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A systems view of youth business start-ups in the Arab countries: influences and barriers. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
BELOUCIF, A. and BOUGUERRA, A. 2013. A systems view of youth business start-ups in the Arab countries: influences and barriers. Presented at the 2nd International conference on emerging research paradigms in business and social studies (ERPBSS 2013), 26-28 November 2013, Dubai, UAE.

Purpose: After the Arab spring, much attention has been devoted recently to diffuse the boiling situation across the Arab world. A number of policies have been introduced by governments. Amongst of them, it is to encourage youth job creation and entr... Read More about A systems view of youth business start-ups in the Arab countries: influences and barriers..

Biting the league table that feeds: reflections on managerialism at work within UK university sustainability agendas. (2013)
Presentation / Conference
JONES, D.R. 2013. Biting the league table that feeds: reflections on managerialism at work within UK university sustainability agendas. Presented at the 8th International critical management studies conference, 10-13 July 2013, Manchester, UK.

Most proponents of ecological sustainability within universities seem to have found a space where they feel they can more or less shrug off the need for such meaningful critical reflection. There has been a preoccupation with the instrumental and pra... Read More about Biting the league table that feeds: reflections on managerialism at work within UK university sustainability agendas..