All Outputs (43)

How beneficial is international stock market information in domestic stock market trading? (2012)
Journal Article
IBRAHIM, B.M. and BRZESZCZNSKI, J. 2014. How beneficial is international stock market information in domestic market trading? European journal of finance [online], 20(3), pages 201-231. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2012.690773

This paper uses the foreign information transmission (FIT) model of Ibrahim and Brzeszczynski [Inter-regional and region-specific transmission of international stock market returns: The role of foreign information. Journal of International Money and... Read More about How beneficial is international stock market information in domestic stock market trading?.

Autonomous working in the oil and gas industry: research report. (2012)
Report
GIBBONS-WOOD, D. and MACLEOD, I. 2012. Autonomous working in the oil and gas industry: research report. [Final report]. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University

This report is the final report detailing the findings of a study of autonomous working in the oil and gas industry. This study is part of the final output of a 30 month project run by Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen College. Funding for this s... Read More about Autonomous working in the oil and gas industry: research report..

Classifying the strategic capability of farmers: a segmentation framework. (2012)
Journal Article
MCELWEE, G. and SMITH, R. 2012. Classifying the strategic capability of farmers: a segmentation framework. International journal of entrepreneurial venturing [online], 4(2), pages 111-131. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2012.046517

This paper examines the capability of farmers to diversify and outlines the barriers and challenges that confront farmers. It suggests that not all farmers have a high level of 'strategic awareness capability'. The paper describes how a segmentation... Read More about Classifying the strategic capability of farmers: a segmentation framework..

Delivering practice based stories of small and medium enterprise. (2012)
Report
SMITH, R. and JUWAH, C., 2012. Delivering practice based stories of small and medium enterprise. In: Management Articles of the Year. London: Chartered Management Institute [online], pages 29-34. Available from: http://www.managers.org.uk/sites/default/files/u54973/Management_Articles_of_the_Year_June_2012_0.pdf

Traditionally delivering academic input to members of the small and medium enterprise community can be problematic because the material is often considered too theoretical or is skewed towards delivery to post graduate or paying corporate clients who... Read More about Delivering practice based stories of small and medium enterprise..

The role of specialised groups in the debate about the European Constitution. (2012)
Thesis
GARCIA, L.B. 2012. The role of specialised groups in the debate about the European Constitution. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis uses the notion of specialised publics in order to analyse whether the participation of civil society organisations in the European Convention contributed to make European publics more aware of this debate. In particular it asks whether a... Read More about The role of specialised groups in the debate about the European Constitution..

Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice. (2012)
Journal Article
ANDERSON, A.R., DODD, S.D. and JACK, S.L. 2012. Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice. Management decision [online], 50(5), pages 958-971. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/00251741211227708

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to consider why entrepreneurship theorising has become fragmented and how the research problem might be resolved. Design/methodology/approach: The authors first examine how entrepreneurial constructs reflect only... Read More about Entrepreneurship as connecting: some implications for theorising and practice..

Personalisation falls short. (2012)
Journal Article
SPICKER, P. 2013. Personalisation falls short. British journal of social work [online], 43(7), pages 1259-1275. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcs063

Personalisation offers individualised treatment in circumstances where markets do not operate. Personalisation is described variously as a process involving an individualised assessment and response, the expression of individual preferences and choic... Read More about Personalisation falls short..

Maximising the impact of skills in the oil and gas industry: report on evaluation of pilots. (2012)
Report
GIBBONS-WOOD, D. and MACLEOD, I. 2012. Maximising the impact of skills in the oil and gas industry: report on evaluation of pilots. [Evaluation report]. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University.

This report is the final document detailing the evaluation of two pilot programmes carried out during 2011/12. These pilots were the culmination of a 30 month project run by Robert Gordon University and Aberdeen College. Funding for the pilots (and t... Read More about Maximising the impact of skills in the oil and gas industry: report on evaluation of pilots..

No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses. (2012)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. and AIR, C. 2012. No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses. International journal of entrepreneurship and innovation [online], 13(2), pages 103-113. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5367/ijei.2012.0075

Despite an increasing interest in minority entrepreneurship in recent years, the issue of underclass entrepreneurship and its linkages to enterprise culture remain under-researched. In this article, the authors examine chavs as an indigenous British... Read More about No choices, no chances: how contemporary enterprise culture is failing Britain's underclasses..

An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008). (2012)
Thesis
SALYKOVA, L.N. 2012. An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008). Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

With the economic shift of Kazakhstan in 1991 from a centrally planned economy to a democratically independent republic, the country has seen its volume of external trade increase on a global basis. Consequently, Kazakhstan is now engaged in internat... Read More about An investigation of foreign trade policy and its impact on economic growth: the case of Kazakhstan (1991 - 2008)..

Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement. (2012)
Journal Article
CONNON, N., DONALDSON, B. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2012. Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailer' practices in e-procurement. International journal of technology marketing [online], 7(1), pages 47-62. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJTMKT.2012.046431

The paper considers how and why SME retailers use the internet in their procurement processes. Examining retailers' views and reasons, we relate these to existing technology acceptance models, employing a qualitative approach. Although our respondent... Read More about Old-fashioned or enlightened? Small retailers' practices in e-procurement..

