All Outputs (151)

Colours in office buildings under a clear sunny sky: the occupants' point of view. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
BELAKEHAL, A., TABET AOUL, K. and BENNADJI, A. 2011. Colours in office buildings under a clear sunny sky: the occupants' point of view. In Erkin, E., Kamuran, A. (eds.) Proceedings of 8th National lighting congress of the Turkish National Lighting Committee 2011 (ATMK 8), 14-15 April 2011, Istanbul, Turkey, pages 115-122. Instanbul: Aydınlatma Türk Milli Komitesi (ATMK).

This paper presents the results of a Daylight P.O.E. research undertaken in an office building in the city of Biskra, Algeria. The field work took place during summer in the building of La Caisse Nationale de l’Assurance Sociale (a major state insura... Read More about Colours in office buildings under a clear sunny sky: the occupants' point of view..

Two requirements for usable and secure software engineering. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
FAILY, S. 2011. Two requirements for usable and secure software engineering. Presented at the 1st Software and usable security aligned for good engineering workshop (SAUSAGE 2011), 5-6 April 2011, Gaithersburg, USA.

Despite the acknowledged need for systems to be both usable and secure, we lack guidance on how developers might build such systems. Based on recent research, we believe evidence exists that blending techniques from Security, Usability, and Software... Read More about Two requirements for usable and secure software engineering..

Electric Mobility: Point of Departure. (2011)
Report
GRAY, D. 2011. Electric Mobility: Point of Departure. 10 March 2011. Viborg: North Sea Region Programme. [online]. Available from: http://eharbours.eu/uncategorized/point-of-departure-documents

This report presents the initial position of an investigation conducted by organisations co-operating on "e-harbours", looking at the potential of land- and water-based electric transport for the harbour regions of northwest Europe. Current electric... Read More about Electric Mobility: Point of Departure..

Observing community-based entrepreneurship and social networking at play in an urban village setting. (2011)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. 2011. Observing community-based entrepreneurship and social networking at play in an urban village setting. International journal of entrepreneurship and small business [online], 12(1), pages 62-81. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJESB.2011.037340

Entrepreneurship as a manifestation of change is vital in terms of jobs and business dynamism. However, entrepreneurship as a social activity occurs in time and space and is seen as a natural, organic process. We assume this change will occur natural... Read More about Observing community-based entrepreneurship and social networking at play in an urban village setting..

An exploration of Scottish community pharmacists' adoption of innovative services and products relating to minor ailment management. (2011)
Thesis
PAUDYAL, V. 2011. An exploration of Scottish community pharmacists' adoption of innovative services and products relating to minor ailment management. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This research utilised mixed methodology to gain insight into community pharmacists adoption of medicines and services related to two key innovative policy interventions aimed at enhanced minor ailment management; namely the ongoing legal status recl... Read More about An exploration of Scottish community pharmacists' adoption of innovative services and products relating to minor ailment management..

The international competitiveness of Malta as a tourist destination. (2011)
Thesis
AZZOPARDI, E. 2011. The international competitiveness of Malta as a tourist destination. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis.

Many small islands depend on sustainable tourism to attain long term economic prosperity and well-being for their citizens. As they become more dependent on tourism for their growth, they are more concerned with improving their competitiveness to ada... Read More about The international competitiveness of Malta as a tourist destination..

Effective communication with people with learning disabilities with epilepsy and their carers. (2011)
Thesis
NINNONI, J.P.K. 2011. Effective communication with people with learning disabilities with epilepsy and their carers. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

People with learning disabilities constitute about 2% of the general population. Epilepsy is more prevalent among people with learning disabilities compared with the general population. Effective communication is central to the management of people w... Read More about Effective communication with people with learning disabilities with epilepsy and their carers..

The rise of a profession within a profession: the development of the architectural technology discipline within the profession of architecture. (2011)
Thesis
BARRETT, N. 2011. The rise of a profession within a profession: the development of the architectural technology discipline within the profession of architecture. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis investigates the emergence of a new specialisation within the profession of architecture, namely that of the architectural technologist. The main original contributions from the research concern a deep understanding of how that emergence... Read More about The rise of a profession within a profession: the development of the architectural technology discipline within the profession of architecture..

Seeking the philosopher's stone. (2011)
Journal Article
FLÉCHAIS, I. and FAILY, S. 2011. Seeking the philosopher's stone. Interfaces: the quarterly magazine of BCS Interaction Group [online], 86, pages 14-15. Available from: https://www.bcs.org/media/5326/interfaces86-spring2011.pdf

This article describes the unique challenges facing usable security research and design, and introduces three proposals for addressing these. For all intents and purposes, security design is currently a craft, where quality is dependent on individual... Read More about Seeking the philosopher's stone..

Modeling a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system as a hybrid power supply for standalone applications. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
ALI, D. and AKLIL-D'HALLUIN, D.D. 2011. Modeling a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system as a hybrid power supply for standalone applications. In Proceedings of 2011 Asia-Pacific power and energy engineering conference (APPEEC 2011), 25-28 March 2011, Wuhan, China. Piscataway: IEEE [online], article 5749114. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/APPEEC.2011.5749114

Fuel Cells (FC) can help in contributing to environmental pressures by maximizing the use of renewables in the energy production and using hydrogen produced with no CO 2 emission from Renewable Energy Systems (RES). FCs also contributes to energy sec... Read More about Modeling a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell system as a hybrid power supply for standalone applications..

