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Effects of official versus online review ratings. (2021)
Journal Article
GHIMIRE, B., SHANAEV, S. and LIN, Z. 2022. Effects of official versus online review ratings. Annals of tourism research [online], 92, article number 103247. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2021.103247

The rating systems of tourism and hospitality services are instrumental for both businesses and consumers. Businesses use them to determine their promotion and pricing strategies, while consumers rely on them to make an informed decision. These syste... Read More about Effects of official versus online review ratings..

BIM for deconstruction: an interpretive structural model of factors influencing implementation. (2021)
Journal Article
OBI, L., AWUZIE, B., OBI, C., OMOTAYO, T.S., OKE, A. and OSOBAJO, O. 2021. BIM for deconstruction: an interpretive structural model of factors influencing implementation. Buildings [online], 11(6), article 227. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11060227

Transitioning from demolition to deconstruction practices for end-of-life performances is gaining increasing attention following the need for the construction industry to minimise construction and demolition waste. Building information modelling (BIM... Read More about BIM for deconstruction: an interpretive structural model of factors influencing implementation..

How much do the central bank announcements matter on financial market? Application of the rule-based trading system approach. (2021)
Journal Article
BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J., GAJDKA, J., SCHABEK, T. and KUTAN, A.M. 2021. How much do the central bank announcements matter on financial market? Application of the rule-based trading system approach. Expert systems with applications [online], 182, article 115201. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115201

This paper proposes a rule-based trading system to investigate how much the central bank's announcements matter on a financial market. We design a novel investment strategy and we simulate trades in order to quantify their profitability in the out–of... Read More about How much do the central bank announcements matter on financial market? Application of the rule-based trading system approach..

How much do the central bank announcements matter on financial market? Application of the rule-based trading system approach. [Dataset] (2021)
Dataset
BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J., GAJDKA, J., SCHABEK, T. and KUTAN, A.M. 2021. How much do the central bank announcements matter on financial market? Application of the rule-based trading system approach. [Dataset]. Hosted on Mendeley [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17632/3ysyh9vkwp.1

Trading systems constructed on financial markets, which are designed for prediction of financial instruments prices and investing in financial assets, can be classified according to the following two broad principles: the first group concerns entirel... Read More about How much do the central bank announcements matter on financial market? Application of the rule-based trading system approach. [Dataset].

Pilot is a pilot is a pilot? Exploration of effects of professional culture in helicopter pilots. (2021)
Conference Proceeding
KAMINSKA, A., IRWIN, A., RAY, D. and FLIN, R. 2021. Pilot is a pilot is a pilot? Exploration of effects of professional culture in helicopter pilots. In Black, N.L., Neumann, W.P. and Noy, I. (eds.) Proceedings of the 21st congress of the International ergonomics association (IEA 2021), 13-18 June 2021, Vancouver, Canada. Lecture notes in networks and systems, 221. Cham: Springer [online], volume 3: sector based ergonomics, pages 682-690. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-74608-7_83

Culture has been identified as a factor influencing the way people communicate and behave. Though often imperceptible by its members, cross-cultural interactions can lead to misunderstandings and conflicts. Despite ex-military and civilian trained pi... Read More about Pilot is a pilot is a pilot? Exploration of effects of professional culture in helicopter pilots..

Austerity and poverty. (2021)
Book Chapter
SPICKER, P. 2021. Austerity and poverty. In Greve, B. (ed.) Handbook of austerity, populism and the welfare state. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing [online], chapter 10, pages 130-141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906745.00016

The ambiguities of the terms 'austerity' and 'poverty' make it difficult to tie down any firm or clear relationship between the two. The idea of 'austerity' is variously used to refer to economic deflation, the reduction of public debt, the retrenchm... Read More about Austerity and poverty..

