Journal Article
ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J., STRACHAN, P.A. and BROADBENT, I.D. 2020. Validating the 'seven Functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables. Energies [online], 13(24), article ID 6673. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246673

Technological Innovation Systems theory, and its 'functions' framework, have demonstrated their value as tools for exploring socio-technological transitions. Although the 'seven functions' model has demonstrated its academic value across a vast liter... Read More about Validating the 'seven functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables..

Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it. (2020)
Journal Article
LAWANI, A. 2021. Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it. Qualitative research journal [online], 21(3), pages 320-333. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-08-2020-0101

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the critical realism (CR) philosophical viewpoint and how it can be applied in qualitative research. CR is a relatively new and viable philosophical paradigm proposed as an alternative to the more predominant p... Read More about Critical realism: what you should know and how to apply it..

Public transportation in Hanoi: applying an integrative model of behavioral intention. (2020)
Journal Article
NG, P.Y. and PHUNG, P.T. 2021. Public transportation in Hanoi: applying an integrative model of behavioral intention. Case studies on transport policy [online], 9(2), pages 395-404. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2020.10.012

Hanoi is a populous capital with consistently growing transportation demands. This study applies an integrative model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), service satisfaction, and environmental concern, in order to examine behavioral inten... Read More about Public transportation in Hanoi: applying an integrative model of behavioral intention..

Learning together, learning apart: integrated action learning through a socio-technical systems lens (2020)
Journal Article
WILSON, H., TUCKER, M., HANNIBAL, C. and QU, Z. 2021. Learning together, learning apart: integrated action learning through a socio-technical systems lens. Action learning: research and practice [online], 18(1): adaptive action learning, pages 5-19. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2020.1843403

To contribute to current debate concerning approaches to teaching and learning for researching complex work-based problems, we focus on the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programme. We examine the development of an integrated action learn... Read More about Learning together, learning apart: integrated action learning through a socio-technical systems lens.

Africa energy outlook 2021. (2020)
Report
African Energy Chamber. 2020. Africa energy outlook 2021. Johannesburg: African Energy Chamber [online]. Available from: https://www.whyafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/AEC-Outlook-2021.pdf

The global energy transition and decarbonization drive are putting pressure on oil demand while shale has unlocked abundant resources. The global context forces African petroleum producers to adapt or become uncompetitive. The coronavirus pandemic (C... Read More about Africa energy outlook 2021..

Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies. (2020)
Book Chapter
JONES, J., FIRTH, J., HANNIBAL, C. and OGUNSEYIN, M. 2021. Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies. In Information Resources Management Association (eds.). Research anthology on digital transformation, organizational change, and the impact of remote work. Hershey, PA: IGI Global [online], chapter 71, pages 1427-1450. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7297-9.ch071

Change, and changing, exercise the minds of most managers most of the time. In consequence, leadership development and change management tend to be top priorities for many human resource development (HRD) professionals today. Despite this, much acade... Read More about Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies..

Indies in Scotland: exploring the unique role of independent bookshops in Scotland’s towns and villages. (2020)
Journal Article
LAING, A. 2020. Indies in Scotland: exploring the unique role of independent bookshops in Scotland’s towns and villages. Publishing research quarterly [online], 36(4), pages 585-600. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-020-09759-5

This project explores the business practices and cultural place of independent bookshops in Scotland. The research examines the connections that independent bookshops have with their various stakeholders, and investigates the support and policy chang... Read More about Indies in Scotland: exploring the unique role of independent bookshops in Scotland’s towns and villages..

Crisis communications and COVID 19. (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. 2020. Crisis communications and COVID 19. Presented at 2020 RGU Knowledge bites for business, 16 October 2020, [virtual event]. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University [online]. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/xs2h89js

With the pandemic entering a second wave across the globe, organisations of all shapes and sizes must ensure they can respond to complex stakeholder demands within a dynamic and uncertain business environment, where the risk of a corporate crisis is... Read More about Crisis communications and COVID 19..

Analysis of futures and spot electricity markets under risk aversion. (2020)
Journal Article
OLIVEIRA, F.S. and RUIZ, C. 2021. Analysis of futures and spot electricity markets under risk aversion. European journal of operational research [online], 291(3), pages 1132-1148. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.10.005

We analyze the procurement problem in the electricity supply chain, focusing on the interaction between futures and spot prices. The supply chain network analyzed in our study includes risk-averse generators and retailers, both with the ability to us... Read More about Analysis of futures and spot electricity markets under risk aversion..

I don't want to go back: examining the return to physical workspaces during COVID-19. (2020)
Journal Article
LIU, Z., VAN EGDOM, D., FLIN, R., SPITZMUELLER, C., ADEPOJU, O. and KRISHNAMOORTI, R. 2020. I don't want to go back: examining the return to physical workspaces during COVID-19. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine [online], 62(11), pages 953-958. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002012

We study employee perspectives on return to physical workspaces to ultimately inform employers' and policy makers' decision making around the return to work during COVID-19. We tested the three-component conceptual model using survey data collected i... Read More about I don't want to go back: examining the return to physical workspaces during COVID-19..

The impact of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions. (2020)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O.A., OTITOJU, A., OTITOJU, M.A. and OKE, A. 2020. The impact of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions. Sustainability [online], 12(19), article ID 7965. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12197965

This study explored the effect of energy consumption and economic growth on CO2 emissions. The relationship between energy consumption, economic growth and CO2 emissions was assessed using regression analysis (the pooled OLS regression and fixed effe... Read More about The impact of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions..

An assessment of the financial soundness of the Kazakh banks. [Tables and Appendices] (2020)
Data
SALINA, A.P., ZHANG, X. and HASSAN, O.A.G. 2021. An assessment of the financial soundness of the Kazakh banks. [Tables and Appendices]. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/906761

These appendices contain the tables and figures associated with a forthcoming article:

SALINA, A.P., ZHANG, X. and HASSAN, O.A.G. 2021. An assessment of the financial soundness of the Kazakh banks. Asian journal of accounting research [online], 6(... Read More about An assessment of the financial soundness of the Kazakh banks. [Tables and Appendices].