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Cultivation of wisdom in the Theravada Buddhist tradition: Implications for contemporary leadership and organization (2013)
Book Chapter
Case, P. (2013). Cultivation of wisdom in the Theravada Buddhist tradition: Implications for contemporary leadership and organization. In W. Küpers, & D. Pauleen (Eds.), A Handbook of Practical Wisdom (65-78). London: Gower

What can be learned about wisdom from non-western and spiritual traditions, philosophies and related practices and what, furthermore, might be the implications for modes of organizing, leadership and organizational engagement? If one accepts a degree... Read More about Cultivation of wisdom in the Theravada Buddhist tradition: Implications for contemporary leadership and organization.

Innovation management and dynamic capability (2013)
Book Chapter
Bessant, J., & Phillips, W. (2013). Innovation management and dynamic capability. In C. Harland, G. Nassimbeni, & E. Schneller (Eds.), The Sage Handbook of Strategic Supply Management: Relationships, Chains, Networks and Sectors. Sage

Racing bodies (2013)
Book Chapter
Miller, J. (2013). Racing bodies. In C. Wolkowitz, R. L. Cohen, T. Sanders, & K. Hardy (Eds.), Body/Sex/Work: Intimate, Embodied and Sexualised Labour. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

Events and volunteerism (2013)
Book Chapter
McPherson, G., McGillivray, D., Mackay, C., & Murray, A. (2013). Events and volunteerism. In P. Robinson, R. Finkel, D. McGillivray, & G. McPherson (Eds.), Research Themes for Events (31-43). Oxfordshire: CABI

This chapter provides a review of literature relating to sports event volunteering. A case study of research on the volunteers that travelled to Delhi from Scotland to take part in a mass cast at the flag handover ceremony at the 2010 Commonwealth G... Read More about Events and volunteerism.

Olympic discourses and mediations: The Sun Newspaper and the London Olympic Bid Committee (2013)
Book Chapter
Mackay, C. (2013). Olympic discourses and mediations: The Sun Newspaper and the London Olympic Bid Committee. In P. Drummond (Ed.), The London Reader 1: Papers from the First Annual London Studies Conference in 2011. London: The London Symposium

Drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of discourse, this paper discusses how journalistic discourses and practices and those of the London Olympic Bid Committee worked in tandem to influence readers of the UK newspaper with the greatest readership to... Read More about Olympic discourses and mediations: The Sun Newspaper and the London Olympic Bid Committee.

Segmentation strategies for strengthening sun protection behaviours within the UK (2013)
Book Chapter
Jones, S., Eagle, L., Kemp, G., Scammel, K., & Hion, S. (2013). Segmentation strategies for strengthening sun protection behaviours within the UK. In S. Hion, S. Jones, G. Kemp, K. Scammel, & L. Eagle (Eds.), Social Marketing (180-183). UK: Pearson Education Limited

Case study within the Social Marketing text book

Women and tourism (2013)
Book Chapter
Gibson, H., Jordan, F., & Berdychevsky, L. (2013). Women and tourism. In K. A. Henderson, D. Bialeschki, V. J. Freysinger, & S. Shaw (Eds.), Leisure, Women and Gender. State College, PA: Venture Publishing

Many people regard travel as an integral part of their leisure and work lives. Flying from A to B, hopping on and off a train, taking a road trip, and setting sail on a cruise offer the promise of excitement and escape from daily routines. Tourism, h... Read More about Women and tourism.

Challenges facing behaviour change interventions: A social marketing perspective on communicating sustainability and climate change science (2013)
Book Chapter
Eagle, L., Case, P., & Low, D. (2013). Challenges facing behaviour change interventions: A social marketing perspective on communicating sustainability and climate change science. In K. Kubacki, & S. Rundle-Thiele (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Social Marketing (21-40). Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars

Sustainability and climate change constitute major challenges to current lifestyles (Peattie & Peattie, 2009). It is suggested that “the world has three choices in dealing with climate change: mitigation, adaptation and suffering” (Moser, 2012: 165)... Read More about Challenges facing behaviour change interventions: A social marketing perspective on communicating sustainability and climate change science.