All Outputs (12)

Cultural impacts in project organisations: Emerging research questions (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Cicmil, S. (2012, December). Cultural impacts in project organisations: Emerging research questions. Presented at Seminar 4: Cultural Impacts on Project Processes and Outputs ‐A research agenda, UCL, London

Svetlana will bring her critical perspective to an examination of culture in projects. She will highlight the importance of the relational in manifestations of project cultures through looking at issues of agency, risk and social psychology of trust.... Read More about Cultural impacts in project organisations: Emerging research questions.

Cycling behaviour in car-dominant societies: A survey of the UK population (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Tapp, A., Spotswood, F., & Jones, S. (2012, October). Cycling behaviour in car-dominant societies: A survey of the UK population. Poster presented at Be Active 2012 - the 4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Sydney, Australia

Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Vasudeva, G., Alexander, E. A., & Jones, S. (2012, October). Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry. Paper presented at Strategic Management Society, Prague, Czech Republic

We apply perspectives from institutional theory to understand firms’ participation in standard setting organizations and the effectiveness of these standard setting organizations in terms of the innovation outcome for focal firms. In particular, we a... Read More about Institutional imprinting effects for standard-setting participation and innovation outcomes in the mobile handset industry.

Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Lee, H., Collins, L., Phillips, W., & James, P. (2012, September). Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises. Paper presented at British Academy of Management Conference, Cardiff, UK

Social innovation has been practiced for decades, however relatively little is known. According to Mulgan (2006), Social innovation refers to the innovative activities motivated by a social need and objective, predominantly diffused through organisat... Read More about Practising social innovation: The role of social enterprises.

Emotions and remote working: Are there inferences for the development of leadership theory and practice? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, J., & Knights, D. (2012, September). Emotions and remote working: Are there inferences for the development of leadership theory and practice?. Presented at BAM 2012, Cardiff University, UK

The aim of this presentation is to explore notions of flexible working practices and the emotional experiences of remote working, concluding in a consideration of these new working practices for the development of leadership theory and practice.

Learning from project management implementation journeys (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Thomas, J., Cicmil, S., & George, S. (2012, July). Learning from project management implementation journeys. Paper presented at PMI International Research and Education Conference 2012, Limerick, Ireland

What's trust got to do with it? (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, J. (2012, July). What's trust got to do with it?. Presented at SCOS, Barcelona, Spain

This paper draws on interview and questionnaire data gathered from remote workers in order to explore the social constructs through which these remote workers attribute meaning to trust and so demonstrate their trustworthiness (Flores and Solomon, 19... Read More about What's trust got to do with it?.

Journeying and the experiential gaze in research (2012)
Presentation / Conference
French, R., Gaggiotti, H., & Simpson, P. (2012, July). Journeying and the experiential gaze in research. Paper presented at Standing Conference on Organizational Symbolism, Barcelona

In this paper we consider the implications of the ideas of journeying and the experiential gaze for research practice. We do so by drawing first upon Plato’s analogy of the Cave as a mythical representation of the journey of the philosopher to see ul... Read More about Journeying and the experiential gaze in research.

Servitisation and value co-production in the UK music industry (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Parry, G., Bustinza, O., & Vendrell-Herrero, F. (2012, July). Servitisation and value co-production in the UK music industry. Paper presented at 18th International Annual EurOMA Conference, Cambridge, UK

Purpose: To explore the impact of servitization on the music industry and seek lessons for other servitizing firms. Theoretical Background: Servitization describes the move by manufacturers to generate revenue through provision of service associa... Read More about Servitisation and value co-production in the UK music industry.

Speak up, we can't hear you: Grievance resolution practices in small firms (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Miller, J. (2012, May). Speak up, we can't hear you: Grievance resolution practices in small firms. Paper presented at Eurasian Business and Economics Society, Istanbul, Turkey

It has been suggested that workers in small firms are unable to identify and voice grievances because this represents too great a threat to their position in a workplace, where trade union representation is unlikely (Moore and Read 2006). Workers ar... Read More about Speak up, we can't hear you: Grievance resolution practices in small firms.

Key characteristics of SME procurement: An empirical study (2012)
Presentation / Conference
James, P., Saad, M., Douglas, A., & Phillips, W. (2012, April). Key characteristics of SME procurement: An empirical study. Paper presented at IPSERA Conference 2012, Naples, Italy

This research is part of the i-Compete project on improving competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the South West of England through best practice procurement. It is jointly funded by the ERDF (through Universities South West... Read More about Key characteristics of SME procurement: An empirical study.

The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., Soltani, E., & Liao, Y. (2012, March). The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management. Presented at 4th Annual International Conference of the Association of Global Management Studies (AGMS), University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, USA)

Claims of the association between inter-firm relationships and the successful implementation of Supply Chain Quality Management (SCQM) practices have been long discussed in the literature. Nevertheless, these assumptions lack consistent empirical sup... Read More about The influence of inter-firm relationships on Supply Chain Quality Management.