All Outputs (8)

The enterprising academic: Embodying enterprise value among UWE staff across disciplines (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Urzelai, B. (2023, November). The enterprising academic: Embodying enterprise value among UWE staff across disciplines. Paper presented at ISBE Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship Conference (Track: Enterprise Education), Aston University, Birmingham

There are many new demands on academics. One of these is to embed enterprise and entrepreneurship education within a range of different academic disciplines. Intergovernmental, governmental and professional organisations, as well as management expert... Read More about The enterprising academic: Embodying enterprise value among UWE staff across disciplines.

Narratives of wellbeing (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Gaggiotti, H., Jarvis, C., Kars-Unluoglu, S., & von Bulow, C. (2022, September). Narratives of wellbeing. Paper presented at Narratives of Wellbeing Symposium, Hybrid - LaTrobe University, Australia and online

As the Philosopher John Austin (1962) pointed out, saying and doing are indissociable, although not always expressed in the same way with the same understanding and intention. For Cieslik (2016), accounts of wellbeing are “rooted in social, caring re... Read More about Narratives of wellbeing.

‘Humanity will not be saved by promises’: Using an unleadership lens to restory the ‘blah blah bah’ of leadership at COP26 (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Gaggiotti, H., Kars-Unluoglu, S., Galpin, K., & Jarvis, C. (2022, July). ‘Humanity will not be saved by promises’: Using an unleadership lens to restory the ‘blah blah bah’ of leadership at COP26. Paper presented at 38th EGOS Colloquium, Vienna

This paper identifies ways in which leaders, affected nations and activists construct their leadership practices in different ways to address the climate crisis. Whether they advocate for leadership or against it, there remains an opportunity to lear... Read More about ‘Humanity will not be saved by promises’: Using an unleadership lens to restory the ‘blah blah bah’ of leadership at COP26.

Narratives of entrepreneurship: A video-game rhetorical epic? (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S., Gaggiotti, H., & Jarvis, C. (2021, August). Narratives of entrepreneurship: A video-game rhetorical epic?. Paper presented at BAM 2021 Conference, Online

In this paper we explore stories mobilised by budding entrepreneurs in the creation and maintenance of an entrepreneurial identity. We explore how budding entrepreneurs, studying on an undergraduate, project-based, practice-led entrepreneurship degre... Read More about Narratives of entrepreneurship: A video-game rhetorical epic?.

Escaping silence: A communities of practice view on learning from innovation in the health sector (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (2019, April). Escaping silence: A communities of practice view on learning from innovation in the health sector. Paper presented at OLKC 2019, Brighton, England

This article contributes to our understanding of the power of communities of practice (CoPs) to move innovation forward in organisations illustrating how managers, armed with the benefits of collaborating and sharing ideas on practices of innovation... Read More about Escaping silence: A communities of practice view on learning from innovation in the health sector.

Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (2017, July). Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations. Presented at 35th Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Rome, Italy

Different theories and models of innovation compete for legitimacy and popularity. Despite variations, all offer a pro-innovation bias, implying that some kind of innovation system that enables them to try fast, fail often and small, learn quickly an... Read More about Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations.

Affective foundations of capability development: An exploration in an SME context (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S., & Kevill, A. (2017, July). Affective foundations of capability development: An exploration in an SME context. Paper presented at 33rd EGOS Colloquium, Copenhagen, Denmark

The behavioural and cognitive foundations underpinning the evolution of organisations through capability development has gained traction in recent years. However, the affective foundations of capability development have not been adequately addressed.... Read More about Affective foundations of capability development: An exploration in an SME context.

Dynamic capabilities as ‘becoming’: Implications from learning theories (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Kars-Unluoglu, S. (2015, July). Dynamic capabilities as ‘becoming’: Implications from learning theories. Paper presented at EGOS 2015 Conference, Athens, Greece

This paper challenges the traditional understanding of dynamic capabilities as firm-level resources suitable for volatile environments to extend our understanding of dynamic capabilities by incorporating learning and behavioural theories of organisat... Read More about Dynamic capabilities as ‘becoming’: Implications from learning theories.