Financing electricity access in Africa: a choice experiment study of household investor preferences for renewable energy investments in Ghana. (2021)
Journal Article
MENYEH, B.O. 2021. Financing electricity access in Africa: a choice experiment study of household investor preferences for renewable energy investments in Ghana. Renewable and sustainable energy reviews [online], 146, article 111132. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111132

Inadequate access to electricity is one of the pressing developmental challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa. Ensuring universal access by 2030 will require additional sources of finance as current investment volumes are inadequate. Increasingly, the integ... Read More about Financing electricity access in Africa: a choice experiment study of household investor preferences for renewable energy investments in Ghana..

Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. (2021)
Thesis
JAMES, I.N. 2021. Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447143

This study explores social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing. It examines how Nigerian small business owner-managers develop and use social capital in the network of relationships to overcome marketing constraints. Social ca... Read More about Social capital and engagement in Nigerian small business marketing..

Technology roadmapping using text mining: a foresight study for the retail industry. (2021)
Journal Article
OZCAN, S., HOMAYOUNFARD, A., SIMMS, C. and WASIM, J. 2022. Technology roadmapping using text mining: a foresight study for the retail industry. IEEE transactions on engineering management [online], 69(1), pages 228-244. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TEM.2021.3068310

Technology roadmapping is a widely accepted method for offering industry foresight as it supports strategic innovation management and identifies the potential application of emerging technologies. While roadmapping applications have been implemented... Read More about Technology roadmapping using text mining: a foresight study for the retail industry..

Ghana's changing electricity supply mix and tariff pricing regime: implications for the energy trilemma. (2021)
Journal Article
ACHEAMPONG, T., MENYEH, B. and AGBEVIVI, D.E. 2021. Ghana's changing electricity supply mix and tariff pricing regime: implications for the energy trilemma. Oil, gas and energy law [online], 19(3), pages 1-28. Available from: https://www.ogel.org/article.asp?key=3974

This article reviews recent developments in Ghana's electricity market, examining regulatory structures, consumption trends and tariff pricing. It further assesses the implications of the country's changing generation mix from hydroelectric to therma... Read More about Ghana's changing electricity supply mix and tariff pricing regime: implications for the energy trilemma..

Addressing recent misreporting of findings from 'Better estimates of LCOE from audited accounts: a new methodology with examples from United Kingdom offshore wind and CCGT'. (2021)
Journal Article
ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J., BROADBENT, I.D. and STRACHAN, P.A. 2021. Addressing recent misreporting of findings from 'Better estimates of LCOE from audited accounts: a new methodology with examples from United Kingdom offshore wind and CCGT'. Energy policy [online], 153, article 112240. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112240

Recent interest in the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) for offshore wind has led to considerable media coverage of this topic. The paper to which this article refers provides some useful insights, but the authors are concerned that their findings are... Read More about Addressing recent misreporting of findings from 'Better estimates of LCOE from audited accounts: a new methodology with examples from United Kingdom offshore wind and CCGT'..

Discrete choice study data on financing electricity access in Africa. [Dataset] (2021)
Dataset
MENYEH, B. 2021. Discrete choice study data on financing electricity access in Africa. [Dataset]. Hosted on Mendeley Data [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17632/ytm63884d9.1

The discrete choice study aimed to investigate the preferences of household or retail investors for renewable energy investments. Specifically, it sought to address the following key objectives: (1) to determine the marginal willingness to pay for r... Read More about Discrete choice study data on financing electricity access in Africa. [Dataset].

The COVID-19 storm and the energy sector: the impact and role of uncertainty. [Dataset] (2021)
Dataset
SZCZYGIELSKI, J.J., BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J., CHARTERIS, A. and BWANYA, P.A. 2022. The COVID-19 storm and the energy sector: the impact and role of uncertainty. [Dataset]. Energy economics [online], 109, article 105258. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105258

In this study, the authors investigate the impact and the timing of the impact of COVID-19 related uncertainty on returns and volatility for 20 national energy indices and a global energy index using ARCH/GARCH models. The data sample spans the perio... Read More about The COVID-19 storm and the energy sector: the impact and role of uncertainty. [Dataset].

