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Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation (2025)
Book Chapter

It is rare, but quite possible, that a mark that is low by just a few percentage points in one module can alter a student’s final degree classification. Consequently, seeking consistency across a marking team assessing a cohort of students is as much... Read More about Improving sessional teachers’ reliability and consistency in marking through processes of standardisation and moderation.

Pension funds, bonds and gilt market stability (2025)
Book Chapter

In September 2022 UK gilt yields rose by 130 basis points over the course of a couple of days. Fearing broader financial instability, the Bank of England intervened. These events showcased in spectacular fashion an irony of modern market-based financ... Read More about Pension funds, bonds and gilt market stability.

Targets and terror (2025)
Book Chapter

The concept of "targets and terror" (T&T) originates from the 1930s Soviet Union, where production targets enforced through deterrence and unpredictable punishments drove dramatic results. Similar performance metrics emerged in the 1950s U.S. militar... Read More about Targets and terror.

Regime dependence in the oil-stock market relationship: The role of oil price uncertainty (2025)
Journal Article

We compare the interaction between the crude oil and US stock markets in regimes where oil price uncertainty is high versus low, using a smooth transition vector autoregressive model. Our results show that supply- and demand-side shocks from the oil... Read More about Regime dependence in the oil-stock market relationship: The role of oil price uncertainty.

From social justice to social value: The changing fortunes of using public purchasing for social ends (2025)
Journal Article

The aim of this article is to trace the concept of ‘social value’ in public procurement (purchasing by the public sector from private and third sector contractors of goods, services and works) in the UK through four decades of the incorporation of so... Read More about From social justice to social value: The changing fortunes of using public purchasing for social ends.

The multiplier effects of government expenditures on social protection: A multi-country study (2025)
Journal Article

This article uses a novel dataset comprising 42 countries for the years 1985–2020 to explore the relationship between public spending on social protection and GDP. The article contributes to the empirical literature on social protection spending by c... Read More about The multiplier effects of government expenditures on social protection: A multi-country study.

Custodian entrepreneurship: An examination of entrepreneurial activities in English country houses (2025)
Journal Article

English country houses are unique institutions that form an essential fabric in the country’s landscape. They highlight British history and are a significant element in the country heritage sector. The literature on country houses has examined variou... Read More about Custodian entrepreneurship: An examination of entrepreneurial activities in English country houses.

HR have the final ‘No’: Advising, persuading and overruling to navigate the institutional logics in HR practice (2025)
Journal Article

Institutional logics of the market, profession, and state act upon and define success in HR practitioners' work. We examine how HR professionals respond to these co‐existing logics in their day‐to‐day interactions with line managers. Findings based o... Read More about HR have the final ‘No’: Advising, persuading and overruling to navigate the institutional logics in HR practice.

Enhancing performance of agri-business through sustainable project management and technological orientation: Institutional theory perspective (2025)
Journal Article

Purpose-The agribusiness sector faces mounting pressure due to a persistently challenging business environment, rapidly increasing population and rising food demand. Drawing on institutional theory, this study aims to explore the role of sustainable... Read More about Enhancing performance of agri-business through sustainable project management and technological orientation: Institutional theory perspective.

Editorial announcement: Editorial board members and associate editor news (2025)
Journal Article