Veterans and their families. (2012)
Report
MCKIE, L., MORRISON, Z., THOMSON, F. and ALSTEAD, A. 2012. Veterans and their families. Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), Briefing 59. Edinburgh: CRFR [online]. Available from: https://era.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/1842/6561/briefing%2059.pdf

Every year in the UK around 22,400 people leave the forces to return to civilian life, the majority of whom are army personnel. Resettlement is a process for all the family, be they immediate or extended members. People rather than places represent ‘... Read More about Veterans and their families..

Restorying entrepreneurship in a changing world. (2012)
Journal Article
WARREN, L. and SMITH, R. 2012. Restorying entrepreneurship in a changing world. Tamara journal for critical organization inquiry [online], 10(1-2), pages 5-8. Available from: http://crow.kozminski.edu.pl/journal/index.php/tamara/article/view/142

Entrepreneur stories are circulated widely in the public consciousness, as heroic tales of obstacles overcome and bureaucracies toppled in pursuit of new market landscapes. For some entrepreneurs this storying brings with it an acceptance of what mig... Read More about Restorying entrepreneurship in a changing world..

Venting, joining and educating: motivations for knowledge sharing in the UK police blogosphere. (2012)
Journal Article
BURNETT, S., PEDERSEN, S., SMITH, R. and O'NEILL, A. 2012. Venting, joining and educating: motivations for knowledge sharing in the UK police blogosphere. Business information review, 29(1), pages 57-63. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0266382112438689

This article examines motivations for knowledge sharing in blogs written by police officers. It draws on the findings of a research project completed in 2011 based on content analysis of 63 blogs.

Developing and animating enterprising individuals and communities: a case study from rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. (2012)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. 2012. Developing and animating enterprising individuals and communities: a case study from rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Journal of enterprising communities: People and places in the global economy [online], 6(1), pages 57-83. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/17506201211211000

Purpose: Socio-economic decline in rural areas is a pervasive and debilitating phenomenon in terms of regional development, particularly when former models of economic growth which once stimulated business generation and regeneration can no longer be... Read More about Developing and animating enterprising individuals and communities: a case study from rural Aberdeenshire, Scotland..

Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. (2012)
Journal Article
MCDONALD, S., OATES, C.J., ALEVIZOU, P.J., YOUNG, C.W. and HWANG, K. 2012. Individual strategies for sustainable consumption. Journal of marketing management [online], 28(3-4), pages 445-468. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2012.658839

Consumers have a key role to play in meeting government targets for reduced energy consumption, more sustainable waste management practices, and lifestyles with fewer environmental consequences. We discuss some of the assumptions underpinning academi... Read More about Individual strategies for sustainable consumption..

The mature learner: understanding entrepreneurial learning processes of university students from a social constructivist perspective. (2012)
Thesis
MUELLER, S. 2012. The mature learner: understanding entrepreneurial learning processes of university students from a social constructivist perspective. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Entrepreneurship is identified as a highly complex (Neck and Greene 2011), unpredictable (Kuratko 2004), dynamic (Cope 2005) and constantly evolving (Anderson 2000) phenomenon that is embedded into and emerges from its social and cultural context (Ja... Read More about The mature learner: understanding entrepreneurial learning processes of university students from a social constructivist perspective..

Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives. (2012)
Thesis
OKAFOR, C.E. 2012. Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives. Robert Gordon University, DBA thesis.

In an attempt to correct economic shortfalls, authorities in Nigeria deployed consolidation as the main policy instrument in the 2004-2006 reform of the banking industry. The Central Bank of Nigeria drew lessons from similar challenges faced by Malay... Read More about Change and consolidation in the Nigerian banking industry: an exploration of two key Central Bank of Nigeria objectives..

Industrial symbiosis: testing the boundaries and advancing knowledge. (2012)
Journal Article
LOMBARDI, D.R., LYONS, D., SHI, H. and AGARWAL, A. 2012. Industrial symbiosis: testing the boundaries and advancing knowledge. Journal of industrial ecology [online], 16(1), pages 2-7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-9290.2012.00455.x

The idea of industry finding uses for non-product outputs (by-products and waste) is not a new one (Desrochers 2000). Local context and incentives changed in the 20th century, however, and the practice fell out of favor due to cheap and abundant ener... Read More about Industrial symbiosis: testing the boundaries and advancing knowledge..

Perceived barriers towards the use of e-trade processes by Korean SMEs. (2012)
Journal Article
OH, K.-Y., ANDERSON, A.R. and CRUICKSHANK, D. 2012. Perceived barriers towards the use of e-trade processes by Korean SMEs. Business process management journal [online], 18(1), pages 43-57. Available from:https://doi.org/10.1108/14637151211215000

Purpose: E-trade (or electronic trading) appears to offer increased efficiency in business processes, but only a limited number of small firms in Korea have adopted the new processes. The purpose of this paper is to try to establish the obstacles and... Read More about Perceived barriers towards the use of e-trade processes by Korean SMEs..