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What approaches to organizational change can be used to improve public service delivery in resource-poor contexts? Experiences of malaria control and HIV prevention interventions in Southern Africa (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Case, P. (2020, November). What approaches to organizational change can be used to improve public service delivery in resource-poor contexts? Experiences of malaria control and HIV prevention interventions in Southern Africa. Presented at African Leadership and Management Research Conference: Advancing Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship Research in Africa, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK

For the past seven years Peter Case, Professor of Organization Studies at UWE, has been acting as a program management researcher and consultant for the Malaria Elimination Initiative (MEI) – a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded research centre a... Read More about What approaches to organizational change can be used to improve public service delivery in resource-poor contexts? Experiences of malaria control and HIV prevention interventions in Southern Africa.

Exploring the relationship between tokenism and gender quotas through the concept of embedded gender images (2020)
Thesis
Haug, M. Exploring the relationship between tokenism and gender quotas through the concept of embedded gender images. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490911

This study aims to explain the continued relative absence of female managers in top positions, within the context of the current legally binding gender-quota debate in Germany. It enables a situated, empirically based understanding of eight female ma... Read More about Exploring the relationship between tokenism and gender quotas through the concept of embedded gender images.

When identity projects go wrong - an exploration of identity-inconsistent consumption using techniques of neutralisation (2020)
Thesis
Du, Y. When identity projects go wrong - an exploration of identity-inconsistent consumption using techniques of neutralisation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1490947

The research relates to identity projects and the question of why consumers still purchase identity-inconsistent products. Specifically, the research aims to explore what happens when identity projects goes wrong. Identity projects is the theory t... Read More about When identity projects go wrong - an exploration of identity-inconsistent consumption using techniques of neutralisation.

Exploring the visitors experience and perceptions of hyperreality at cultural attractions (2020)
Thesis
Chen, C. Exploring the visitors experience and perceptions of hyperreality at cultural attractions. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1945803

This research develops a new and comprehensive understanding of ‘travels in hyperreality’ in the tourism studies, and in relation to visitors’ immersive experience and cultural attractions. The term hyperreality is explored within the context of mult... Read More about Exploring the visitors experience and perceptions of hyperreality at cultural attractions.

An investigation of performance of nascent manufacturing firms (2020)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Zwiegelaar, J. B., & Kumar, V. (2022). An investigation of performance of nascent manufacturing firms. Journal of Small Business Management, 60(1), 32-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/00472778.2020.1738748

To understand the context for firms being created in the manufacturing space we explore the factors affecting performance by applying Gartner et al.’s overarching theoretical framework. We investigate the phenomenon of nascent entrepreneurship from a... Read More about An investigation of performance of nascent manufacturing firms.

Construction practitioners’ perception of key drivers of reputation in mega-construction projects (2020)
Journal Article
Olawale, O. A., Oyedele, L. O., & Owolabi, H. A. (2020). Construction practitioners’ perception of key drivers of reputation in mega-construction projects. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 18(6), 1571-1592. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-10-2019-0255

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to commence the discourse on the non-inclusiveness of the dynamics of reputation within the construction industry by identifying and examining the key product and process drivers of reputation in mega-constructio... Read More about Construction practitioners’ perception of key drivers of reputation in mega-construction projects.

Examining the relationship between social media analytics practices and business performance in the Indian retail and IT industries: The mediation role of customer engagement (2020)
Journal Article
Garg, P., Gupta, B., Dzever, S., Sivarajah, U., & Kumar, V. (2020). Examining the relationship between social media analytics practices and business performance in the Indian retail and IT industries: The mediation role of customer engagement. International Journal of Information Management, 52, Article 102069. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2020.102069

Social media analytics (SMA) is a dynamic field which has received considerable attention from both academics and management practitioners alike. A significant number of the scholarly research currently being conducted in SMA, however, is conceptual.... Read More about Examining the relationship between social media analytics practices and business performance in the Indian retail and IT industries: The mediation role of customer engagement.