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Sentiment analysis of electronic word of mouth (E-WoM) on e-learning. (2024)
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OBOT, O.U., ATTAI. K.F., ONWODI, G., JAMES, I. and JOHN, A. 2025. Sentiment analysis of electronic word of mouth (E-WoM) on e-learning. In Khosrow-Pour, M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of information science and technology. Sixth edition. Hershey: IGI Global [online], chapter 57. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-7366-5.ch057

The proliferation of social media and the internet has given people many opportunities to air their views and to be at liberty to say what they feel without hindrance. This is beneficial to commercial organizations and the general well-being of the p... Read More about Sentiment analysis of electronic word of mouth (E-WoM) on e-learning..

Protecting natural gas investments: trends in investment treaties and investors projections in Africa. (2022)
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NALULE, V.R. and BADAJIDE, N.A. 2022. Protecting natural gas investments: trends in investment treaties and investors projections in Africa. In: Olawuyi, D.S. and Pereira, E.G. (eds.) The Palgrave handbook of natural gas and global energy transitions. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan [online], chapter 19, pages 461-481. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91566-7_19

Natural gas is increasingly gaining prominence in Africa’s energy landscape. It has now surpassed coal to become the leading electricity generation fuel providing roughly 40% of Africa’s electricity generation requirements. Consequently, investments... Read More about Protecting natural gas investments: trends in investment treaties and investors projections in Africa..

Conditions for learning non-technical skills (NTS) / teamwork competencies using simulation and transferring the learned skills to the clinical workplace. [Protocol] (2022)
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LAURIDSEN, K.G., BRAZIL, V., GOLDHABER-FIEBERT, S., FLIN, R. and PAIGE, J. 2022. Conditions for learning non-technical skills (NTS) / teamwork competencies using simulation and transferring the learned skills to the clinical workplace. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], Item number CRD42022320721. Available from: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022320721

This research considers whether positive conditions, (e.g., manager/ leader/peer support; collaborative work culture, safety culture, post-training feedback (does this go with methods)/coaching post/ reinforcement/ practice/resources/staffing levels/... Read More about Conditions for learning non-technical skills (NTS) / teamwork competencies using simulation and transferring the learned skills to the clinical workplace. [Protocol].

The self and the supernatural. (2021)
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IRONSIDE, R. 2021. The self and the supernatural. In vom Lehn, D., Ruiz-Junco, N. and Gibson, W. (eds.). The Routledge international handbook of interactionism. Abindon: Routledge [online], chapter 10. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429276767-13

Supernatural experiences continue to be a feature in our everyday lives. Indeed, research suggests that over two fifths of the population in Britain have reported a supernatural experience and one-quarter of Americans claim to have felt or sensed a p... Read More about The self and the supernatural..

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..

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..

Social and cultural capital information sheet: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7. (2017)
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GRINNALL, A. 2017. Social and cultural capital information sheet: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7.2. Held on OpenAIR@RGU [online]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2837

A large majority of the information compiled in this sheet comes from the research conducted by Bloice, Baxter and Gray (2017) at remote airports for the SPARA project. Some additional elements have been included based on conversations between SPARA... Read More about Social and cultural capital information sheet: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7..

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..

Airport public engagement strategy template: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7. (2017)
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GRINNALL, A. 2017. Airport public engagement strategy template: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7.2. Held on OpenAIR@RGU [online]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2602

This model shows goals and methods of engagement at five engagement levels: Identify, Inform, Consult, Involve, Collaborate and Empower. For each method benefits and potential limitations are noted. These are to be used by individual airports should... Read More about Airport public engagement strategy template: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7..

Airport stakeholder engagement strategy template: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7. (2017)
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GRINNALL, A. 2017. Airport stakeholder engagement strategy template: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7.2. Held on OpenAIR@RGU [online]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2603

This model shows goals and methods of engagement at five engagement levels: Identify, Inform, Consult, Involve, Collaborate and Empower. For each method benefits and potential limitations are noted. These are to be used by individual airports should... Read More about Airport stakeholder engagement strategy template: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7..

