All Outputs (47)

Craft connexity: developing a sustainable model for future craft education. (2004)
Conference Proceeding
MALINS, J., PRESS, M. and MCKILLOP, C. 2004. Craft connexity: developing a sustainable model for future craft education. In Proceedings of the Challenging craft international conference, 8-10 September 2004, Aberdeen, UK. Aberdeen: Gray's School of Art.

Craft is an anachronism “ discuss ¦ Some twenty-five years ago, on applying for a place at a college of art to study ceramics, Julian was asked to write an essay on the above topic. Naturally he was keen to impress so he responded to the question by... Read More about Craft connexity: developing a sustainable model for future craft education..

Relationships, marketing and small business: an exploration of links in theory and practice. (2004)
Journal Article
ZONTANOS, G. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2004. Relationships, marketing and small business: an exploration of links in theory and practice. Qualitative market research: an international journal [online], 7(3), pages 228-236. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13522750410540236

This paper explores the links between the theory and practices of marketing and small business. The review of the literature highlights the close association of the more advanced conceptualisations of marketing, especially relationship marketing, and... Read More about Relationships, marketing and small business: an exploration of links in theory and practice..

Rural rogues: a case story on the 'smokies' trade. (2004)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. 2004. Rural rogues: a case story on the 'smokies' trade. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 10(4), pages 277-294. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13552550410544231

Research into rural entrepreneurship continues to expand, albeit slowly. A common theme in the literature is the creation of value and its extraction from the environment. Rural entrepreneurship potentially covers a wide gamut of activity including t... Read More about Rural rogues: a case story on the 'smokies' trade..

Social barriers to peace: socialisation processes in the radicalisation of the Palestinian struggle. (2004)
Journal Article
VERTIGANS, S. 2004. Social barriers to peace: socialisation processes in the radicalisation of the Palestinian struggle. Sociological research online [online], 9(3), pages 1-6. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.967

Contemporary analysis of the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians tends to focus upon Islamic terrorism and Israeli state aggression. Representations and analysis are dominated by media images of terrorist/freedom fighters atrocities and mili... Read More about Social barriers to peace: socialisation processes in the radicalisation of the Palestinian struggle..

The devil is in the e-tale: form and structure in the entrepreneurial narrative. (2004)
Book Chapter
SMITH, R. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2004. The devil is in the e-tale: form and structure in the entrepreneurial narrative. In Hjorth, D. and Steyaert, C. (eds.) Narrative and discursive approaches in entrepreneurship: a second movements in entrepreneurship book. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pages 125-143.

In this chapter we explore the genre of Entrepreneurial Tales, which we refer to as e-tales. The title is an obvious parody of the proverb, The devil is in the detail and reflects the power of entrepreneurial narratives, a power that stems from the n... Read More about The devil is in the e-tale: form and structure in the entrepreneurial narrative..

Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 activity in renal cell carcinoma. (2004)
Journal Article
MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 2004. Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 activity in renal cell carcinoma. British journal of cancer [online], 91, pages 966-971. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602053

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common malignancy of the kidney and has a poor prognosis due to its late presentation and resistance to current anticancer drugs. One mechanism of drug resistance, which is potentially amenable to therapeutic in... Read More about Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 activity in renal cell carcinoma..

Concept learning and information inferencing on a high-dimensional semantic space. (2004)
Presentation / Conference
SONG, D., BRUZA, P. and COLE, R. 2004. Concept learning and information inferencing on a high-dimensional semantic space. Presented at the 2004 Association of Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval (ACM SIGIR) workshop on mathematical/formal methods in information retrieval (MF/IR 2004), 25-29 July 2004, Sheffield, UK.

How to automatically capture a significant portion of relevant background knowledge and keep it up-to-date has been a challenging problem encountered in current research on logic based information retrieval. This paper addresses this problem by inves... Read More about Concept learning and information inferencing on a high-dimensional semantic space..

Recent advances in fuel cells technology. (2004)
Presentation / Conference
ALI, D. and SALMAN, S.K. 2004. Recent advances in fuel cells technology. Presented at the 2004 Energy storage and renewable power systems conference, 7 July 2004, Aberdeen, UK.

The 21st Century will be the Dispersed generation or decentralized power systems (wind turbines, photovoltaic, fuel cells FC) century. Fuel cell is an emerging energy efficient technology with zero carbon emission to replace engines and batteries sav... Read More about Recent advances in fuel cells technology..

The institutional effects of the Scottish Parliament upon organised interests. (2004)
Thesis
MACIVER, H.E.C. 2004. The institutional effects of the Scottish Parliament upon organised interests. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Interest group activity in Scotland has been subject to relatively little academic research. This thesis, begun the same year that the Scottish Parliament opened, looks at the effects of this new political institution (with particular emphasis on the... Read More about The institutional effects of the Scottish Parliament upon organised interests..

