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Convergence across Kazakhstan regions. (2013)
Thesis
TURGANBAYEV, Y. 2013. Convergence across Kazakhstan regions. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

The issue of regional economic disparities is important for the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is going through a transition period from a planned socialist system to a market-based economy. This presents a large number of problems for a government se... Read More about Convergence across Kazakhstan regions..

Perceptions and reflections of mothers' working lives: narratives from women on their second, or subsequent, maternity leave. (2013)
Thesis
MCDOUGALL, B.H. 2013. Perceptions and reflections of mothers' working lives: narratives from women on their second, or subsequent, maternity leave. Robert Gordon University, MPhil thesis.

A longitudinal study addressed the question: what can women's stories tell us about their working lives? Of specific interest was the importance of maternity leave to career which is treated by academics and organisations alike - as a period of absen... Read More about Perceptions and reflections of mothers' working lives: narratives from women on their second, or subsequent, maternity leave..

How green is children's television? (2013)
Journal Article
OATES, C. J., MCDONALD, S., BLADES, M. and LAING, A. 2013. How green is children's television? Social business [online], 3(1), pages 37-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1362/204440813X13645551140991

Purpose To meet stated waste reduction goals, the UK government via Defra (Department for environment, farming and rural affairs) is attempting to reduce household mainstream waste. One approach is to encourage children in environmentally-friendly be... Read More about How green is children's television?.

Entrepreneurship activities in rural Tanzania: understanding women's micro businesses. (2013)
Thesis
SSENDI, L.B. 2013. Entrepreneurship activities in rural Tanzania: understanding women's micro businesses. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

In rural Tanzania women play a crucially important role in social and economic production. However, the constraints of poverty, combined with poor infrastructure and minimal resources, limit entrepreneurial possibilities. Nonetheless, poor rural fema... Read More about Entrepreneurship activities in rural Tanzania: understanding women's micro businesses..

The rise of illicit rural enterprise within the farming industry: a viewpoint. (2013)
Journal Article
SMITH, R., LAING, A. and MCELWEE, G. 2013. The rise of illicit rural enterprise within the farming industry: a viewpoint. International journal of agricultural management [online], 2(4), pages 185-188. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5836/ijam/2013-04-01

In this viewpoint article we seek to make the farming community aware of the increasing presence of organised criminals and crime within the farming community. In the past decade there has been a discernible rise in the level of organized criminality... Read More about The rise of illicit rural enterprise within the farming industry: a viewpoint..

North-east third sector survey 2012. (2013)
Report
ATOROUGH, P. 2013. North-east third sector survey 2012. Aberdeen: Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce.

The aim of this survey is to highlight the importance of the Third Sector and deliver a general overview of the services provided including social and health care, social enterprise and trading. Our conclusion is that Third Sector organisations in Ab... Read More about North-east third sector survey 2012..

North-east renewable energy sector survey 2011. (2013)
Report
ATOROUGH, P. 2013. North-east renewable energy sector survey 2011. Aberdeen: Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce.

The aim of this survey is to discover how businesses view renewable energy in the region, as well as the potential role that this region can play in delivering the targets and objectives of both the UK and Scottish governments toward renewable energy... Read More about North-east renewable energy sector survey 2011..

Trust formation processes in innovative collaborations: networking as knowledge building practices. (2013)
Journal Article
HARDWICK, J., ANDERSON, A.R. and CRUICKSHANK, D. 2013. Trust formation processes in innovative collaborations: networking as knowledge building practices. European journal of innovation management [online], 16(1), pages 4-21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/14601061311292832

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the practices and processes of trust building and use in collaborative networking for product innovation and to compare face to face with virtual networking. Design/methodology/approach – Guided by a... Read More about Trust formation processes in innovative collaborations: networking as knowledge building practices..

Contract design and supply chain coordination in the electricity industry. (2013)
Journal Article
OLIVEIRA, F.S., RUIZ, C. and CONEJO, A.J. 2013. Contract design and supply chain coordination in the electricity industry. European journal of operational research [online], 227(3), pages 527-537. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2013.01.003

In this article we propose a model of the supply chain in electricity markets with multiple generators and retailers and considering several market structures. We analyze how market design interacts with the different types of contract and market str... Read More about Contract design and supply chain coordination in the electricity industry..

From admiration to abhorrence: the contentious appeal of entrepreneurship across Europe. (2013)
Journal Article
DODD, S.D., JACK, S. and ANDERSON, A.R. 2013. From admiration to abhorrence: the contentious appeal of entrepreneurship across Europe. Entrepreneurship and regional development [online], 25(1-2), pages 69-89. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2012.746878

Although entrepreneurship seems to offer a universal economic solution, there are some doubts about whether it is universally attractive. We argue that entrepreneurship is a socially constructed concept and consequently the meanings, and hence the ap... Read More about From admiration to abhorrence: the contentious appeal of entrepreneurship across Europe..

Confronting social constructions of rural criminality: a case story on 'illegal pluriactivity' in the farming community. (2013)
Journal Article
SMITH, R. and MCELWEE, G. 2013. Confronting social constructions of rural criminality: a case story on 'illegal pluriactivity' in the farming community. Sociologia ruralis [online], 53(1), pages 112-134. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2012.00580.x

The accepted social construction of the rural criminal is that of the (alien) urban marauder. In this social script the farmer is presented as the victim of crime. Traditionally, farmers enjoy high levels of social esteem and rarely are they vilified... Read More about Confronting social constructions of rural criminality: a case story on 'illegal pluriactivity' in the farming community..