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Acquirer ownership concentration and foreign ownership structure: A study of Brazilian firms (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Cai, Y., Gubbi, S., van Veen, K., & van Ees, H. (2016, June). Acquirer ownership concentration and foreign ownership structure: A study of Brazilian firms. Paper presented at Academy of International Business 2016 Annual Conference, New Orleans, USA

This paper examines the effects of ownership structures of the parent on equity ownership choices in foreign acquisitions. Little is known in the context of emerging markets whether heterogeneity in acquiring firm ownership characteristics will affec... Read More about Acquirer ownership concentration and foreign ownership structure: A study of Brazilian firms.

A new perspective on customer satisfaction and service quality measurement using service-dominant logic (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Smith, M., & Lerigo-Jones, M. (2016, June). A new perspective on customer satisfaction and service quality measurement using service-dominant logic. Paper presented at Performance Measurement Association Conference 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland

Service-based performance measures assess discreet service encounters, rather than value-in-use. However, service-dominant logic suggests a longer term focus is more appropriate, offering businesses the chance to build relationships and customer loya... Read More about A new perspective on customer satisfaction and service quality measurement using service-dominant logic.

The effect of supply chain collaboration on the servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Castañeda-García, J. (2016, June). The effect of supply chain collaboration on the servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry

This paper focuses on the investigation of the effect of supply chain collaboration on the relationships between different levels of services (base, intermediate and advanced) and their impact on servitization consequences and performance within the... Read More about The effect of supply chain collaboration on the servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry.

Supply chain quality management dimensions and their impact on quality performance (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Soares, A., Soltani, E., Ruizalba, J., & Rodriguez-Molina, M. (2016, June). Supply chain quality management dimensions and their impact on quality performance. Paper presented at The 23rd European Operations Management Association (EUROMA) conference, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway

The primary aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of supply chain quality management (SCQM) practices on quality performance. Drawing on supply chain management and quality management literature we argue that quality performance is achieved... Read More about Supply chain quality management dimensions and their impact on quality performance.

Flood alert: Using corpus tools to investigate professional flood risk discourse (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, B. (2016, June). Flood alert: Using corpus tools to investigate professional flood risk discourse. Paper presented at The Eighth Inter-Varietal Applied Corpus Studies (IVACS) Conference: Corpora and Context, Bath, UK

The increasing severity and frequency of flood events in the UK has focused attention on the need to provide clear flood risk advice to residents. The Flood Risk Communications Public Dialogue Project (2014) brought together the professional bodies i... Read More about Flood alert: Using corpus tools to investigate professional flood risk discourse.

Sustainable entrepreneurship undergraduate education: A case study in Swedish Business School (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ramirez-Pasillas, M., & Evansluong, Q. (2016, June). Sustainable entrepreneurship undergraduate education: A case study in Swedish Business School. Paper presented at NU2016 Sweden's largest conference for the development of higher education, Malmö, Sweden

Research on sustainable entrepreneurship education is generally lacking. The aim of this chapter is to explore how an undergraduate elective course employs sustainable entrepreneurship to engage students in a community of practice. We conduct a case... Read More about Sustainable entrepreneurship undergraduate education: A case study in Swedish Business School.

Assessing the impact of digitisation on the local transport network in London (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Carruthers, J., Parry, G., & Wood, Z. (2016, June). Assessing the impact of digitisation on the local transport network in London. Paper presented at 2nd Service Systems Forum on Service Research in the Personal Data Economy (SSFV2016), Venice, Italy

This presentation outlines the findings of a project that aimed at identifying and analyzing the key variables that would allow the impact of digital innovations on the London transportation network to be measured. Uber was the focus of the project d... Read More about Assessing the impact of digitisation on the local transport network in London.

Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Durbin, S., Lopes, A., Neugebauer, J., & Warren, S. (2016, June). Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry. Paper presented at Acting for Women and Equalities in Organizations? Gender, Work and Organization Conference, Keele, England

The UK aviation and aerospace industry remains one of the most male dominated industries in the UK. While academic research has focused upon women’s reluctance to enter STEM employment, their propensity to leave when they become mothers and the lack... Read More about Mentoring for equality: Women activists creating change in the UK aviation and aerospace industry.

Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Nisar, T., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2016, May). Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance. Paper presented at 2016 EURAM Conference, Paris, France

Prior research on firm reputation has acknowledged the importance of word of mouth (WoM) in influencing the choices made by businesses, as well as by individuals. In recent developments, Internet-based WoM systems aggregate vast amounts of informatio... Read More about Electronic word of mouth and its effects on firm reputation and performance.

Servitization strategies and co-creation (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Frías, D. (2016, May). Servitization strategies and co-creation. Paper presented at 2016 Spring Servitization Conference (SSC2016), Aston Business School, Alliance Manchester Business School and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre at the University of Sheffield, Manchester, England

Purpose: This research aims at investigating the moderating role of co-creation in the implementation of servitization strategies in the pharmaceutical industry. Co-creation is expected to have an impact on the use of different levels of services, a... Read More about Servitization strategies and co-creation.

Family embeddedness in immigrants' entrepreneurial opportunity creation process (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Evansluong, Q., & Ramirez-Pasillas, M. (2016, May). Family embeddedness in immigrants' entrepreneurial opportunity creation process. Paper presented at 12th Workshop on Family Firm Management Research: Bridging the Gap - Integrating Family Business Theory & Practice Zwolle, Zwolle, The Netherlands

Family contributes to immigrant entrepreneurs’ business development in different ways. Family provides financial resources, accept lower salaries and offer volunteer based work. However, there is a lack of research investigating the role of family in... Read More about Family embeddedness in immigrants' entrepreneurial opportunity creation process.

Dragon dance: Joining steps, gaining success (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Urzelai, B., & Puig, F. (2016, May). Dragon dance: Joining steps, gaining success. Paper presented at Clustering 2016 - International Conference on Clusters and Industrial Districts, Valencia, Spain

Studies on agglomeration economies are well established (Chang and Park 2005; McCann and Folta 2008; Shaver and Flyer 2000) but the phenomenon of country-of-origin agglomeration has aroused attention of scholars in the field of international business... Read More about Dragon dance: Joining steps, gaining success.

Negative capability and praxis: Reflections on the development of an undergraduate OD consultancy project (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, J. (2016, April). Negative capability and praxis: Reflections on the development of an undergraduate OD consultancy project. Paper presented at Chartered Association of Business Schools, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

This paper aims to explore the links between theoretical notions of negative capability and the process of praxis, reflecting how embedding these might be achieved in an undergraduate teaching context which uses practice-led teaching approaches with... Read More about Negative capability and praxis: Reflections on the development of an undergraduate OD consultancy project.

Mind the gap! Shifting expectations through entrepreneurship education (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Richards, J., Jarvis, C., & Fowle, M. (2016, April). Mind the gap! Shifting expectations through entrepreneurship education. Paper presented at Learning, Teaching and Student Experience 2016 5th annual conference, Aston University, Birmingham, UK

This workshop paper explores findings from a pilot, practice-based, programme that integrated a full time Masters in Entrepreneurship with an economic development-focused business incubation initiative. The programme, which was supported by the Euro... Read More about Mind the gap! Shifting expectations through entrepreneurship education.

Differential learning in team work (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Turner, A. (2016, April). Differential learning in team work. Presented at Differential Learning in teamwork, West Wales/ Gorllwen Cymru

A workshop feature at a creative 2-day conference

Entrepreneurship. Enterprise and innovation ecosystems for students’ start-ups (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Anosike, P. (2016, April). Entrepreneurship. Enterprise and innovation ecosystems for students’ start-ups. Presented at The Westminster Higher Education Forum themed: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Education – culture, skills and supporting graduate start-ups, London, United Kingdom

The uber disruption: Assessing the impact of digitisation on local transport (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Carruthers, J., Parry, G., & Wood, Z. (2016, March). The uber disruption: Assessing the impact of digitisation on local transport. Presented at Research Summit: What drives Europe's digital economy?, Greenwich University

This Research Summit brings together leading researchers, policy professionals and businesses with an interest in cutting-edge evidence, big data methods, entrepreneurship, innovation and economic growth. It is organised by Readie, Europe’s Research... Read More about The uber disruption: Assessing the impact of digitisation on local transport.

Walking as a vehicle for coaching and mentoring (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Turner, A. (2016, March). Walking as a vehicle for coaching and mentoring. Presented at Coaching conference, Cardiff/Caerdydd, South Wales/De Cymru

Active workshop in Cardiff City Football Stadium as part of the 3rd Annual University of South Wales Coaching Conference