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Thinking is for doing: project cognition as the foundation of project behaviour. (2025)
Journal Article
STINGL, V., GILCHRIST, A., LAWANI, A., FLIN, R. and ZWIKAEL, O. [2025]. Thinking is for doing: project cognition as the foundation of project behaviour. International journal of project management [online], In Press, article number 102678. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2025.102678

Cognition, understood as the way the mind acquires, processes, and enacts information, is at the root of all behaviour. Yet, while the interest in behaviour in projects is increasing, these cognitive foundations are often disregarded or only haphazar... Read More about Thinking is for doing: project cognition as the foundation of project behaviour..

Human factors in onshore and offshore wind: a scoping review. (2025)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, R. and FLIN, R. [2025]. Human factors in onshore and offshore wind: a scoping review. Ergonomics [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2025.2463440

A safe, healthy and competent workforce in the wind power industry is essential for meeting climate goals and energy needs. Wind technicians conduct critical tasks on wind turbines often in remote, hazardous environments in onshore and offshore locat... Read More about Human factors in onshore and offshore wind: a scoping review..

Lions, bees, and chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and wellbeing. (2025)
Journal Article
SAWANG, S., ALSHIBANI, S. and NG, P.Y. [2025]. Lions, bees, and chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and well-being. International journal of entrepreneurial behavior and research [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-03-2024-0215

This study explores the complex relationship between a founder's social identity and the Dark Triad traits. It aims to provide a more nuanced understanding of entrepreneurial behaviours and their subsequent impact on enterprise performance and founde... Read More about Lions, bees, and chameleons: unravelling the entrepreneurial archetypes and their impact on performance and wellbeing..

Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for sustainable development. [Dataset] (2025)
Data
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, J. and ONOSHAKPOR, C. 2025. Collaborative online international learning (COIL) for sustainable development. [Dataset]. Hosted on Mendeley Data [online], version 1. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17632/4wt9b5nkm9.1

This questionnaire aims to gather insights and experiences from students participating in a COIL project. The focus is on understanding cross-cultural collaboration, knowledge of sustainable building materials, and the impact of the project on partic... Read More about Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) for sustainable development. [Dataset].

What we know about high-growth firms, and what we do not: a systematic review. (2025)
Journal Article
HAMILTON, R.T. and NG, P.Y. [2025]. What we know about high-growth firms, and what we do not: a systematic review. International small business journal [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/02662426251316441

High-growth firms are at the forefront of academic research and policymaking in support of job creation. This article provides an overview of what we know about these firms and what we do not. It is based on a systematic review of 159 papers publishe... Read More about What we know about high-growth firms, and what we do not: a systematic review..

Factors shaping female representation in STEM career in Nigeria. (2024)
Journal Article
ONOSHAKPOR, C.M, ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOJA, O. and ETUKUDOR, C. 2024. Factors shaping female representation in STEM career in Nigeria. African journal of economics, politics and social studies [online], 3(1), pages 19-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15804/ajepss.2024.1.02

This study confirms that several factors such as societal perceptions of gender roles, geographical region, influence from family, parents' level of education and significantly influences female's participation in STEM careers within the Nigeria cont... Read More about Factors shaping female representation in STEM career in Nigeria..

Assessing the impact of artificial intelligence technology in education. [Dataset] (2024)
Data
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., EZENKWU, C.P., IBEKE, E. and ONOJA, O.P. 2024. Assessing the impact of artificial intelligence technology in education. [Dataset]. Hosted on Mendeley Data [online], version 1. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17632/zwjkbstpw4.1

This research seeks to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) technology impacts teaching and learning in education. Data was collected by survey of participants with engineering education experience.

Creative practice, collaboration and industry engagement: greater than the sum of their parts: 10 years of collaborative curriculum development and delivery: the launch of the digital marketing subject discipline and the development of the "Inverted T Curriculum". (2024)
Journal Article
PIRIE, E. and KEENAN, J. [2025]. Creative practice, collaboration and industry engagement: greater than the sum of their parts: 10 years of collaborative curriculum development and delivery: the launch of the digital marketing subject discipline and the development of the "Inverted T Curriculum". Journal of perspectives in applied academic practice [online], (accepted).

This case study evaluates the 10-year evolution of the Digital Marketing subject discipline within Robert Gordon University (RGU), reflecting on how collaborative and creative practice was embedded throughout the subject area and beyond; the impact o... Read More about Creative practice, collaboration and industry engagement: greater than the sum of their parts: 10 years of collaborative curriculum development and delivery: the launch of the digital marketing subject discipline and the development of the "Inverted T Curriculum"..

Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., MAHON, R. and OKPU, A. 2024. Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development. Presented at the 8th World conference on Future of education, 12-14 December 2024, Cambridge, UK.

Global challenges, such as climate change and scarcity of resources, require engineers who can innovate, think critically, and collaborate across societies. This study investigates the role of Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) in bri... Read More about Bridging borders in engineering education: an analysis of collaborative online international learning for sustainable development..

Exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions: advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria. (2024)
Journal Article
ADEDOKUN, R., STRACHAN, P.A., SINGH, A. and VON MALMBORG, F. 2025. Exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions: advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria. Energy research and social science [online], 119, article number 103850. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103850

Globally, countries are transitioning their national electricity grid system to meet the obligations of the Paris Agreement. National grid-connected renewable electricity provides an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, in a... Read More about Exploring the dynamics of socio-technical transitions: advancing grid-connected wind and solar energy adoption in Nigeria..

