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Risk-based approaches for consenting according to technology profile recommendations. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
MASCARENHAS, P., BENNET, F. and BALD, J. 2016. Risk-based approaches for consenting according to technology profile recommendations. Presented at the 11th European Union Sustainable Energy Week conference (EUSEW 2016), 14-17 June 2016, Brussels, Belgium.

This presentation outlines the findings of the third work package of the RiCORE project, focusing on the comparison of novel technologies and the development of risk profiling.

Profiling Member State consenting processes and reconciling EU legal requirements. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
O'HAGAN, A.M., LE LIEVRE, C., CULLOCH, R. and BENNET, F. 2016. Profiling Member State consenting processes and reconciling EU legal requirements. Presented at the 11th European Union Sustainable Energy Week conference (EUSEW 2016), 14-17 June 2016, Brussels, Belgium.

This presentation outlines the findings of the second work package of the RiCORE project, focusing on understanding and comparing existing EU Member State consenting processes for offshore renewable energy projects.

RiCORE introduction. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
GRAY, D. 2016. RiCORE introduction. Presented at the 11th European Union Sustainable Energy Week conference (EUSEW 2016), 14-17 June 2016, Brussels, Belgium.

This presentation gives an introduction to the context and purpose of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the successful development of offshore renewable energy in the European Union, by streamlining the processes involved in creating offshor... Read More about RiCORE introduction..

Legal feasibility of implementing a risk-based approach to MRE consenting and compatibility with Natura 2000 network. (2016)
Report
LE LIÈVRE, C., O'HAGAN, A.M., CULLOCH, R., BENNET, F. and BROADBENT, I. 2016. Legal feasibility of implementing a risk-based approach to MRE consenting and compatibility with Natura 2000 network. Aberdeen: RiCORE Project [online]. Available from: http://ricore-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/RICORE-D2-3D2-4-Legal-feasibility-Final-1.pdf

This report considers and advances recommendations for the development of a risk-based approach to determining what information and data are required to support the consenting process and the post-consent and post-deployment monitoring phases through... Read More about Legal feasibility of implementing a risk-based approach to MRE consenting and compatibility with Natura 2000 network..

The European Parliament as a developing legislature: coming of age in trilogues? (2016)
Journal Article
ROEDERER-RYNNING, C. and GREENWOOD, J. 2017. The European Parliament as a developing legislature: coming of age in trilogues? Journal of European public policy [online], 24(5), pages 735-754. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2016.1184297

This article examines the institutionalization of the European Parliament-as-a-legislature. It draws on the political development scholarship to conceptualize institutionalization and highlight the role of the environment in the development and decay... Read More about The European Parliament as a developing legislature: coming of age in trilogues?.

The use of imagery in the campaign speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. (2016)
Journal Article
MCGUIRE, D., GARAVAN, T.N., CUNNINGHAM, J. and DUFFY, G. 2016. The use of imagery in the campaign speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election. Leadership and organization development journal [online], 37(4), pages 430-449. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/LODJ-07-2014-0136

Purpose - The use of imagery in leadership speeches is becoming increasingly important in shaping the beliefs and actions of followers. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of speech imagery and linguistic features employed during the... Read More about The use of imagery in the campaign speeches of Barack Hussein Obama and John McCain during the 2008 US Presidential Election..

Analyst coverage: does the listing location really matter? (2016)
Journal Article
HASSAN, O.A.G. and SKINNER, F.S. 2016. Analyst coverage: does the listing location really matter? International review of financial analysis [online], 46, pages 227-236. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2016.05.008

Using a count panel regression method, we find that the listing location really does matter as stocks listed on the main board (FTSE350) rather than the junior market (AIM) attract more analyst coverage than can be explained by existing factors, even... Read More about Analyst coverage: does the listing location really matter?.

Entrepreneurship as re-sourcing: Towards a new image of entrepreneurship in a time of financial, economic and socio-spatial crisis. (2016)
Journal Article
KORSGAARD, S., ANDERSON, A.R. and GADDEFORS, J. 2016. Entrepreneurship as re-sourcing: Towards a new image of entrepreneurship in a time of financial, economic and socio-spatial crisis. Journal of enterprising communities: people and places in the global economy [online], 10(2), pages 178-202. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/JEC-03-2014-0002

The purpose of this paper is to develop an understanding of entrepreneurship that can help researchers, policymakers and practitioners develop entrepreneurial responses to the current economic, environmental and socio-spatial crisis. Design/methodolo... Read More about Entrepreneurship as re-sourcing: Towards a new image of entrepreneurship in a time of financial, economic and socio-spatial crisis..

RiCORE: risk-based consenting of offshore renewable energy projects. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
SMITH, P. 2016. RiCORE: risk-based consenting of offshore renewable energy projects. Presented at the 16th All-Energy conference, 4-5 May 2016, Glasgow, UK.

This presentation gives an introduction to the context and purpose of the RiCORE project, which aimed to promote the successful development of offshore renewable energy in the European Union, by streamlining the processes involved in creating offshor... Read More about RiCORE: risk-based consenting of offshore renewable energy projects..

RiCORE: risk-based consenting of offshore renewable energy projects. (2016)
Presentation / Conference
BROADBENT, I. 2016. RiCORE: risk-based consenting of offshore renewable energy projects. Presented at the 16th All-Energy conference, 4-5 May 2016, Glasgow, UK.

This presentation gives an introduction to the context and purpose of the RiCORE project. It also gives an overview of the key outcomes at a point when the project's lifespan was nearing an end.

