All Outputs (47)

The role of the state in feminisation and quality of employment: A comparison of teaching profession in the UK & Pakistan (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Khan, M. (2017, August). The role of the state in feminisation and quality of employment: A comparison of teaching profession in the UK & Pakistan. Paper presented at 13th European Sociological Association Conference, Athens, Greece

Teaching is considered one of the ‘female’ occupations in most countries around the world (Anker, 1998; Gaskell & Mullen, 2006). Feminization does pave the way to increase the presence of women in work but it does not imply women’s access to power i... Read More about The role of the state in feminisation and quality of employment: A comparison of teaching profession in the UK & Pakistan.

Developing national entrepreneurship education strategies for human capital development and youth employability: prospects and challenges (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Anosike, P. (2017, August). Developing national entrepreneurship education strategies for human capital development and youth employability: prospects and challenges. Presented at The 1st Annual Joint AHRD-IFTDO Conference on Human Capital Development in Africa, themed: Employability and Skills Development – building systems at national and enterprise levels, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), September, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The voice of introversion at work: Experiences, misconceptions, and implications for practice (2017)
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Ulus, E., & Aben, I. (2017, August). The voice of introversion at work: Experiences, misconceptions, and implications for practice. Paper presented at Annual meeting Academy of Management 2017, Atlanta

This paper is a qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of introversion in management and working spaces. We critically interrogate the representation of introversion in management literature, in particular its juxtaposition to extraversion... Read More about The voice of introversion at work: Experiences, misconceptions, and implications for practice.

QPQ: A simulation game for operations management students (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Koukou, M., Dekkers, R., Aldossary, M., & Zhou, Q. (2017, July). QPQ: A simulation game for operations management students. Paper presented at 24th International Conference on Production Research, 2017, Poznan, Poland

Interactive learning where students play an active role is seen as key to gaining and retaining knowledge, differently to traditional lecture-based teaching where they are just passive recipients of knowledge. This study presents the QPQ Simulation G... Read More about QPQ: A simulation game for operations management students.

The bigger the better? Firm-based analysis of growth and innovation within the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Minayora, A., Bryson, J., & Zhang, Y. (2017, July). The bigger the better? Firm-based analysis of growth and innovation within the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia. Paper presented at International Conference on Management in Emerging Markets (ICMEM, 2017), Indonesia, 26-28 July, 2017

Like other firms, shipyards obtain a competitive advantage when they consistently produce a product that corresponds to the key criteria: cost, quality, and delivery. To achieve these, shipyards have to provide the contributing elements, which are; d... Read More about The bigger the better? Firm-based analysis of growth and innovation within the shipbuilding industry in Indonesia.

Kafka and the experience of innovation in bureaucratic organisations (2017)
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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)
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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.

Developing the leader's negative capability: Mobilising attention for the greater good (2017)
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French, R., & Simpson, P. (2017, July). Developing the leader's negative capability: Mobilising attention for the greater good. Paper presented at 33rd European Group for Organization Studies (EGOS) Colloquium 'The Good Organization', Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark

The development of Negative Capability, as described by the poet Keats, can contribute to a quality of attention in leadership practice that encourages greater consideration of the common good. Current societal and organizational realities demand man... Read More about Developing the leader's negative capability: Mobilising attention for the greater good.

Bittersweet charity: An investigation into the relationship between big pharma, antidepressants and mental health charities in the UK (2017)
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Williams, R. D. (2017, July). Bittersweet charity: An investigation into the relationship between big pharma, antidepressants and mental health charities in the UK. Paper presented at EGOS, Copanhagen

This paper explores the relationship between mental health charities and pharmaceutical companies in the UK. Ultimately concluding that, whilst historically antidepressant manufactures have used charities to promote their marketing messages, they now... Read More about Bittersweet charity: An investigation into the relationship between big pharma, antidepressants and mental health charities in the UK.

Is coaching the new teaching approach? (2017)
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Mangion-Thornley, K. (2017, July). Is coaching the new teaching approach?. Paper presented at Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2017: Generation TEF: Teaching in the spotlight, University of Manchester

In the past twenty years, coaching has been broadly defined as a helping strategy that enables people to reach their full potential (Hawkins and Smith, 2006, Whitmore, 2009). As an emerging industry and profession, coaching needed to be defined and d... Read More about Is coaching the new teaching approach?.

