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OpenAIR@RGU is the open access institutional repository of Robert Gordon University. It contains examples of research outputs produced by staff and research students, as well as related information about the university's funded projects and staff research interests. Further information is available in the repository policy. Any questions about submissions to the repository or problems with access to any of its content should be sent to the Publications Team at publications@rgu.ac.uk



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Environmental disclosure and firm characteristics: evidence from Nigeria. (2025)
Journal Article
SA'ID, M., HASSAN, O.A.G. and ZHANG, X. [2025]. Environmental disclosure and firm characteristics: evidence from Nigeria. International journal of accounting, auditing and performance evaluation [online], (accepted).

Prior studies show that there is a dearth of literature about the quality of voluntary environmental disclosure (EDQ) from emerging markets. This study advances the literature by investigating EDQ and its association with firm characteristics in one... Read More about Environmental disclosure and firm characteristics: evidence from Nigeria..

Social capital and improved wellbeing: a qualitative investigation of the Wild Things! Silver Saplings Adventures programme in rural North-East Scotland. (2025)
Journal Article
ADAMS, N.N., MACIVER, E., DOUGLAS, F. and KENNEDY, C. [2025]. Social capital and improved wellbeing: a qualitative investigation of the Wild Things! Silver Saplings Adventures programme in rural North-East Scotland. Journal of gerontological social work [online], (accepted). To be made available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2488020

The Silver Saplings Adventures Programme (SSAP), operated by Wild Things! charity across Moray, Aberdeenshire and the Scottish Highlands, is dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of older adults through nature-based activities, and promoting lifelong-... Read More about Social capital and improved wellbeing: a qualitative investigation of the Wild Things! Silver Saplings Adventures programme in rural North-East Scotland..

Feasibility and acceptability of a specialist exercise programme for people with Parkinson's disease. (2021)
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JONES, J. 2023. Feasibility and acceptability of a specialist exercise programme for people with Parkinson's disease. [Protocol]. Hosted on ISRCTN [online], ISRCTN 11672329. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN11672329

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition with no cure. Exercise has been shown to be beneficial and is associated with limiting the rate of decline in Parkinson's. Current service provision lacks specialist professionals, with services on... Read More about Feasibility and acceptability of a specialist exercise programme for people with Parkinson's disease..

Investigating intersectionality and its influence on information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria: overcoming social inequalities through information strategies. (2025)
Journal Article
IBRAHIM, S., MARCELLA, R. and MACLENNAN, A. 2025. Investigating intersectionality and its influence on information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria: overcoming social inequalities through information strategies. Journal of librarianship and information science [online], OnlineFirst. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/09610006251329031

This study investigates how intersecting social identities shape the information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria, addressing systemic inequalities through information practices. Using a qualitative approach, the res... Read More about Investigating intersectionality and its influence on information behaviours of women and immigrant digital entrepreneurs in Nigeria: overcoming social inequalities through information strategies..

Using a disclosure index instrument to quantify attributes of corporate disclosure. (2025)
Report
HASSAN, O. (2025). Using a disclosure index instrument to quantify attributes of corporate disclosure. [Case study]. SAGE research methods. Thousand Oaks: SAGE [online], (Forthcoming).

Corporate disclosure is a theoretical concept that cannot be measured directly. However, the literature provides two approaches to measure it. The first approach investigates actual information disclosure and tries to operationalize the concept of di... Read More about Using a disclosure index instrument to quantify attributes of corporate disclosure..