The development and promotion of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) within the UK. (2004)
Journal Article
COPELAND, S. and PENMAN, A. 2004. The development and promotion of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) within the UK. New review of information networking [online], 10(1), pages 19-32. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13614570412331311978

An increasing number of universities are accepting and encouraging the submission of theses and dissertations in electronic format. Two hundred and three institutions are now members of the international 'Networked Digital Library of Theses and Disse... Read More about The development and promotion of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) within the UK..

Social structures and entrepreneurial networks: the strength of strong ties. (2004)
Journal Article
JACK, S.L., DODD, S.D. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2004. Social structures and entrepreneurial networks: the strength of strong ties. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 5(2), pages 107-120. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5367/000000004773863264

The entrepreneurial context provides a fertile arena for the study of networks. This qualitative study critically examines the nature, content and process of strong ties, which are found to fall into three categories: family, business contacts, and s... Read More about Social structures and entrepreneurial networks: the strength of strong ties..

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..

Catalytic membrane reactors for synthesis gas production from natural gas via partial oxidation. (2004)
Thesis
OLSEN, S.K. 2004. Catalytic membrane reactors for synthesis gas production from natural gas via partial oxidation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Natural gas obtained during the extraction of liquid hydrocarbons is often undesired due to the lack of infrastructure to transport the natural gas to an onshore location. As a result the natural gas is often flared causing economic waste and environ... Read More about Catalytic membrane reactors for synthesis gas production from natural gas via partial oxidation..

The downsides of downsizing: communication processes and information needs in the aftermath of a workforce reduction strategy. (2004)
Journal Article
TOURISH, D., PAULSEN, N., HOBMAN, E. and BORDIA, P. 2004. The downsides of downsizing: communication processes and information needs in the aftermath of a workforce reduction strategy. Management communication quarterly [online], 17(4), pages 485-516. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0893318903262241

This study explored the impact of downsizing on levels of uncertainty, coworker and management trust, and communicative effectiveness in a health care organization downsizing during a 2-year period from 660 staff to 350 staff members. Self-report dat... Read More about The downsides of downsizing: communication processes and information needs in the aftermath of a workforce reduction strategy..

Case-based reasoning for matching SMARTHOUSE technology to people's needs. (2004)
Journal Article
WIRATUNGA, N., CRAW, TAYLOR, B. and DAVIS, G. 2004. Case-based reasoning for matching SMARTHOUSE technology to people's needs. Knowledge-based systems [online], 17 (2-4), pages 139-146. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2004.03.009

SMARTHOUSE technology offers devices that help the elderly and people with disabilities to live independently in their homes. This paper presents our experiences from a pilot project applying case-based reasoning techniques to match the needs of the... Read More about Case-based reasoning for matching SMARTHOUSE technology to people's needs..

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 use of the Internet by candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. (2004)
Journal Article
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and SMITH, S. 2004. The use of the Internet by candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003. Journal of systemics, cybernetics and informatics [online], 2(2), pages 54-59. Available from: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/SCI/FullText.asp?var=&id=P108958

This paper reports the preliminary results of a study which investigated the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by political parties and individual candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament. Tw... Read More about The use of the Internet by candidates as part of their campaign for election to the Scottish Parliament in 2003..

Communication audits: building world class communication systems. (2004)
Book Chapter
TOURISH, D. and HARGIE, O. 2004. Communication audits: building world class communication systems. In Oliver, S.M. (ed.) Handbook of corporate communication and public relations: pure and applied. London: Routledge, chapter 8, pages 131-144.

Effective internal communication is a vital pre-requisite for the functioning of all organisations. Yet it is a commonplace that communication is poor in most. Employees complain that they neither know nor understand corporate priorities, while frust... Read More about Communication audits: building world class communication systems..

Femmes, lumière et espace: cas de l’habitat collectif à Biskra, Algérie. (2004)
Presentation / Conference
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2004. Femmes, lumière et espace: cas de l’habitat collectif à Biskra, Algérie. Presented at Usages et appropriation de l’espace: entre pratiques et régulations, 20-21 April 2004, Annaba, Algeria.

This study attempts to explore new forms of appropriation of architectural space by its occupant according to the relationship it maintains to the physical factors of the environment and in particular the sun and its light. The notion of luminous ter... Read More about Femmes, lumière et espace: cas de l’habitat collectif à Biskra, Algérie..

Two oxazane macrocycles. (2004)
Journal Article
COX, P.J. and KONG THOO LIN, P. 2004. Two oxazane macrocycles. Acta crystallographica section C: structural chemistry [online], 60(5), pages o321-o324. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1107/S0108270104006687

The 20-membered ring in 1,7,11,17-tetraoxa-2,6,12,16-tetraazacycloeicosane tetrahydrochloride, C12H32N4O44+·4Cl-, adopts an endo conformation, while the 18-membered ring in 1,6,10,15-tetraoxa-2,5,11,14-tetraazacyclooctadecane tetrahydrochloride, C10H... Read More about Two oxazane macrocycles..