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Exploring the rhetoric of public sector choice (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, B. (2014, September). Exploring the rhetoric of public sector choice. Paper presented at 5th International Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis across Disciplines Conference (CADAAD), Budapest, Hungary

Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Jones, S., Cotterill, R., Dewdney, N., Muir, K., & Joinson, A. (2014, August). Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation. Paper presented at Proceedings of COLING 2014, the 25th International Conference on Computational Linguistics, Dublin, Ireland

Linguistic accommodation is a recognised indicator of social power and social distance. However, different individuals will vary their language to different degrees, and only a portion of this variance will be due to accommodation. This paper present... Read More about Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation.

Cyber crime, security and financial crime - what SMEs need to know and how to protect yourself (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2014, July). Cyber crime, security and financial crime - what SMEs need to know and how to protect yourself. Paper presented at Partners in Procurement - Supplying the Public Sector, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

The aim of this presentation is to provide an overview of the threat posed to small medium enterprises by money laundering, fraud and cyber crime.

Reflective walking and leadership learning (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Edwards, G., Zundl, M., Turner, A., & Sutherland, N. (2014, July). Reflective walking and leadership learning. Paper presented at 6th Developing Leadership Capacity Conference, Lancaster

This paper takes a relational (e.g. Cunliffe and Eriksen, 2011) and community (e.g. Edwards, 2011) perspective of leadership learning and development as a basis for problematizing the monotheistic and unitary link made between self-development and le... Read More about Reflective walking and leadership learning.

Using a 'Twist in the Tale' to teach critical leadership studies: Reflections and implications (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Sutherland, N., & Edwards, G. (2014, July). Using a 'Twist in the Tale' to teach critical leadership studies: Reflections and implications. Paper presented at 6th Developing Leadership Capacity Conference, Lancaster

This paper augments recent discussions around teaching Critical Leadership Studies (CLS) by suggesting that tutors should not only consider the content of CLS-centric teaching, but also how the narrative of critical modules impacts on efficacious lea... Read More about Using a 'Twist in the Tale' to teach critical leadership studies: Reflections and implications.

Remembering who we really are: A Buddhist-based approach to human beings in the nexus between human rights and the environment (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Dadomo, C. (2014, June). Remembering who we really are: A Buddhist-based approach to human beings in the nexus between human rights and the environment. Paper presented at GNHRE SYMPOSIUM 2014, ‘Reimagining ‘humanity’ in the nexus between human rights and the environment’ at the IUCN Academy Colloquium, Tarragona, Spain

As C. G. Weeramantry, a former judge at the International Court of justice put it, “Buddhism is replete with perspectives on long-term future. It stresses at every stage the fleeting nature of the present and the transitory nature of present acquisi... Read More about Remembering who we really are: A Buddhist-based approach to human beings in the nexus between human rights and the environment.

The challenges of introducing sustainable development in the curriculum at a UK university (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lampkin, S. R. (2014, June). The challenges of introducing sustainable development in the curriculum at a UK university. Paper presented at Supporting Employability, Society and the Environment: A Curriculum for Sustainability, South Bank University, London RCE

It might seem that implementing sustainable development in the curriculum at universities is a straightforward win-win for all concerned, with access to expertise in the latest research and understanding concerning the issues and a dynamic, transient... Read More about The challenges of introducing sustainable development in the curriculum at a UK university.

Project universe: Esourcing strategy (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Mitra, A. (2014, June). Project universe: Esourcing strategy. Paper presented at 22nd European Conference on Information Systems 2014, Tel Aviv, Israel

Gender inequality in work (2014)
Book Chapter
Fleetwood, S. (2014). Gender inequality in work. In M. Z. G. de Abreu, & S. Fleetwood (Eds.), Women Past and Present: Biographic and Multidisciplinary Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Online access panels for surveys on public health and epidemiology (2014)
Report
Nancarrow, C., & Tapp, A. (2014). Online access panels for surveys on public health and epidemiology

In both the private and public sectors research on attitudes and behaviour is often carried out using “online access panels” – panels sometimes consisting of hundreds of thousands of members of the public who have agreed to answer questionnaires on a... Read More about Online access panels for surveys on public health and epidemiology.

White collar crime – A serious threat or an inconvenience? (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2014, April). White collar crime – A serious threat or an inconvenience?

The aim of this paper was to illustrate the threat posed by financial crime to companies. The paper discussed some of the sanctions that can be imposed on both firms and individuals who breach financial crime related provisions in the United Kingdom... Read More about White collar crime – A serious threat or an inconvenience?.

Integration of energy efficient technologies in UK supermarkets (2014)
Journal Article
Egbu, C. O., Ochieng, E. G., Jones, N., Price, A. D., Ruan, X., & Zuofa, T. (2014). Integration of energy efficient technologies in UK supermarkets. Energy Policy, 67, 388-393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.12.002

The purpose of this paper is twofold: to determine if the integration of energy efficient technologies in UK supermarkets can determine consumer behaviour, and to establish if such activities can help satisfying the environmental elements of the clie... Read More about Integration of energy efficient technologies in UK supermarkets.

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.

Empirical evaluation of the uncanny valley hypothesis fails to confirm the predicted effect of motion (2014)
Journal Article
Piwek, L., McKay, L. S., & Pollick, F. E. (2014). Empirical evaluation of the uncanny valley hypothesis fails to confirm the predicted effect of motion. Cognition, 130(3), 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2013.11.001

The uncanny valley hypothesis states that the acceptability of an artificial character will not increase linearly in relation to its likeness to human form. Instead, after an initial rise in acceptability there will be a pronounced decrease when the... Read More about Empirical evaluation of the uncanny valley hypothesis fails to confirm the predicted effect of motion.