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Culture, change and individual differences in the Scottish episcopal church. (2007)
Thesis
BROWN, M.L. 2007. Culture, change and individual differences in the Scottish episcopal church. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

There is continuing interest in religion and spirituality in Britain, although membership of mainstream churches is declining. Perceived secularisation of contemporary British society, together with increasing competition from New Age movements, is c... Read More about Culture, change and individual differences in the Scottish episcopal church..

Success factors in collaborative relationships (alliancing and partnering) in the UK upstream oil and gas industry, and perception of trust. (2004)
Thesis
HAQUE, S.M.M. 2004. Success factors in collaborative relationships (alliancing and partnering) in the UK upstream oil and gas industry, and perception of trust. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis concerns the characteristics of the collaborative relationships (partnering and alliances) between oil companies and their contractors which were popular in the UK oil and gas industry in the 1990s. It also considers the nature and role o... Read More about Success factors in collaborative relationships (alliancing and partnering) in the UK upstream oil and gas industry, and perception of trust..

Effective business strategies for energy service companies in the East Asian business environment. (2004)
Thesis
YI, T. 2004. Effective business strategies for energy service companies in the East Asian business environment. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1706205

This study investigates effective business strategies for energy service companies in the East Asian business environment. The research purpose has three foci. First, it seeks to examine the dominant business environment conditions that impact upon t... Read More about Effective business strategies for energy service companies in the East Asian business environment..

The role of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities as an employers' organisation with an international comparison. (1992)
Thesis
SMART, P.J. 1992. The role of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities as an employers' organisation with an international comparison. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The thesis examines the development and present role of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities as an employers' organisation and contrasts this role with the manner in which the corresponding function is discharged by the local authority associ... Read More about The role of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities as an employers' organisation with an international comparison..

Managing labour under extreme risk: collective bargaining in the North Sea Oil industry. (1989)
Thesis
THOM, A.A. 1989. Managing labour under extreme risk: collective bargaining in the North Sea Oil industry. Council of National Academic Awards, PhD thesis.

The thesis is concerned with the means by which labour is managed in the young, turbulent and high risk industry of North Sea oil extraction. To explain this, the study had to extend beyond the more usual focus of research attention, the inmediate re... Read More about Managing labour under extreme risk: collective bargaining in the North Sea Oil industry..

Approaches and attitudes of managers to collective bargaining in North East Scotland. (1984)
Thesis
BUCHAN, J.M. 1984. Approaches and attitudes of managers to collective bargaining in North East Scotland. Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1993298

The two main themes of this thesis are: firstly, the development of a typology of management style in the context of British industrial relations; and, secondly, the utilisation of this typology in the examination of management and industrial relatio... Read More about Approaches and attitudes of managers to collective bargaining in North East Scotland..