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Benchmarks for energy access: Policy vagueness and incoherence as barriers to sustainable electrification of the global south (2019)
Journal Article
Monyei, C. G., Oyedele, L. O., Akinade, O. O., Ajayi, A. O., & Luo, X. J. (2019). Benchmarks for energy access: Policy vagueness and incoherence as barriers to sustainable electrification of the global south. Energy Research and Social Science, 54, 113-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.04.005

© 2019 The unavailability of tangible policy benchmarks continues to mitigate against sustainable electrification in the global south. Furthermore, incoherent policy benchmarks as to what should constitute clean energy allow for varying interpretatio... Read More about Benchmarks for energy access: Policy vagueness and incoherence as barriers to sustainable electrification of the global south.

From linear to circular manufacturing business models (2019)
Journal Article
Garza-Reyes, J. A., Kumar, V., Batista, L., Cherrafi, A., & Rocha-Lona, L. (2019). From linear to circular manufacturing business models. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 30(3), 554-560. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-04-2019-356

Purpose - This editorial piece introduces the special issue titled ‘From Linear to Circular Manufacturing Business Models’. Design/methodology/approach - The ‘Background and Motivation’ section provides an overview of the current practical environm... Read More about From linear to circular manufacturing business models.

The post-occupancy evaluation of a university’s ‘new building'. What are we learning about the future of learning and teaching spaces? (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Shortt, H. (2019, April). The post-occupancy evaluation of a university’s ‘new building'. What are we learning about the future of learning and teaching spaces?. Presented at Telford Education School Show 2019, Enginuity, Coalbrookdale, Telford, England

Opened in April 2017, Bristol Business School and Bristol Law School is a £55m flagship space to attract international and home students, facilitate links with businesses, and provide collaborative spaces for everyone to work together. This talk pres... Read More about The post-occupancy evaluation of a university’s ‘new building'. What are we learning about the future of learning and teaching spaces?.

Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers (2019)
Journal Article
Kumar, V., Sezersan, I., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Gonzalez, E. D., & AL-Shboul, M. A. (2019). Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers. Management Decision, 57(4), 1067-1086. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-09-2018-1070

© 2019, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: In recent years, circular economy (CE) has come to prominence as an alternative to the classic approach of “make-use-dispose”. How companies can exploit the opportunities of CE to position themselves bette... Read More about Circular economy in the manufacturing sector: Benefits, opportunities and barriers.

Farmers’ attitudes towards participation in short food supply chains: Evidence from a Chinese field research (2019)
Journal Article
Wang, M., Kumar, V., Ruan, X., & Neutzling, D. (in press). Farmers’ attitudes towards participation in short food supply chains: Evidence from a Chinese field research

As the industrialized agro-food supply systems have been commonly criticized for their adverse environmental and social impact, Short food supply chains have emerged as a promising sustainable alternative. Given that the history of SFSCs is relativel... Read More about Farmers’ attitudes towards participation in short food supply chains: Evidence from a Chinese field research.

Monitoring student activities with smartwatches: On the academic performance enhancement (2019)
Journal Article
Herrera-Alcántara, O., Barrera-Animas, A. Y., González-Mendoza, M., & Castro-Espinoza, F. (2019). Monitoring student activities with smartwatches: On the academic performance enhancement. Sensors, 19(7), 1605. https://doi.org/10.3390/s19071605

Motivated by the importance of studying the relationship between habits of students and their academic performance, daily activities of undergraduate participants have been tracked with smartwatches and smartphones. Smartwatches collect data together... Read More about Monitoring student activities with smartwatches: On the academic performance enhancement.

Agglomerations, clusters and industrial districts: Evolution and opportunities for future research (2019)
Book Chapter
Miguel, G., Puig, F., & Urzelai, B. (2019). Agglomerations, clusters and industrial districts: Evolution and opportunities for future research. In F. Puig, & B. Urzelai (Eds.), Economic clusters and globalization: Diversity and Resilience. Routledge

After decades of changes driven by globalization, the time has come to revisit the clustering literature. Clustering is one of the most studied business phenomena because enabling firms to compete globally while cooperating locally. The analysis of t... Read More about Agglomerations, clusters and industrial districts: Evolution and opportunities for future research.

Economic Clusters and Globalization: Diversity and Resilience (2019)
Book
Puig, F., & Urzelai, B. (2019). F. Puig, & B. Urzelai (Eds.), Economic Clusters and Globalization: Diversity and Resilience. Routledge

Economic clusters and globalization: Diversity and Resilience. [preface too long]

Risky Business? The Value of Employing Offenders and Ex-Offenders: An Interview With James Timpson, Chief Executive of Timpson (2019)
Journal Article
Pandeli, J., & O’Regan, N. (2020). Risky Business? The Value of Employing Offenders and Ex-Offenders: An Interview With James Timpson, Chief Executive of Timpson. Journal of Management Inquiry, 29(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1056492619836167

© The Author(s) 2019. This interview with James Timpson, Chief Executive of Timpson retailers, explores his innovative approach to recruitment and empowerment in the workplace. James Timpson is passionate about the employment of ex-offenders, working... Read More about Risky Business? The Value of Employing Offenders and Ex-Offenders: An Interview With James Timpson, Chief Executive of Timpson.

How our clothes tell stories (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Shortt, H. (2019, March). How our clothes tell stories. Presented at How Our Clothes Tell Stories, Ralph Allen School, Bath, England

Clothes, our wardrobe, style, fashion, dress and the uniforms we wear all say something about who we are, what we are into, who we work for or what groups we want to belong to. This talk explores how our clothes tell stories, what we wear at work a... Read More about How our clothes tell stories.