The COVID-19 storm and the energy sector: the impact and role of uncertainty. (2021)
Journal Article
SZCZYGIELSKI, J.J., BRZESZCZYŃSKI, J., CHARTERIS, A. and BWANYA, P.A. 2022. The COVID-19 storm and the energy sector: the impact and role of uncertainty. Energy economics [online], 109, article 105258. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105258

Prior research has shown that energy sector stock prices are impacted by uncertainty. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has given rise to widespread health and economic-related uncertainty. In this study, we investigate the magnitude and the timing... Read More about The COVID-19 storm and the energy sector: the impact and role of uncertainty..

An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria. (2021)
Thesis
UKANWA, I. 2021. An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447375

This study set out to understand how one of the poorest, most disadvantaged groups - rural African women - perceive and experience microfinance in the context of extreme poverty. The study employed a qualitative method and purposefully sampled thirty... Read More about An investigation of poor women's micropreneurship and their experiences of microfinance in rural south-east Nigeria..

Explaining the entrepreneurial intentions of employees: the roles of societal norms, work-related creativity and personal resources. (2021)
Journal Article
NG, P.Y. and DE CLERCQ, D. 2021. Explaining the entrepreneurial intentions of employees: the roles of societal norms, work-related creativity and personal resources. International small business journal [online], 39(8), pages 732-754. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242621996614

This article addresses the important question of why those in paid employment might be hesitant to start their own businesses. In particular, we predict how diminished work-related creativity of employees might mediate the relationship between their... Read More about Explaining the entrepreneurial intentions of employees: the roles of societal norms, work-related creativity and personal resources..

Factors influencing patient loyalty to outpatient medical services: an empirical analysis of the UAE's government healthcare system. (2021)
Journal Article
DAYAN, M., AL KUWAITI, I.A., HUSAIN, Z., NG, P.Y. and DAYAN, A. 2022. Factors influencing patient loyalty to outpatient medical services: an empirical analysis of the UAE's government healthcare system. International journal of quality and reliability [online], 39(1), pages 176-203. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJQRM-11-2020-0373

The aim of this research is to uncover issues that inhibit patients' satisfaction and loyalty and identify factors that could enhance customer retention by government hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The mediating impact of outpatient sat... Read More about Factors influencing patient loyalty to outpatient medical services: an empirical analysis of the UAE's government healthcare system..

Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts. (2021)
Journal Article
WOOD, B.P., NG, P.Y. and BASTIAN, B.L. 2021. Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts. Administrative sciences [online], 11(1), article 28. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/admsci11010028

The relationship between empowerment and entrepreneurship in collective societies is, in our view, insufficiently examined. Accepted definitions of empowerment and the assumptions underlying programs and research designs based on them result in outco... Read More about Hegemonic conceptualizations of empowerment in entrepreneurship and their suitability for collective contexts..

Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review. (2021)
Journal Article
ADEYANJU, G.C., AUGUSTINE, T.M., VOLKMANN, S., OYEBAMIJI, U.A., RAN, S., OSOBAJO, O.A. and OTITOJU, A. 2021. Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review. Discover sustainability [online], 2(1), article 13. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-021-00015-0

The devastating impacts that bio-degradable products such as plastic bags are having on human health, wildlife, and the environment is enormous, especially single-use once. Single-use plastics are non-biodegradable products and does not undergo biolo... Read More about Effectiveness of intervention on behaviour change against use of non-biodegradable plastic bags: a systematic review..

Justice in solar energy development. (2021)
Journal Article
HEFFRON, R., HALBRÜGGE, S., KÖRNER, M.-F., OBENG-DARKO, N.A., SUMARNO, T., WAGNER, J. and WEIBELZAHL, M. 2021. Justice in solar energy development. Solar energy [online], 218, pages 68-75. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2021.01.072

To achieve national energy and climate targets across the world, there is a key focus on solar energy development. It is clear from literature that many countries have enormous, under-utilised potentials for solar energy, which can significantly chan... Read More about Justice in solar energy development..