In defence of research. (2016)
Journal Article
MORRISON, Z. 2016. In defence of research. Network [online], 122, page 33. Available from: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/media/24884/network_spring_2016_issue_122.pdf

BSA members currently working in the UK as academic researchers are often asked about the impact of their work. In this article, the author writes about her research with the armed forces reserves.

Experiences of high-growth technology firms in Malaysia and New Zealand. (2016)
Journal Article
NG, P.Y. and HAMILTON, R.T. 2016. Experiences of high-growth technology firms in Malaysia and New Zealand. Technology analysis and strategic management [online], 28(8), pages 901-915. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/09537325.2016.1180355

How do technology firms experience high growth and the support available from governments? This qualitative study explores the experiences of high-growth technology-based firms in Malaysia and New Zealand. Case studies were developed for eight high-g... Read More about Experiences of high-growth technology firms in Malaysia and New Zealand..

Diversification of seafarers' employability paths. (2016)
Journal Article
ACOMI, N. and ACOMI, O. 2016. Diversification of seafarers' employability paths. European proceedings of the social and behavioural sciences: proceedings of 15th World lumen congress (WLC 2016), 12-17 April 2016, Lasi, Romania [online], 15, pages 21-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15405/epsbs.2016.09.4.

Romania's admission following the extension of the EU and the globalisation of the maritime industry exposed Romanian employees to the maritime labour market. This market is characterised by increased competition determined by technological advanceme... Read More about Diversification of seafarers' employability paths..

Critique to pro-cyclical admission in maritime higher education. (2016)
Journal Article
ACOMI, O. and ACOMI, N. 2016. Critique to pro-cyclical admission in maritime higher education. European proceedings of the social and behavioural sciences: proceedings of 15th World lumen congress (WLC 2016), 12-17 April 2016, Lasi, Romania [online], 15, pages 16-20. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15405/ejpsbs.2016.09.3

The paper represents a critical analysis of the options ahead of maritime universities in terms of number of students admitted, particularly in periods of industry downturns. The study refers to the global maritime industry and analyses the patterns... Read More about Critique to pro-cyclical admission in maritime higher education..

Modelling oil and gas stock returns using multi factor asset pricing model including oil price exposure. (2016)
Journal Article
SANUSI, M.S. and AHMAD, F. 2016. Modelling oil and gas stock returns using multi factor asset pricing model including oil price exposure. Finance research letters [online], 18, pages 89-99. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2016.04.005

Oil and gas is one of the most important sectors in every economy and the valuation of oil and gas companies becomes quite challenging due to the volatility of crude oil price. The paper investigates the determinants of the UK oil and gas stock retur... Read More about Modelling oil and gas stock returns using multi factor asset pricing model including oil price exposure..

Assessing energy business cases implemented in the North Sea Region and strategy recommendations. (2016)
Journal Article
XU, B., NAYAK, A., GRAY, D. and OUENNICHE, J. 2016. Assessing energy business cases implemented in the North Sea Region and strategy recommendations. Applied energy [online], 172, pages 360-371. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.03.110

e-harbours is a unique European project that was set out to identify viable energy business cases on the exploitation of energy flexibility, which optimise their operations to match energy demand and supply while taking account of the additional vola... Read More about Assessing energy business cases implemented in the North Sea Region and strategy recommendations..

Waste management in USA through case studies: e-waste recycling and waste energy plant. (2016)
Conference Proceeding
GHOSH, S.K., LEE, J., GODWIN, A.C., OKE, A., AL-RAWI, R. and EL-HOZ, M. 2016. Waste management in USA through case studies: e-waste recycling and waste energy plant. In Proceedings of the 31st international conference on solid waste technology and management, 3-6 April 2016, Philadelphia, USA. Pennsylvania: Widener University.

USA has improved waste management system than many other countries, namely India, China, Middle East countries and South Africa. In 2012, Americans generated about 251 million tons of trash. It recycled and composted almost 87 million tons, equivalen... Read More about Waste management in USA through case studies: e-waste recycling and waste energy plant..

Accounting, accountability and governance in upstream petroleum contracts: the case of local content sustainability in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. (2016)
Thesis
ADO, R. 2016. Accounting, accountability and governance in upstream petroleum contracts: the case of local content sustainability in the Nigerian oil and gas sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

Local Content is an oil sector governance and sustainability policy that aims at check-mating the dominance of the foreign oil companies in host countries, and encouraging the participation of the local oil firms in the petroleum value-chain. It is a... Read More about Accounting, accountability and governance in upstream petroleum contracts: the case of local content sustainability in the Nigerian oil and gas sector..

Contemporary challenges facing the South African accounting profession: issues of selection, recruitment and transformation. (2016)
Thesis
COETZEE, S.A. 2016. Contemporary challenges facing the South African accounting profession: issues of selection, recruitment and transformation. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis.

This thesis aims to illuminate, through the lens of Murphys interpretation of Webers theory of social exclusion, contemporary challenges faced by the South African accounting profession pertaining to the shortage of professional accountants. In parti... Read More about Contemporary challenges facing the South African accounting profession: issues of selection, recruitment and transformation..

The capability and competency requirements of auditors in today's complex global business environment. (2016)
Report
BARAC, K., GAMMIE, E., HOWIESON, B. and VAN STADEN, M. 2016. The capability and competency requirements of auditors in today's complex global business environment. Edinburgh: ICAS [online]. Available from: https://www.icas.com/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/239457/The-capability-and-competency-requirements-of-auditors-in-todays-complex-global-business-environment.pdf

In 2013 ICAS and the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) commissioned two international teams of researchers to undertake studies to investigate what mix of attributes, competencies, professional skills and qualities need to be combined in an audit... Read More about The capability and competency requirements of auditors in today's complex global business environment..