What a tangled web we weave? An investigation into the collaboration of healthcare professionals and ‘Big Pharma' (2017)
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Williams, R. D. (2017, July). What a tangled web we weave? An investigation into the collaboration of healthcare professionals and ‘Big Pharma'. Paper presented at CMS 2017, Liverpool

On the 30th June 2016, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) published a list on their website titled ‘Disclosure UK’. The list contains information on payments received by HCPs from pharmaceutical companies. With 50,2083 entr... Read More about What a tangled web we weave? An investigation into the collaboration of healthcare professionals and ‘Big Pharma'.

Learners vs earners: How will degree apprenticeships affect the design of university Events Management programmes? (2017)
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Whitaker, B. (2017, July). Learners vs earners: How will degree apprenticeships affect the design of university Events Management programmes?. Presented at Association for Events Management Education 14th Annual Conference, Cardiff, Wales

The competitive job market and the increasing number of people studying for degrees means that universities, more than ever, are promoting the employability of their graduates. In turn, potential students are now applying for programmes that give the... Read More about Learners vs earners: How will degree apprenticeships affect the design of university Events Management programmes?.

The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in complex healthcare networks (2017)
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Okeke, U., Phillips, W., Roehrich, J., & Conway, S. (2017, June). The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in complex healthcare networks. Paper presented at Production and Operations Management International Conference, 2017, Tel-Aviv, Israel

We investigate innovation diffusion in complex healthcare networks, focusing on the roles of contractual and relational governance. We report on an empirical investigation undertaken within the English National Health Service, presenting two in-dept... Read More about The role of governance mechanisms on the diffusion of innovation in complex healthcare networks.

Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) in healthcare – a new business paradigm? (2017)
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Phillips, W., Kapletia, D., & Medcalf, N. (2017, June). Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) in healthcare – a new business paradigm?. Paper presented at Production and Operations Management International Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel

We present the findings of a large-scale, collaborative project investigating RDM in healthcare. New technologies, small-scale flexible manufacturing equipment and novel manufacturing processes are driving the development of new business models and s... Read More about Redistributed Manufacturing (RDM) in healthcare – a new business paradigm?.

Family matters: family social capital in immigrants’ entrepreneurial opportunity creation processes (2017)
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Evansluong, Q., & Ramírez Pasillas, M. (2017, June). Family matters: family social capital in immigrants’ entrepreneurial opportunity creation processes. Paper presented at EURAM Conference 2017, Glasgow Scotland

This paper conducts an inductive case study to develop theory on the role of family in the host and home country in the process of immigrant entrepreneurs’ creation of entrepreneurial opportunities. We employ the perspectives of the opportunity creat... Read More about Family matters: family social capital in immigrants’ entrepreneurial opportunity creation processes.

Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance (2017)
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Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., & Izadi, J. (2017, June). Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance. Presented at Centre for Business & Industrial Marketing (CBIM) Academic Workshop, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm, Sweden

(1) Research question This research aims at investigating the impact of servitization on firm financial performance of listed manufacturing companies. (2) Theoretical background Most of the existing research on industrial services and servitizatio... Read More about Servitization of manufacturing: Exploring financial performance.

Disentangling the place of MNEs through international social capital: The role of communities of practice and clustering (2017)
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Urzelai, B., & Puig, F. (2017, June). Disentangling the place of MNEs through international social capital: The role of communities of practice and clustering. Paper presented at XXVII ACEDE Conference: Strategy, Change and Business Networks, Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain

Disentangling the Place of MNEs through International Social Capital: the role of communities of practice and clustering

Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients (2017)
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Soares, A., & Silva, G. (2017, May). Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients. Paper presented at 8th Annual Conference of the European Decision Sciences Institute (EDSI 2017): Information and Operational Decision Sciences, Granada, Spain

This study uses complexity theory to explore the apparent tension between quality management practices and product innovation. A survey of 112 manufacturing firms was conducted and the resulting data were analyzed using fuzzy set qualitative comparat... Read More about Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients.

Geographical clustering in Mondragon: The power of history that inspires future (2017)
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Urzelai, B., & Cantarero, S. (2017, May). Geographical clustering in Mondragon: The power of history that inspires future. Paper presented at Clustering 2017, International Conference on Clusters and Industrial Districts, Valencia, Spain

Geographical clustering in Mondragon: the power of history that inspires future.

Servitization and firm performance (2017)
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Ruizalba, J., Soares, A., Rodriguez-Molina, M., & Gounaris, S. (2017, May). Servitization and firm performance. Poster presented at European Marketing Academy (EMAC) 2017, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen, Netherlands

This paper explores the implementation of servitization from the viewpoint of servitized firms in the Spanish pharmaceutical industry. A quantitative research strategy was used to investigate the: (1) servitization motives (quest for profitability, c... Read More about Servitization and firm performance.