Exploitation of off-peak airport spaces: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7. (2017)
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GRINNALL, A. 2017. Exploitation of off-peak airport spaces: SPARA 2020 project, deliverable 7.2. Held on OpenAIR@RGU [online]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2605

This worksheet examines the possible use of airport space which could be offered for various cultural, business, sporting and displays purposes.

Interest groups and patterns of lobbying in Brussels. (2014)
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GREENWOOD, J. 2014. Interest groups and patterns of lobbying in Brussels. In Magone, J.M. (ed.) Routledge handbook of European politics. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 43, pages 793-806. Available from: https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-European-Politics-1st-Edition/Magone/p/book/9780415626750

Political institutions in democratically orientated political systems interact with interest organisations to enhance the legitimacy of their policies, whether through greater acceptance of them (inputs) or to enhance efficiencies (outputs). The rem... Read More about Interest groups and patterns of lobbying in Brussels..

Researching rural enterprise. (2014)
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MCELWEE, G. and SMITH, R. 2014. Researching rural enterprise. In Fayolle, A. (ed.) Handbook of research on entrepreneurship: what we know and what we need to know. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar [online], chapter 14, pages 307-334. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4337/9780857936929.00022

This chapter is concerned with the topic of researching rural enterprise. As a subset of the literature of entrepreneurship, rural entrepreneurship and in particular rural enterprise is an emerging area of study. Bryant (1989) makes an important poin... Read More about Researching rural enterprise..

Robert Maxwell. (2013)
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SMITH, R. 2013. Robert Maxwell. In Salinger, L.M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of white-collar and corporate crime. Second edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE, pages 586-588.

This entry relates to the misappropriation, or embezzlement, of approximately £400 million from the Daily Mirror Group Pension Fund by then owner of the company, the late Robert Maxwell and to his criminal business activities. Misappropriation is the... Read More about Robert Maxwell..

Social capital inthe capitalisation of new ventures: accessing, lubricating and fitting. (2009)
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ANDERSON, A.R., JACK, S.L. and DRAKOPOULOU DODD, S. 2009. Social capital inthe capitalisation of new ventures: accessing, lubricating and fitting. In Bergmann, M. and Faust, T. (eds.) Handbook of business and finance: multinational companies, venture capital and non-profit organizations. New York: Nova Science Publishers [online], pages 293-300. Available from: http://www.novapublishers.org/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=18983

New venture capitalisation demands the formation of the necessary financial resources to launch. Social capital - the potential resources to which individuals have access due to their position within specific social networks of relationships - also p... Read More about Social capital inthe capitalisation of new ventures: accessing, lubricating and fitting..

Recognizing meaning: semiotics in entrepreneurial research. (2007)
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SMITH, R. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2007. Recognizing meaning: semiotics in entrepreneurial research. In Neergaard, H. and Ulhøi, J.P. (eds.) Handbook of qualitative research methods in entrepreneurship. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, chapter 7, pages 169-192.

Entrepreneurship is a process which involves discontinuity and change; entrepreneurs create disequilibria and exploit the resulting change. Thus, entrepreneurship is in essence change. This fundamental characteristic of entrepreneurship makes it diff... Read More about Recognizing meaning: semiotics in entrepreneurial research..

Daring to be different: a dialogue on the problems of getting qualitative research published. (2007)
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SMITH, R. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2007. Daring to be different: a dialogue on the problems of getting qualitative research published. In Neergaard, H. and Ulhøi, J.P. (eds.) Handbook of qualitative research methods in entrepreneurship. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, chapter 17, pages 434-459.

Qualitative methodologies continue to proliferate in social sciences such as sociology and anthropology. Yet, despite this uptake they currently exist on the margins of entrepreneurship research. Indeed, Rae (2001) criticised entrepreneurship researc... Read More about Daring to be different: a dialogue on the problems of getting qualitative research published..