All Outputs (86)

Understanding the entrepreneur as socially constructed. (2006)
Thesis
SMITH, R. 2006. Understanding the entrepreneur as socially constructed. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The objective of this thesis, which combines two levels of analysis, is to explore the entrepreneur as a social construct and the socially constructed nature of entrepreneurship. It builds upon a limited number of extant studies considering the socia... Read More about Understanding the entrepreneur as socially constructed..

Dimensionality reduction in patch-signature based protein structure matching. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
HUANG, Z., ZHOU, X., SONG, D. and BRUZA, P. 2006. Dimensionality reduction in patch-signature based protein structure matching. In Dobbie, G. and Bailey, J. (eds.) Proceedings of the 17th Australasian database conference (ADC'06), 16-19 January 2006, Hobart, Australia. Darlinghurst: Australian Computer Society [online], pages 89-97. Available from: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1151746

Searching bio-chemical structures is becoming an important application domain of information re- trieval. This paper introduces a protein structure matching problem and formulates it as an infor- mation retrieval problem. We first present a novel vec... Read More about Dimensionality reduction in patch-signature based protein structure matching..

Chinese students in a UK business school: hearing the student voice in reflective teaching and learning practice. (2006)
Journal Article
TURNER, Y. 2006. Chinese students in a UK business school: hearing the student voice in reflective teaching and learning practice. Higher education quarterly [online], 60(1), pages 27-51. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2273.2006.00306.x

This paper presents the outcomes of a study carried out in 2001-2002 with nine postgraduate students from China, enrolled on taught master's programmes in a UK university business school. The aims of the research were to explore the development of th... Read More about Chinese students in a UK business school: hearing the student voice in reflective teaching and learning practice..

Glass ceilings and velvet ghettos? (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
MARCELLA, R., BAXTER, G. and ILLINGWORTH, L. 2006. Glass ceilings and velvet ghettos? Women in the Scottish media and communication industries. Presented at the 2nd Joint annual conference of the Media Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) and Association of Media Practice Educators (AMPE), 13-15 January 2006, Leeds, UK.

This paper reports the results to date of a research project, funded by the European Social Fund and currently in its second year, which is investigating the existence of any barriers facing women in the Scottish media and communication industries, i... Read More about Glass ceilings and velvet ghettos?.

Narrating the decline of subsistence entrepreneurship in a Scottish fishing community: 1934-2004. (2006)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. 2006. Narrating the decline of subsistence entrepreneurship in a Scottish fishing community: 1934-2004. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 12(1), pages 40-62. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13552550610644472

Purpose - The purpose of this research paper is to explore the decline of subsistence entrepreneurship in a 'Scottish Fishing Community', namely the village of Gourdon in Kincardineshire, Scotland over a 60-year period. Design/methodology/approach -... Read More about Narrating the decline of subsistence entrepreneurship in a Scottish fishing community: 1934-2004..

Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: some myths explored. (2006)
Journal Article
PYYSIAINEN, J., ANDERSON, A.R., MCELWEE, G. and VESALA, K. 2006. Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: some myths explored. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], 12(1), pages 21-39. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/13552550610644463

Purpose - Entrepreneurship is currently at the focus of much theoretical, practical and political interest. In Europe, agriculture has faced dramatic pressures for restructuring, and facilitation of the entrepreneurial skills of farmers and stronger... Read More about Developing the entrepreneurial skills of farmers: some myths explored..