Outputs (205)

What use is technology if no one uses it? [Video recording] (2021)
Digital Artefact
ROBERTS, R. and FLYNN, R. 2021. What use is technology if no one uses it? Building a technology adoption culture [Video recording]. Presented at RGU knowledge bites for business, 25 February 2021. Available from: https://tinyurl.com/4xa6r7ab

Innovation is set to play a significant role in building a sustainable future: for example, the oil and gas industry transitioning into an integrated energy sector. Yet in recent years, this sector has developed a reputation for being conservative an... Read More about What use is technology if no one uses it? [Video recording].

Optimally clocking the low carbon energy mile to achieve the sustainable development goals: evidence from Dundee’s electric vehicle strategy. (2021)
Journal Article
ASEKOMEH, A., GERSHON, O. and AZUBUIKE, S.I. 2021. Optimally clocking the low carbon energy mile to achieve the sustainable development goals: evidence from Dundee’s electric vehicle strategy. Energies [online], 14(4), article 842. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040842

Dundee City has been successful in installing green infrastructure for charging electric vehicles (EVs). This intervention matches the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of affordable clean energy (SDG 7), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11... Read More about Optimally clocking the low carbon energy mile to achieve the sustainable development goals: evidence from Dundee’s electric vehicle strategy..

It's in our DNA: perspectives on co-producing services in the UK voluntary sector. (2021)
Journal Article
HANNIBAL, C. and MARTIKKE, S. 2022. It's in our DNA: perspectives on co-producing services in the UK voluntary sector. Voluntary sector review [online], 13(1), pages 157-166. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1332/204080520X16075029928019

In this paper we report on the perceptions of co-production in the UK voluntary, community and social enterprise sector from those directly involved. We conducted five case studies, each involving interviews with two people who had formed a co-produc... Read More about It's in our DNA: perspectives on co-producing services in the UK voluntary sector..

Stakeholder engagement: a conceptual framework and initial validation to foster sustainability development in a maritive cluster. (2021)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O.A., KOLIOUSIS, Y. and MCLAUGHLIN, H. 2021. Stakeholder engagement: a conceptual framework and initial validation to foster sustainability development in a maritime cluster. European journal of sustainable development research [online], 5(1), article number em0149. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21601/ejosdr/9664

Sustainability development, as a concept, is becoming an important topic for discussion within the maritime industry due to its environmental impact and intensification ofthe compliance framework. Achieving sustainable development will require involv... Read More about Stakeholder engagement: a conceptual framework and initial validation to foster sustainability development in a maritive cluster..

Psychological factors influencing technology adoption: a case study from the oil and gas industry. (2021)
Journal Article
ROBERTS, R., FLIN, R., MILLAR, D. and CORRADI, L. 2021. Psychological factors influencing technology adoption: a case study from the oil and gas industry. Technovation [online], 102, article number 102219. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2020.102219

People have the power to make an innovation a success or a failure. Corporate decision makers act as both facilitators and barriers to the introduction of technologies into their organisations. Psychological factors clearly have an impact on their de... Read More about Psychological factors influencing technology adoption: a case study from the oil and gas industry..

Making sense of maritime supply chain: a relationship marketing approach. (2021)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O. A., KOLIOUSIS, I. and MCLAUGHLIN, H. 2021. Making sense of maritime supply chain: a relationship marketing approach. Journal of shipping and trade [online], 6, article no. 1. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41072-020-00081-z

Building a relationship with the maritime supply chain partners is considered imperative for organisations to survive and remain competitive. Yet, several studies that examined the maritime supply chain have not adequately explored nor assessed the r... Read More about Making sense of maritime supply chain: a relationship marketing approach..

Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector. (2020)
Thesis
OKE, E.Y. 2020. Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector. Robert Gordon University, PhD thesis. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.48526/rgu-wt-1447315

Coopetition, a form of inter-organisational relationship that combines competitive and collaborative theories, has gained the interests of academics and practitioners of inter-organisational studies. However, despite numerous extensive coopetition re... Read More about Coopetition as an emerging organisational strategy for supply chain resilience: an exploratory study of the UKCS oil and gas sector..

Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. (2020)
Journal Article
ADEYANJU, C.G., OSOBAJO, O.A., OTITOJU, A. and AJIDE, O.E. 2020. Exploring the potentials, barriers and options for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry. Discover sustainability, [online], 1(1), article number 7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-020-00008-5

Climate change remains a pivotal area and a persistent challenging issue for deliberation among the nations of the world. Most especially in a country like Nigeria, where fossil fuel remains a pivotal source of socio-economic development and well-bei... Read More about Exploring the potentials, barriers and option for support in the Nigeria renewable energy industry..

Validating the 'seven functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables. (2020)
Journal Article
ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J., STRACHAN, P.A. and BROADBENT, I.D. 2020. Validating the 'seven Functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables. Energies [online], 13(24), article ID 6673. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/en13246673

Technological Innovation Systems theory, and its 'functions' framework, have demonstrated their value as tools for exploring socio-technological transitions. Although the 'seven functions' model has demonstrated its academic value across a vast liter... Read More about Validating the 'seven functions' model of technological innovations systems theory with industry stakeholders: a review from UK offshore renewables..

Learning together, learning apart: integrated action learning through a socio-technical systems lens (2020)
Journal Article
WILSON, H., TUCKER, M., HANNIBAL, C. and QU, Z. 2021. Learning together, learning apart: integrated action learning through a socio-technical systems lens. Action learning: research and practice [online], 18(1): adaptive action learning, pages 5-19. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14767333.2020.1843403

To contribute to current debate concerning approaches to teaching and learning for researching complex work-based problems, we focus on the Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) programme. We examine the development of an integrated action learn... Read More about Learning together, learning apart: integrated action learning through a socio-technical systems lens.

Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies. (2020)
Book Chapter
JONES, J., FIRTH, J., HANNIBAL, C. and OGUNSEYIN, M. 2021. Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies. In Information Resources Management Association (eds.). Research anthology on digital transformation, organizational change, and the impact of remote work. Hershey, PA: IGI Global [online], chapter 71, pages 1427-1450. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-7297-9.ch071

Change, and changing, exercise the minds of most managers most of the time. In consequence, leadership development and change management tend to be top priorities for many human resource development (HRD) professionals today. Despite this, much acade... Read More about Factors contributing to organizational change success or failure: a qualitative meta-analysis of 200 reflective case studies..

Analysis of futures and spot electricity markets under risk aversion. (2020)
Journal Article
OLIVEIRA, F.S. and RUIZ, C. 2021. Analysis of futures and spot electricity markets under risk aversion. European journal of operational research [online], 291(3), pages 1132-1148. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2020.10.005

We analyze the procurement problem in the electricity supply chain, focusing on the interaction between futures and spot prices. The supply chain network analyzed in our study includes risk-averse generators and retailers, both with the ability to us... Read More about Analysis of futures and spot electricity markets under risk aversion..

The impact of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions. (2020)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O.A., OTITOJU, A., OTITOJU, M.A. and OKE, A. 2020. The impact of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions. Sustainability [online], 12(19), article ID 7965. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12197965

This study explored the effect of energy consumption and economic growth on CO2 emissions. The relationship between energy consumption, economic growth and CO2 emissions was assessed using regression analysis (the pooled OLS regression and fixed effe... Read More about The impact of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions..

Rethinking and optimising post-consumer packaging waste: a sentiment analysis of consumers’ perceptions towards the introduction of a deposit refund scheme in Scotland. (2020)
Journal Article
OKE, A., OSOBAJO, O., OBI, L. and OMOTAYO, T. 2020. Rethinking and optimising post-consumer packaging waste: a sentiment analysis of consumers' perceptions towards the introduction of a deposit refund scheme in Scotland. Waste management [online], 118, pages 463-470. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2020.09.008

Packaging waste production, especially single-use containers, is exerting detrimental effects on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, including human health. To internalise the externalities associated with single-use containers, different instruments... Read More about Rethinking and optimising post-consumer packaging waste: a sentiment analysis of consumers’ perceptions towards the introduction of a deposit refund scheme in Scotland..

Access over ownership: case studies of libraries of things. (2020)
Journal Article
BADEN, D., PEATTIE, K. and OKE, A. 2020. Access over ownership: case studies of libraries of things. Sustainability [online], 12(17), article ID 7180. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/su12177180

Over the last decade there has been increasing interest in the concept of the sharing economy, which replaces the focus on individual ownership with a focus on access to goods and services through borrowing, hiring or sharing. This study investigates... Read More about Access over ownership: case studies of libraries of things..

A systematic review of circular economy research in the construction industry. (2020)
Journal Article
OSOBAJO, O.A., OKE, A., OMOTAYO, T. and OBI, L.I. 2022. A systematic review of circular economy research in the construction industry. Smart and sustainable built environment [online], 11(1), pages 39-64. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-04-2020-0034

While circular economy (CE) is fast becoming a political and economic agenda for global urban development, there are still substantial knowledge gaps in possible strategies to speed up such transition, especially in the construction industry. This st... Read More about A systematic review of circular economy research in the construction industry..

A causal map analysis of supply chain decentralization. (2020)
Journal Article
OLIVEIRA, F.S. 2022. A causal map analysis of supply chain decentralization. Journal of computer information systems [online], 62(2), pages 205-215. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/08874417.2020.1768606

We study the inclusion of loops in automated theory development based on causal logic. As an area of application, we formalize a model of learning, adaptation, and selection in supply chain management. Our methodological contribution is to analyze a... Read More about A causal map analysis of supply chain decentralization..

The implications of complexity for humanitarian logistics: a complex adaptive systems perspective. (2020)
Journal Article
SCHIFFLING, S., HANNIBAL, C., TICKLE, M. and FAN, Y. 2022. The implications of complexity for humanitarian logistics: a complex adaptive systems perspective. Annals of operations research [online], 319(1): design and management of humanitarian supply chains, pages 1379-1410. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-020-03658-w

In this study we argue that recognising humanitarian logistics (HL) as a complex system is a key step in developing supply chain design and management strategies that meet the needs of stakeholders. This study draws on complex adaptive systems theory... Read More about The implications of complexity for humanitarian logistics: a complex adaptive systems perspective..

Ethical consumers: an exploratory investigation of the ethical food consumption behaviour of young adults in the North East of Scotland. (2020)
Journal Article
OKE, A., LADAS, J. and BAILEY, M. 2020. Ethical consumers: an exploratory investigation of the ethical food consumption behaviour of young adults in the North East of Scotland. British food journal [online], 122(11), pages 3623-3638. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-10-2019-0801

This study aims to explore the motivation as well as barriers for ethical food consumption behaviour by focussing on the food consumption pattern of young adults in the North East of Scotland. Considering the recent involvement of young adults in env... Read More about Ethical consumers: an exploratory investigation of the ethical food consumption behaviour of young adults in the North East of Scotland..

A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables. (2020)
Thesis
ALDERSEY-WILLIAMS, J. 2020. A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables. Robert Gordon University [online], PhD thesis. Available from: https://openair.rgu.ac.uk

Technological innovation systems theory (TIS) provides a useful framework within which to consider energy transitions. The "seven functions" framework allows researchers to examine the progress of emergence of new technologies, but has not hitherto b... Read More about A stakeholder-grounded evaluation of the seven functions model of technological innovation systems theory in UK offshore wind and marine renewables..