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Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: just here for the money? (2022)
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CONNELLY, V., MORRISON, Z., BIRCHENOUGH, J., CUNNINGHAM-BURLEY, S. and LORETTO, W. 2022. Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: just here for the money? In Ben-Ari, E. and Connelly, V. (eds.) Contemporary military reserves: between the civilian and military worlds. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 5, pages 83-105. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003306399-7

The UK part-time Army Reserve has seen a large influx of personnel who previously served full-time in the regular army (ex-regulars). This is contrary to the previous tradition where most army reservists had no previous full-time armed forces experie... Read More about Ex-regulars in the British Army Reserve: just here for the money?.

To opt-in or to cop out: COP26 and the policy dynamics of decarbonising African cities. (2022)
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ASEKOMEH, A., GERSHON, O. and AZUBUIKE, S.I. 2022. To opt-in or to cop out: COP26 and the policy dynamics of decarbonising African cities. In AZUBUIKE, S.I., ASEKOMEH, A. and GERSHON, O. (eds.) Decarbonisation pathways for African cities. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], chapter 9, pages 157-178. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14006-8_9

The COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact appears to have kept alive the ambition of restricting temperature rises to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. However, developing countries must translate the agreements into specific policies and change instruments i... Read More about To opt-in or to cop out: COP26 and the policy dynamics of decarbonising African cities..

Post-COVID-19 and African agenda for a green recovery: lessons from the European Union and the United States of America. (2022)
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ASEKOMEH, A., AZUBUIKE, S.I. and GERSHON, O. 2022. Post-COVID-19 and African agenda for a green recovery: lessons from the European Union and the United States of America. In Osabuohein, E., Odularu, G., Ufua, D. and Osabohein, R. (eds.). COVID-19 in the African continent: sustainable development and socioeconomic shocks. Bingley: Emerald [online], pages 309-322. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-686-620221028

The concept of a ‘green new deal’ for Africa will provide a joined-up approach to managing the impact of extreme climatic events. In this regard, the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) green deal arrangements offer Africa lessons to consi... Read More about Post-COVID-19 and African agenda for a green recovery: lessons from the European Union and the United States of America..

Tackling climate change in Africa through corporate social responsibility. (2022)
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LIEDONG, T.A., AJIDE, O.E. and OSOBAJO, O.A. 2022. Tackling climate change in Africa through corporate social responsibility. In Idemudia, U., Tuokuu, F.X.D. and Liedong, T.A. (eds.) Business and sustainable development in Africa: medicine or placebo? London: Routledge [online], pages 118-139. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003038078-7

Africa is the world's most vulnerable region to climate change despite being the least contributor to carbon emissions and global warming. This chapter discusses the challenges climate change poses to African countries, including the adverse effects... Read More about Tackling climate change in Africa through corporate social responsibility..

Collaborative resistance: how a craft beer scene was built through sharing and nurturing relationships. (2021)
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CUNNINGHAM, J. and FRASER, S.S. 2021. Collaborative resistance: how a craft beer scene was built through sharing and nurturing relationships. In Clarke, D., Ellis, V., Patrick-Thomson, H. and Weir, D. (eds.) Researching craft beer: understanding production, community and culture in an evolving sector. Bingley: Emerald [online], chapter 6, pages 79-98. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80043-184-320211006

In this chapter, we explore the entrepreneurial nature of craft brewing. We find growth in the microbrewery sector has been supported through a cooperative approach between competing artisanal small firms. This has helped build competitive advantage... Read More about Collaborative resistance: how a craft beer scene was built through sharing and nurturing relationships..

Austerity and poverty. (2021)
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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..

Interest organizations and European Union politics. (2019)
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GREENWOOD, J. 2019. Interest organizations and European Union politics. In Thompson, W.R. (ed.) Oxford research encyclopedia of politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press [online], article ID 1162. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1162

Interest representation plays a systemic role in EU policy making and integration, recognised as such in the Treaty on European Union. Interest organisations supply technical and political information to the EU institutions, and EU institutions use i... Read More about Interest organizations and European Union politics..

Interest representation in the EU: an open and structured dialogue? (2018)
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GREENWOOD, J. 2019. Interest representation in the EU: an open and structured dialogue? In Dialer, D. and Richter, M. (eds.) Lobbying in the European Union: strategies, dynamics and trends. Cham: Springer [online], pages 21-31. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98800-9_2

Since 1992, the European Commission has sought to build ‘An Open and Structured Dialogue’ with interest groups, and since 2001 a broader ‘Dialogue with Civil Society’. A core feature of this dialogue involves instruments of transparency, and pluralis... Read More about Interest representation in the EU: an open and structured dialogue?.

Context matters: entrepreneurial energy in the revival of place. (2018)
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GADDEFORS, J. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2018. Context matters: entrepreneurial energy in the revival of place. In Higgins, D., Jones, P. and McGowan, P. (eds.) Creating entrepreneurial space: talking through multi-voices, reflections on emerging debates. Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, 9A. Bingley: Emerald [online], chapter 4, pages 63-78. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-72462018000009A004

The objective of this longitudinal ethnography of a rural small town in Northern Sweden, following the presence and identifying the processes associated with an incoming entrepreneur, was to better understand entrepreneurship in a rural context. The... Read More about Context matters: entrepreneurial energy in the revival of place..

