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Mediating objects in leadership development (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Turner, A. F. (2017, October). Mediating objects in leadership development. Presented at Research presentation, UWE Bristol, England

The uses of objects in developing leadership - the work of Lev Vygotsky (1930s Philosopher)

The challenges of police-community collaboration: identity manoeuvres and power struggles in a neighbourhood based meeting (2017)
Journal Article
Thomas, R., Mangan, A., Davies, A., & Gasper, R. (2018). The challenges of police-community collaboration: identity manoeuvres and power struggles in a neighbourhood based meeting. Public Management Review, 20(9), 1353-1373. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2017.1383718

© 2017, © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The turn to collaborative governance is a key feature of the New Public Governance environment in many Western economies. Within the UK, successive governments have mandated poli... Read More about The challenges of police-community collaboration: identity manoeuvres and power struggles in a neighbourhood based meeting.

The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country (2017)
Journal Article
Truong, N., Nisar, T., Knox, D., & Prabhakar, G. P. (2017). The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 11(4), 608-627. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-11-2016-0111

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the service quality of full-service restaurants in Vietnam to explore possible factors that may impact customer perception, which subsequently influences custo... Read More about The influences of cleanliness and employee attributes on perceived service quality in restaurants in a developing country.

Clusters as platforms for internationalization (2017)
Journal Article
Urzelai, B., & Puig, F. (2017). Clusters as platforms for internationalization. https://doi.org/10.20420/eni.2017.163

Business cooperation and the exchange of information and knowledge are actions and decisions that companies can take in order to compete more effectively in globalized markets. These options are even more relevant for small and medium size enterprise... Read More about Clusters as platforms for internationalization.

Emotion in the ANDS (alternative nicotine delivery systems) market: Practice-theoretical insight into a volatile market (2017)
Journal Article
de Andrade, M., Spotswood, F., Hastings, G., Angus, K., & Angelova, N. (2017). Emotion in the ANDS (alternative nicotine delivery systems) market: Practice-theoretical insight into a volatile market. Social Business, 7(3-4), 391-418. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440817X15108539431569

Purpose The alternative nicotine delivery systems (ANDS) market is complex, with a range of multi-national and multi-sector stakeholders competing for market share but also clashing ideologically as the evidence about the impact and side-effects of... Read More about Emotion in the ANDS (alternative nicotine delivery systems) market: Practice-theoretical insight into a volatile market.

A content analysis of thinspiration, fitspiration, and bonespiration imagery on social media (2017)
Journal Article
Talbot, C. V., Gavin, J., van Steen, T., & Morey, Y. (2017). A content analysis of thinspiration, fitspiration, and bonespiration imagery on social media. Journal of Eating Disorders, 5(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-017-0170-2

© 2017 The Author(s). Background: On social media, images such as thinspiration, fitspiration, and bonespiration, are shared to inspire certain body ideals. Previous research has demonstrated that exposure to these groups of content is associated wit... Read More about A content analysis of thinspiration, fitspiration, and bonespiration imagery on social media.

Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic (2017)
Journal Article
Alexander, K., Case, P., Jones, M., & Connell, J. (2017). Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Development in Practice, 27(7), 965-980. https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2017.1353064

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Many smallholder farmers in Lao People’s Democratic Republic are transitioning from subsistence to commercial production. This article employs the Agriculture Innovation System (AIS) fra... Read More about Commercialising smallholder agricultural production in Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The future of money and further applications of the blockchain (2017)
Journal Article
Adams, R., Parry, G., Godsiff, P., & Ward, P. (2017). The future of money and further applications of the blockchain. Strategic Change, 26(5), 417-422. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2141

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Blockchain technology provides an exciting application space for innovation in diverse domains but threatens disintermediation for organizations providing a trusted and auditable account of ownership and transactions.... Read More about The future of money and further applications of the blockchain.

The role of strategic partnerships in the internationalisation of small born global firms (2017)
Journal Article
Capik, P., & Brockerhoff, A. (2017). The role of strategic partnerships in the internationalisation of small born global firms. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 5(3), 49-77. https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2017.050303

© 2018, Cracow University of Economics. All rights reserved. Objective: The article discusses motives driving the internationalisation of small born global firms and explores the role strategic partnerships play in the process. It argues that born gl... Read More about The role of strategic partnerships in the internationalisation of small born global firms.

