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User responses to information systems change: The place of negative capability (2014)
Thesis
Decou, J. A. User responses to information systems change: The place of negative capability. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/811120

This study explores the place of the notion of negative capability in user responses to information systems change. Much has been written about information systems change, significantly less about negative capability, and there has been no research,... Read More about User responses to information systems change: The place of negative capability.

A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making (2014)
Thesis
Khan, Z. A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/812907

The purpose of this doctoral research is to critically evaluate the public participation principle in environmental decision-making. Public participation is widely regarded as forming part of the corpus of international environmental law and has bee... Read More about A case of the Emperor’s new clothes: A critical examination of public participation in environmental decision-making.

Searching for leadership, democracy and participation (2014)
Thesis
Sutherland, N. (in press). Searching for leadership, democracy and participation. (Thesis). University of Essex. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/820482

In this thesis I will examine how leadership is understood and performed within leaderless organisations. Rather than assuming a stance more readily associated with ‘mainstream’ leadership theory and suggesting that leadership can only happen if ther... Read More about Searching for leadership, democracy and participation.