The faster the better? Comparing sustainability performance information in fast and luxury fashion. (2024)
Journal Article
ZAPPAROLI, M., TICKLE, M. and HANNIBAL, C. [2024]. The faster the better? Comparing sustainability performance information in fast and luxury fashion. International journal of productivity and performance management [online], EarlyCite. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPPM-06-2024-0404

Fashion brands, including fast and luxury segments, receive harsh criticism for engaging in unethical practices such as poor working conditions and environmental damage. As a result, fashion supply chains are pressured by stakeholders to publicly dis... Read More about The faster the better? Comparing sustainability performance information in fast and luxury fashion..

Lebanon: fig holding and SDG#1 no poverty. (2024)
Book Chapter
NG, P.Y., BASTIAN, B.L. and WOOD, B. 2025. Lebanon: fig holding and SDG#1 no poverty. In Birththistle, N. (eds.) Attaining the 2030 sustainable development goal of no poverty. Leeds: Emerald [online], pages 55-68. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83608-570-620241005

Poverty reduction is pivotal for sustainable development and has been identified as the first sustainability goal (SDG#1) by the United Nations. Poverty has remained a key challenge for countries in the Arab world, which is characterised by persistin... Read More about Lebanon: fig holding and SDG#1 no poverty..

Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: 3 key challenges (2024)
Journal Article
BUTLER, P.C., FLIN, R., BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., PENNEY, G. and MCLENNAN, J. 2024. Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: 3 key challenges. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 23-32. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47389/39.4.23

Managing emergencies is taxing for individuals due to the stress of making decisions in dangerous, high-stakes and time-constrained environments. These complex, dynamic environments also make it difficult to coordinate as other responders perform dif... Read More about Emergency management decision-making in a changing world: 3 key challenges.

The challenges of decision-making in emergency management, the cognitive aids people use and the decision-making training they receive. (2024)
Journal Article
BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., MCLENNAN, J., PENNEY, G., BUTLER, P.C. and FLIN, R. 2024. The challenges of decision-making in emergency management, the cognitive aids people use and the decision-making training they receive. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 10-12. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/2bsett7b

Emergency management is a complex socio-technical system in which people operate in hierarchies of teams (Bearman et al. 2023). At the heart of this system are people making decisions to achieve the best outcomes possible for the community. In this c... Read More about The challenges of decision-making in emergency management, the cognitive aids people use and the decision-making training they receive..

Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us. (2024)
Journal Article
MCLENNAN, J., HAYES, P., BEARMAN, C., PENNEY, G., BUTLER, P.C. and FLIN, R. 2024. Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 33-45. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47389/39.4.33

The importance of training for effective performance in high-stakes, high-risk work settings is well-known. Successful training is the systematic acquisition of skills, rules, concepts or attitudes that result in improved work performance. Simply exp... Read More about Training to improve emergency management decision-making: what the research literature tells us..

A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia (2024)
Journal Article
PENNEY, G., BEARMAN, C., HAYES, P., MCLENNAN, J., BUTLER, P.C. and FLIN, R. 2024. A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia. Australian journal of emergency management [online], 39(4), pages 13-22. Available from: https://doi.org/10.47389/39.4.13

Decision-making in disasters and major crises faced by emergency services globally is a difficult combination of science and art to master. To assist decision-makers in these environments, a number of cognitive aids have been developed and subsequent... Read More about A review of cognitive aids and their application to emergency management in Australia.

Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
ABOLLE-OKOYEAGU, C.J., ONOSHAKPOR, C., AKERELE, E. and OKPU, A. 2024. Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK. In Abstract book of proceedings of the 6th Global conference on education and teaching 2024 (GLOBALET 2024), 25-27 October 2024, Nice, France. Vilnius, Lithuania: Diamond Scientific Publishing [online], abstract number 19-4078. Available from: https://www.dpublication.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/19-4078.pdf

Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is a very important driver in progressing the ever-evolving fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). This aspect of EDI has become increasingly prominent in the professional societies... Read More about Investigating the role of diversity and inclusion in STEM education in the UK..

COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
CRAWFORD, I. and EZENKWU, P. [2024]. COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration. To be presented at the 6th International virtual exchange conference (IVEC 2024), 21-24 October 2024, [virtual event].

COIL Match Maker is proposed as a new AI-powered software application that is designed to make the process of finding a COIL partner and creating a COIL project faster, simpler and more accessible - regardless of location, prior experience, or availa... Read More about COIL Match Maker: a new software application to facilitate COIL collaboration..

Climate change projects and youth engagement: empowerment and contested knowledge. [Preprint] (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
STAVRIANAKIS, K., NIELSEN, J.A.E. and MORRISON, Z. 2024. Climate change projects and youth engagement: empowerment and contested knowledge. [Preprint]. Hosted on Earth ArXiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31223/X5R40M

This study investigated youths' empowerment through EU-funded climate change projects (CCPs), and the role that social research and public engagement have in that process. The importance of considering youth empowerment in a time of climate change is... Read More about Climate change projects and youth engagement: empowerment and contested knowledge. [Preprint].

Talking about prisons: making sense of difficult heritage at Peterhead Prison Museum. (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
IRONSIDE, R. and ROITERSHTEIN, A. 2024. Talking about prisons: making sense of difficult heritage at Peterhead Prison Museum. Presented at the Roots revived conference: memory, legacy, heritage and tourism, 17 October 2024, Edinburgh, UK.

Prison museums have become an increasingly popular tourist attraction. Presenting visitors with stories and exhibits pertaining to countries' penal history, they engage with difficult and often dissonant heritage. Peterhead Prison Museum ceased opera... Read More about Talking about prisons: making sense of difficult heritage at Peterhead Prison Museum..