Resistance and change in a depleted community: personal, pragmatic and paradoxical. (2018)
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WARREN, L., ANDERSON, A.R. and BENSEMANN, J. 2018. Resistance and change in a depleted community: personal, pragmatic and paradoxical. In Higgins, D., Jones, P. and McGowan, P. (eds.) Creating entrepreneurial space: talking through multi-voices, reflections on emerging debates. Contemporary issues in entrepreneurship research, 9A. Bingley: Emerald [online], chapter 7, pages 113-127. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-72462018000009A007

In this chapter, the authors explore entrepreneurial change in Stanton, a rural small town in New Zealand. This once-prosperous place has suffered economically and socially as its past core industries have vanished, and it can now be considered as a... Read More about Resistance and change in a depleted community: personal, pragmatic and paradoxical..

Taming trilogues: the EU's law-making process in a comparative perspective. (2018)
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GREENWOOD, J. and ROEDERER-RYNNING, C. 2019. Taming trilogues: the EU's law-making process in a comparative perspective. In Costa, O. (ed.) The European Parliament in times of EU crisis: dynamics and transformations. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], pages 121-141. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97391-3_6

Trilogues have become the modus operandi of EU decision-making. They are an informal but institutionalised mechanism providing for in camera discussions of legislative texts between the three main EU decision-making institutions, with a view to secur... Read More about Taming trilogues: the EU's law-making process in a comparative perspective..

NGOs in the European Union. (2018)
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GREENWOOD, J. 2018. NGOs in the European Union. In Kellow, A. and Murphy-Gregory, H. (eds.) Handbook of research on NGOs. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing [online], pages 391-403. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781785361685.00027

NGOs play an institutionalised role in the European Union (EU), serving as unofficial opposition in a system otherwise orientated around consensus, and as policy partner to in times of need. Dialogue with institutions is structured along pluralist li... Read More about NGOs in the European Union..

Human factors in safety management: safety culture, safety leadership and non-technical skills. (2018)
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FLIN, R. and AGNEW, C. 2018. Human factors in safety management: safety culture, safety leadership and non-technical skills. In Samman, S.N. (ed.) Human factors and ergonomics for the Gulf Cooperation Council: processes, technologies and practices. Boca Raton: CRC Press [online], chapter 3, pages 43-64. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1201/b21145-3

Human factors/ergonomics aspects of safety management are wide-ranging and it is now recognized that these are essential for effective risk control, as well as performance efficiencies and worker well-being. This chapter focuses on just three of thes... Read More about Human factors in safety management: safety culture, safety leadership and non-technical skills..

Going with the flow: shadowing in organisations. (2017)
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MCDONALD, S. 2018. Going with the flow: shadowing in organisations. In Cassel, C., Cunliffe, A.L. and Grandy, G. (eds.) The SAGE handbook of qualitative business and management research methods. London: SAGE [online], volume 2: methods and challenges, chapter 13, pages 205-218. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781526430236.n13

In 1997 I undertook my first shadowing in an organisation. I had already been researching the organisation with a team of colleagues for more than a year. Despite the fact that I had already spent many long weeks in the organisation, travelling to al... Read More about Going with the flow: shadowing in organisations..

Enhancing safety performance: non-technical skills and a modicum of chronic unease. (2017)
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FLIN, R. 2017. Enhancing safety performance: non-technical skills and a modicum of chronic unease. In Bieder C., Gilbert C., Journé B., Laroche H. (eds.) Beyond safety training. SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. Cham: Springer [online], pages 45-58. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65527-7_6

Current debates on professionalism and safety cover a range of interpretative challenges and theoretical perspectives, as the workshop organized by FonCSI in 2015 revealed. One avenue for consideration was to address the question of the role of profe... Read More about Enhancing safety performance: non-technical skills and a modicum of chronic unease..

The takeup of benefits: lessons from the UK. (2017)
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SPICKER, P. 2017. The takeup of benefits: lessons from the UK. In Van Hootegem, H (ed.) Poverty and ineffectiveness of rights. Bruges: Die Keure [online]. Available from: https://www.diekeure.be/nl-be/professional/8167/armoede-en-ineffectiviteit-van-rechten-pauvrete-et-ineffectivite-des-droits

The issue of take-up has had a prominent role in the consideration of benefits in the UK, and there is a considerable amount of information available about the issues and problems. As time has gone on, however, the comfortable certainties about why p... Read More about The takeup of benefits: lessons from the UK..

The challenges of implementing packaged hospital electronic prescribing and medicine administration systems in UK hospitals: premature purchase of immature solutions? (2017)
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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?.

Focus group discussions. (2017)
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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..

No through road: a critical examination of researcher assumptions and approaches to researching sustainability. (2016)
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MCDONALD, S., OATES, C.J. and ALEVIZOU, P.J. 2016. No through road: a critical examination of researcher assumptions and approaches to researching sustainability. In Malhotra, N.K. (ed.) Marketing in and for a sustainable society. Review of marketing research, 13. Bingley: Emerald [online], pages 139-168. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/S1548-643520160000013014

Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to examine the ways in which academic researchers frame and conduct sustainability research and to ask to what extent we are limited by these frames. Methodology/approach-Our approach is based on an epistemologica... Read More about No through road: a critical examination of researcher assumptions and approaches to researching sustainability..

Urban planning and climate change mitigation: using virtual reality to support the design of a university master plan extension. (2015)
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BENNADJI, A., LAING, R. and GRAY, D. 2015. Urban planning and climate change mitigation: using virtual reality to support the design of a university master plan extension. In Silva, C.N. (ed.) Emerging issues, challenges, and opportunities in urban e-planning. Hershey, PA: IGI Global [online], chapter 10, pages 210-229. Available from https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8150-7.ch010

The aim of the research described in this chapter is to explore the use of intelligent virtual transport modelling within the context of a case study involving the development of a university estate. Through the application of visualisation technique... Read More about Urban planning and climate change mitigation: using virtual reality to support the design of a university master plan extension..