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The business system and management practices in Greece (2011)
Book Chapter
(2011). The business system and management practices in Greece. In R. Prouska, & M. Kapsali (Eds.), Business and Management Practices in Greece: A Comparative Context (259-271). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306530_14

We started this book with the intention of providing an outline, a succinct story describing the business system and management practices in Greece. It began as a simple categorization of contextual factors and managerial activities and ended in a ri... Read More about The business system and management practices in Greece.

Systems and practices: Peripheral countries compared with the UK (2011)
Book Chapter
Prouska, R., & Kapsali, M. (2011). Systems and practices: Peripheral countries compared with the UK. In R. Prouska, & M. Kapsali (Eds.), Business and Management Practices in Greece: A Comparative Context (272-299). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306530_15

This chapter aims to aid understanding of the data presented in this book by presenting key themes in a comparative perspective. A selection of countries has been made: Portugal, Italy, Ireland and Spain are all considered comparable (especially in t... Read More about Systems and practices: Peripheral countries compared with the UK.

Suggestion for further research on the business system and practices in Greece (2011)
Book Chapter
Prouska, R., & Kapsali, M. (2011). Suggestion for further research on the business system and practices in Greece. In R. Prouska, & M. Kapsali (Eds.), Business and Management Practices in Greece: A Comparative Context (300-303). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306530_16

As most research focuses on developed ‘core’ economies, such as the USA, the UK and Germany, research in peripheral and semi-peripheral ones is usually neglected and the smaller the country, the fewer the sources of information. This book has bridged... Read More about Suggestion for further research on the business system and practices in Greece.

Politics: Political and economic developments through a historical perspective (2011)
Book Chapter
Kapsali, M., & Butler, J. (2011). Politics: Political and economic developments through a historical perspective. In R. Prouska, & M. Kapsali (Eds.), Business and Management Practices in Greece: A Comparative Context (3-25). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306530_1

This chapter describes the political history of the Modern Greek state since its re-establishment in the nineteenth century and the impact it has had on the economy and the business system. It should be emphasized that this is an outline, highlightin... Read More about Politics: Political and economic developments through a historical perspective.

Innovation: The national innovation system (2011)
Book Chapter
Kapsali, M. (2011). Innovation: The national innovation system. In R. Prouska, & M. Kapsali (Eds.), Business and Management Practices in Greece: A Comparative Context (96-111). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230306530_5

Innovation was initially considered by traditional economic models as an exclusively internal organizational activity, where actors were coming together to fix prices, pool finance and set up their marketing strategies. However, recent research revea... Read More about Innovation: The national innovation system.

Geographies of gentrification and tourism (2011)
Book Chapter
Wilson, J., & Tallon, A. (2011). Geographies of gentrification and tourism. In J. Wilson (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of Tourism Geographies (103-112). London: Routledge

Dark texture in artworks (2011)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2011). Dark texture in artworks. In R. Eschbach, G. G. Marcu, & A. Rizzi (Eds.), SPIE Proceedings. USA: SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915374

This presentation highlights issues relating to the digital capture printing of 2D and 3D artefacts and accurate colour reproduction of 3D objects. There are a range of opportunities and technologies for the scanning and printing of two-dimensional a... Read More about Dark texture in artworks.

Neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain (2011)
Book Chapter
McCracken, L., & Thompson, M. (2011). Neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain. In S. Bush, & G. Iverson (Eds.), Neuropsychological Assessment of Work-Related Injuries (243-262). New York: Guilford Press

From the chapter - The chapter briefly presents a review of psychological and neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain. It begins by presenting research into the prevalence of chronic pain and its impacts on both emotional and general daily functio... Read More about Neuropsychological aspects of chronic pain.

Neuroscientific evidence in the English courts (2011)
Book Chapter
Claydon, L., & Catley, P. (2011). Neuroscientific evidence in the English courts. In T. M. Spranger, & H. Wagmann (Eds.), International Neurolaw a Comparative Analysis. Springer

This chapter examines the use of neuroscientific evidence in the courts of England and Wales. It considers the breadth of uses which has been made of this evidence. In particular it examines the use of this evidence in cases where the capacity of the... Read More about Neuroscientific evidence in the English courts.

A right to water - A geographico-legal perspective (2011)
Book Chapter
Staddon, C., Appleby, T., & Grant, E. (2011). A right to water - A geographico-legal perspective. In F. Sultana, & A. Loftus (Eds.), The right to water: Politics, governance and social struggles (61-77). Abingdon, Oxon: Earthscan

Psychology and the idea of character (2011)
Book Chapter
Davis, M. (2011). Psychology and the idea of character. In J. Kucich, & J. Bourne Taylor (Eds.), The Oxford History of the Novel in English. Oxford: Oxford University Press

The sociology of education (2011)
Book Chapter
Waller, R. (2011). The sociology of education. In B. Dufour, & W. Curtis (Eds.), Studying Education: An Introduction to the Key Disciplines in Education Studies. Maidenhead: Open University Press