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Going it alone won’t work! The relational imperative for social innovation in social enterprises (2017)
Journal Article
Phillips, W., Alexander, E., & Lee, H. (2019). Going it alone won’t work! The relational imperative for social innovation in social enterprises. Journal of Business Ethics, 156(2), 315-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3608-1

Shifts in the philosophy of the “state” and a growing emphasis on the “Big Society” have placed an increasing onus on a newly emerging organizational form, social enterprises, to deliver innovative solutions to ease societal issues. However, the ques... Read More about Going it alone won’t work! The relational imperative for social innovation in social enterprises.

Family matters: family social capital in immigrants’ entrepreneurial opportunity creation processes (2017)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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

The effect of supply chain management practices on supply chain and manufacturing firms' performance (2017)
Journal Article
Abdi, M. R., Al-Shboul, M. A. R., Barber, K. D., Garza-Reyes, J. A., & Kumar, V. (2017). The effect of supply chain management practices on supply chain and manufacturing firms' performance. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 28(5), 577-609. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-11-2016-0154

© Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to theorise and develop seven dimensions (strategic supplier partnership, level of information sharing, quality of information sharing, customer service management, internal lean pr... Read More about The effect of supply chain management practices on supply chain and manufacturing firms' performance.

University-industry relationships in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges in Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia and India (2017)
Journal Article
Saad, M., Datta, S., & Razak, A. A. (2017). University-industry relationships in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges in Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia and India. International Journal of Technology Management and Sustainable Development, 16(2), 175-190. https://doi.org/10.1386/tmsd.16.2.175_1

This article is aimed at investigating the various opportunities as well as the challenges faced by National Systems of Higher Education in aligning themselves with the requirement of National and Regional Innovation Systems in developing countries.... Read More about University-industry relationships in developing countries: Opportunities and challenges in Algeria, Indonesia, Malaysia and India.

Causal recipes for product innovation: Quality management practices as ingredients (2017)
Presentation / Conference
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)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Religious heterogeneity of food consumers: The impact of global markets upon methods of production (2017)
Journal Article
White, G. R. T., Samuel, A., Zhou, P., Razak, A. A., & Thomas, S. (2018). Religious heterogeneity of food consumers: The impact of global markets upon methods of production. Journal of Consumer Behaviour, 17(1), 3-12. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.1658

The production and distribution of food is a topic of perennial interest. Specific concern arises over the provision of foods that have been prepared in accordance with religious requirements because they place additional demands and constraints upon... Read More about Religious heterogeneity of food consumers: The impact of global markets upon methods of production.

Servitization and firm performance (2017)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Click and Collect (C&C): : measuring the effects of an online multi-channel sales strategy (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Prabhakar, G., & Nisar, T. (2017, May). Click and Collect (C&C): : measuring the effects of an online multi-channel sales strategy. Paper presented at The EMAC (European Marketing Academy) 46th Annual Conference, Groningen, Netherlands

Click and collect (C&C) has become a staple of a successful multi-channel retail strategy in recent years. Consequently, this paper aims to explore and assess the impacts of C&C within a large chain store retailer. We compare how firms have had to ad... Read More about Click and Collect (C&C): : measuring the effects of an online multi-channel sales strategy.

Tackling youth unemployment through entrepreneurship education (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Anosike, P. (2017, May). Tackling youth unemployment through entrepreneurship education. Presented at Cultivating Students for Impact and Enterprise, Small Business Charter (SBC) and the Chartered Association of Business School (CABS) Workshop, University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Energy security and responses to climate change in Nigeria (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Olawale, O. A., Owolabi, H. A., Oyedele, L., Owolabi, A., & Akinade, O. (2017, May). Energy security and responses to climate change in Nigeria. Paper presented at Environmental Design and Management International Conference, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria

This study examined energy security and the impact of climate change in Nigeria including the diverse policy and institutional strategies so far adopted by Nigerian government to mitigate its impact on the populace and environs. Using a content-drive... Read More about Energy security and responses to climate change in Nigeria.

A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties (2017)
Report
relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties

This review, commissioned by the Equality Commission for NI (Commission), examines the development of Equality Action Plans (EAPs) by public authorities in Northern Ireland. The statutory equality and good relations duties set out in s.75 of the Nort... Read More about A review of action plans developed by public authorities in relation to their statutory equality and good relations duties.

Transnationalization through country-of-origin clusters: Drivers and challenges in China (2017)
Thesis
Urzelai, B. Transnationalization through country-of-origin clusters: Drivers and challenges in China. (Thesis). University of Valencia. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/888536

The objective of this research is to analyse the role that country-of-origin (COO) clusters have on the transnationalization of firms. We adopt the view of the COO cluster as location mode in distant markets like China. To this end, the empirical... Read More about Transnationalization through country-of-origin clusters: Drivers and challenges in China.

Sustainable entrepreneurship undergraduate education: A community of practice perspective (2017)
Book Chapter
Ramirez-Pasillas, M., & Evansluong, Q. (2017). Sustainable entrepreneurship undergraduate education: A community of practice perspective. In J. A. Arevalo, & S. Mitchell (Eds.), Handbook Sustainability in Management Education: In Search of a Multidisciplinary, Innovative and Integrated Approach through University Leadership, Scholarship and Partnerships. USA: Edward Elgar Publishing

This chapter explores how an undergraduate elective course employs a community of practice to change students’ perceptions on sustainable entrepreneurship. For this purpose, we conducted a case study of an undergraduate elective course in a Swedish B... Read More about Sustainable entrepreneurship undergraduate education: A community of practice perspective.

Building connections: Golden key local evaluation phase 2 report (2017)
Report
Isaac, B., Bolden, R., Pawson, C., Gulati, A., Gasper, R., Plumridge, A., …Stern, E. (2017). Building connections: Golden key local evaluation phase 2 report

This report summarises findings from Phase 2 of the UWE Local Evaluation of Golden Key (GK) in Bristol (March 2016 to Feb 2017). GK is one of 12 Big Lottery funded Fulfilling Lives partnerships across the UK, where local organisations are working to... Read More about Building connections: Golden key local evaluation phase 2 report.

Impression Management Activity in Vision, Mission, and Values Statements: A Comparison of Commercial and Charitable Organizations (2017)
Journal Article
Spear, S. (2017). Impression Management Activity in Vision, Mission, and Values Statements: A Comparison of Commercial and Charitable Organizations. International Studies of Management and Organization, 47(2), 159-175. https://doi.org/10.1080/00208825.2017.1256165

© 2017, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Abstract: This article investigates the extent to which vision, mission, and values (VM&V) statements play a role in corporate identity management by commercial and charitable organizations. Impressi... Read More about Impression Management Activity in Vision, Mission, and Values Statements: A Comparison of Commercial and Charitable Organizations.

The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics (2017)
Journal Article
Bilal, M., Oyedele, L. O., Munir, K., Ajayi, S. O., Akinade, O. O., Owolabi, H. A., & Alaka, H. A. (2017). The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics. Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 11, 28-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2016.12.004

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Predicting and designing out construction waste in real time is complex during building waste analysis (BWA) since it involves a large number of analyses for investigating multiple waste-efficient design strategies. These analyse... Read More about The application of web of data technologies in building materials information modelling for construction waste analytics.