The origins of modern welfare: city of Ypres, the government of poor relief. (2011)
Book
SPICKER, P. (eds.) 2020. The origins of modern welfare: city of Ypres, the government of poor relief. 2020 edition. Oxford: Peter Lang. Hosted on Paul Spicker's blog [online], 2. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/wzm8vhdc

The two books included in The Origins of Modern Welfare are probably the earliest studies ever written in the field of Social Policy, and among the earliest written about public administration. Social Policy is the study of welfare, policy and admini... Read More about The origins of modern welfare: city of Ypres, the government of poor relief..

The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives; on the relief of the poor, or of human need. (2011)
Book
SPICKER, P. (eds.) 2020. The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives: on the relief of the poor, or of human need. 2020 edition. Oxford: Peter Lang. Hosted on Paul Spicker's blog [online], 1. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/b6tfvka9

This book presents new translations of the earliest known studies in Social Policy. Juan-Luis Vives’s De Subventione Pauperum (On the Relief of the Poor) is an academic report on the organisation of social welfare, prepared for the senate of Bruges a... Read More about The origins of modern welfare: Juan Luis Vives; on the relief of the poor, or of human need..

Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage: fuel cell technologies. (2011)
Presentation / Conference
GAZEY, R., ALI, D. and AKLIL, D. 2011. Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage; fuel cell technologies. Presented at the 2011 Institute for Innovation, Design and Sustainability (IDEAS) annual conference, February 2011, Aberdeen, UK.

One of the main solutions to increase the penetration of renewables is to provide the ability to store energy. Electrical power generated by renewables (such as wind, hydro, solar) would be stored at times when renewable power production is high. The... Read More about Increasing the penetration of renewables by stabilizing the grid through the use of energy storage: fuel cell technologies..

Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace. (2011)
Book Chapter
MCDONALD, S. 2011. Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace. In Bartlett, D. (ed.) Going green: the psychology of sustainability in the workplace. Leicester: The British Psychological Society, chapter 7, pages 59-64.

In 2008 the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency reported that commercial waste amounted to 5.75 million tonnes, compared with 2.94 million tonnes of domestic waste. Despite the fact that waste arising in commercial premises is nearly double that... Read More about Green behaviour: difference in recycling behaviour between the home and the workplace..

After the fall: developing a conceptual script-based model of shame in narratives of entrepreneurs in crisis! (2011)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. and MCELWEE, G. 2011. After the fall: developing a conceptual script-based model of shame in narratives of entrepreneurs in crisis! International journal of sociology and social policy [online], 31(1/2), pages 91-109. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/01443331111104823

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of shame in entrepreneurship. Extant research in relation to the entrepreneurial process has tended to concentrate upon the entrepreneur as hero and other positive aspects of the process. Consequen... Read More about After the fall: developing a conceptual script-based model of shame in narratives of entrepreneurs in crisis!.

Situation awareness in context-aware case-based decision support. (2011)
Conference Proceeding
NWIABU, N., ALLISON, I., HOLT, P., LOWIT, P. and OYENEYIN, B. 2011. Situation awareness in context-aware case-based decision support. In Proceedings of the 2011 IEEE international multi-disciplinary conference on cognitive methods in situation awareness and decision support (CogSIMA 2011), 22-24 February 2011, Miami, USA. New York: IEEE [online], article number 5753761, pages 9-16. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/COGSIMA.2011.5753761

Humans naturally reuse recalled knowledge to solve problems and this includes understanding the context i.e. the information that identifies or characterizes these problems. For problems in complex and dynamic environments, providing effective soluti... Read More about Situation awareness in context-aware case-based decision support..

Voluntary disclosure and risk in an emerging market. (2011)
Journal Article
HASSAN, O.A.G., GIORGIONI, G., ROMILLY, P. and POWER, D.M. 2011. Voluntary disclosure and risk in an emerging market. Journal of accounting in emerging economies [online], 1(1), pages 33-52. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/20421161111107840

This paper seeks to examine the association between corporate voluntary disclosure and systematic (market or beta) risk for a sample of Egyptian listed companies. Using panel data analysis, beta is regressed on the level of voluntary disclosure and t... Read More about Voluntary disclosure and risk in an emerging market..

Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation. (2011)
Journal Article
KORSGAARD, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2011. Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation. International small business journal: researching entrepreneurship [online] 29(2), pages 135-151. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242610391936

The social plays an important role in entrepreneurship, but one that is not well understood. We argue that the social conditions of entrepreneurs, as well as the social nature of opportunities, affect the entrepreneurial process. Hence it is conceptu... Read More about Enacting entrepreneurship as social value creation..

The psychological contract and implied contractual terms: Synchronous or asynchronous models? (2011)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. 2011. The psychological contract and implied contractual terms: Synchronous or asynchronous models? International journal of law and management [online], 53(1), pages 32-50. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17542431111111872

Purpose – For longer than most people would think, over 40 years, organisational psychologists have been defining and characterising the employment relationship in terms of the psychological contract. Across the same period, judges have through their... Read More about The psychological contract and implied contractual terms: Synchronous or asynchronous models?.

Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms. (2011)
Journal Article
EL HARBI, S., ANDERSON, A.R. and AMAMOU, M. 2011. Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms. Library review [online], 60(1), pages 24-36. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00242531111100559

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how knowledge and information is shared by small information and communication technology firms in Tunisia. Design/methodology/approach: The paper employs a comparative case study approach. This was in... Read More about Knowledge sharing processes in Tunisian small ICT firms..