Shifting logics: Limitations on the journey from 'state' to 'market' logic in UK higher education (2017)
Journal Article
Alexander, E., Phillips, W., & Kapletia, D. (2017). Shifting logics: Limitations on the journey from 'state' to 'market' logic in UK higher education. Policy and Politics, 46(4), 551-569. https://doi.org/10.1332/030557317X15052077338233

© Policy Press 2018. Our study of UK higher education institutions (HEIs) offers insights into the role of institutional logics in the adoption of organisational practices - specifically outsourcing. We identify two logics prevalent within HEIs: a pu... Read More about Shifting logics: Limitations on the journey from 'state' to 'market' logic in UK higher education.

For reflexivity as an epistemic criterion of ontological coherence and virtuous social theorizing (2017)
Journal Article
Bouzanis, C. (2017). For reflexivity as an epistemic criterion of ontological coherence and virtuous social theorizing. History of the Human Sciences, 30(5), 125-146. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952695117724660

This article offers an approach that combines, on the one hand, the philosophical notion of reflexivity, which is related to the ideas of self-reference and paradox, and, on the other hand, the sociological discussion of epistemic reflexivity as a pr... Read More about For reflexivity as an epistemic criterion of ontological coherence and virtuous social theorizing.

Barriers to innovation in service SMEs: Evidence from Mexico (2017)
Journal Article
Maldonado-Guzmán, G., Garza-Reyes, J. A., Pinzón-Castro, S. Y., & Kumar, V. (2017). Barriers to innovation in service SMEs: Evidence from Mexico. Industrial Management and Data Systems, 117(8), 1669-1686. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-08-2016-0339

© 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - Specific research related to the study of innovation barriers in service SMEs in the Latin American region is limited. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects that external environmental, f... Read More about Barriers to innovation in service SMEs: Evidence from Mexico.

Examining the role of employee motivation in services offshoring strategy implementation: A conceptual framework (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Gerogiannis, I. (2017, September). Examining the role of employee motivation in services offshoring strategy implementation: A conceptual framework. Paper presented at BAM 2017 Doctoral Symposium, Warwick, UK

The objective of this paper is to shed light on the link between services offshoring strategy and its outcomes for the firm by developing a theoretical framework for examining the role of employee motivation in the implementation of services offshor... Read More about Examining the role of employee motivation in services offshoring strategy implementation: A conceptual framework.

Riding the wave: Leadership learning and innovation outcomes (2017)
Book Chapter
Hadfield, J., Jarvis, C., & Sheffield, R. (2017). Riding the wave: Leadership learning and innovation outcomes. In D. Remenyi (Ed.), Innovation and Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Awards 2017: An Anthology of Case Histories (45-58). Reading, UK: Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited

This book chapter is a case study of the Leadership for Improving Frontline Talent leadership development programme, its learning approach and impact on innovation outcomes.

Blockchain for good? (2017)
Journal Article
Kewell, B., Adams, R., & Parry, G. (2017). Blockchain for good?. Strategic Change, 26(5), 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2143

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. The blockchain innovation appears to represent viable catalysts for achieving global sustainable development targets. Projects and initiatives seeking to extend the reach of distributed ledger technologies (DLTs) seem... Read More about Blockchain for good?.

Exploring the rise of blockchain technology: Towards distributed collaborative organizations (2017)
Journal Article
Scott, B., Loonam, J., & Kumar, V. (2017). Exploring the rise of blockchain technology: Towards distributed collaborative organizations. Strategic Change, 26(5), 423-428. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2142

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology are playing an increasingly important role for organizations that seek to build social and solidarity-based finance. Blockchain technology has emerged as a potential disrupto... Read More about Exploring the rise of blockchain technology: Towards distributed collaborative organizations.

Critical factors for self-sustaining farmer organizations in Northern Laos (2017)
Report
Jones, M. J., Case, P., & Connell, J. G. (2017). Critical factors for self-sustaining farmer organizations in Northern Laos

The SRA reported on here involved three groups of stakeholders—local farmers represented by their community-elected organizational leaders, government service providers represented by district and provincial extension agents and leaders, and a team o... Read More about Critical factors for self-sustaining farmer organizations in Northern Laos.

Visibility and digital art: Blockchain as an ownership layer on the Internet (2017)
Journal Article
McConaghy, M., McMullen, G., Parry, G., McConaghy, T., & Holtzman, D. (2017). Visibility and digital art: Blockchain as an ownership layer on the Internet. Strategic Change, 26(5), 461-470. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.2146

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Visibility of digital art and its ownership can be achieved using blockchain technology as part of a broader solution for the identification, attribution, and payment for digital work. A case study is provided of a fi... Read More about Visibility and digital art: Blockchain as an ownership layer on the Internet.