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Varieties of institutional systems, ownership characteristics and cross-border acquisitions: A comparative study of Brazil and China (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Cai, C. (2024). Varieties of institutional systems, ownership characteristics and cross-border acquisitions: A comparative study of Brazil and China.

In this paper, we use the Varieties of Institutional Systems framework and comparative institutional perspective to compare and contrast the home country institutional factors in two emerging countries: Brazil and China. Our focus is on exploring how... Read More about Varieties of institutional systems, ownership characteristics and cross-border acquisitions: A comparative study of Brazil and China.

Towards net-zero community through blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading among multiple building blocks (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Luo, X. (in press). Towards net-zero community through blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading among multiple building blocks.

In the UK, most commercial and domestic buildings still rely on utility companies and centralised energy systems for satisfying heating and electrical energy demands. These centralised energy systems often have high computational burdens and adverse... Read More about Towards net-zero community through blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading among multiple building blocks.

From necessity to choice: An exploration of participants’ learning experience of online coaching training programmes (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Mangion-Thornley, K. (2023). From necessity to choice: An exploration of participants’ learning experience of online coaching training programmes. In The 23rd International Conference on Human Resource Development Research and Practice across Europe, “Workplace change – disruption, continuity and reinvention. The role of HRD in a changing Global Context”. Book of Abstracts (173-174)

This exploratory study examines how online coaching education is experienced by managers and senior leaders taking part in a Coaching and Mentoring (C&M) qualification at level 5 and 7. This is particularly timely and important considering the shift... Read More about From necessity to choice: An exploration of participants’ learning experience of online coaching training programmes.

Varieties of institutional systems and cross-border acquisitions: A comparative study of Brazil and China (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Cai, C. (2023). Varieties of institutional systems and cross-border acquisitions: A comparative study of Brazil and China.

This study explores how the institutional systems of Brazil and China impact firm characteristics such as ownership type, state provision of capital, and social capital, as well as the implications for Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI). Using... Read More about Varieties of institutional systems and cross-border acquisitions: A comparative study of Brazil and China.