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The Return of Political Risk: Foreign-Owned Banks in Emerging Europe (2013)
Journal Article
Gabor, D., & Kudrna, Z. (2013). The Return of Political Risk: Foreign-Owned Banks in Emerging Europe. Europe-Asia Studies, 65(3), 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2013.779458

Political risk-risk that investments are damaged by policy action of authorities-increased during the financial crisis due to controversies about the distribution of accumulated losses among stakeholders. Authorities interconnected by cross-border ba... Read More about The Return of Political Risk: Foreign-Owned Banks in Emerging Europe.

Servitization - Complex engineering service availability: Is a paradigm shift in the business model and service enterprise required? (2013)
Journal Article
Barnett, N. J., Parry, G., Saad, M., Newnes, L., & Goh, Y. M. (2013). Servitization - Complex engineering service availability: Is a paradigm shift in the business model and service enterprise required?. Strategic Change, 22(3-4), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsc.1929

Servitization is the move by firms to gain value from service associated with their products, which requires a strategic rather than incremental change in the provider firm.

Automated design studies: Topology versus One-Step Evolutionary Structural Optimisation (2013)
Journal Article
Davila Delgado, J. M., Hofmeyer, H., Herm, H., & Juan Manuel, D. D. (2013). Automated design studies: Topology versus One-Step Evolutionary Structural Optimisation. Advanced Engineering Informatics, 27(4), 427-443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2013.03.003

This paper presents the development of a virtual toolbox for the study of spatial-structural design processes. It will be able to transform a spatial design into a structural design. After structural optimisation, the structural design is interpreted... Read More about Automated design studies: Topology versus One-Step Evolutionary Structural Optimisation.

The return of political risk: Foreign-owned banks in Eastern Europe (2013)
Journal Article
Gabor, D., & Kudrna, Z. (2013). The return of political risk: Foreign-owned banks in Eastern Europe. Europe-Asia Studies, 65(3), 548-566. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2013.779458

Political risk—risk that investments are damaged by policy action of authorities—increased during the financial crisis due to controversies about the distribution of accumulated losses among stakeholders. Authorities interconnected by cross-border ba... Read More about The return of political risk: Foreign-owned banks in Eastern Europe.

The Brand Equity of the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 General Election: A National and Local Perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, G., & Spotswood, F. (2013). The Brand Equity of the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 General Election: A National and Local Perspective. Journal of Political Marketing, 12(2-3), 182-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2013.781478

This paper considers the Liberal Democrat party as a brand, using appropriate branding concepts to analyze the fortunes of the party during the 2010 General Election. It explains Nick Clegg as a key influence on the brand's image nationally (the part... Read More about The Brand Equity of the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 General Election: A National and Local Perspective.

Racing bodies (2013)
Book Chapter
Miller, J. (2013). Racing bodies. In C. Wolkowitz, R. L. Cohen, T. Sanders, & K. Hardy (Eds.), Body/Sex/Work: Intimate, Embodied and Sexualised Labour. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan

The motives and performance of cross-border acquirers from emerging economies: Comparison between Chinese and Indian firms (2013)
Journal Article
Nicholson, R. R., Rao-Nicholson, R., & Salaber, J. (2013). The motives and performance of cross-border acquirers from emerging economies: Comparison between Chinese and Indian firms. International Business Review, 22(6), 963-980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.02.003

During the recent decade, the world has witnessed the rapid growth of MNEs from emerging economies. Their increasing participation in cross-border mergers and acquisitions has raised great attention in the extant literature. This study evaluates the... Read More about The motives and performance of cross-border acquirers from emerging economies: Comparison between Chinese and Indian firms.

'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support (2013)
Journal Article
Rhodes, C., Condon, L., Condon, L., Rhodes, C., Warren, S., Withall, J., & Tapp, A. (2013). 'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support. Health Education Journal, 72(2), 156-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896912437295

Aim: To explore teenagers' experiences of the breastfeeding promotion and support delivered by health professionals. Design: A qualitative study conducted in an English city. Methods: Pregnant teenagers and teenage mothers (n = 29) took part in semi-... Read More about 'But is it a normal thing?' Teenage mothers' experiences of breastfeeding promotion and support.

Open learning within growing businesses (2013)
Journal Article
Klofsten, M., & Jones-Evans, D. (2013). Open learning within growing businesses. European Journal of Training and Development, 37(3), 298-312. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090591311312750

Purpose: Understanding the factors behind successful enterprise policy interventions are critical in ensuring effective programme development. The aim of this paper is to analyse an academic-industry initiative in Sweden developed to support knowledg... Read More about Open learning within growing businesses.

Airline downsizing and its impact on team performance (2013)
Journal Article
Fraher, A. L. (2013). Airline downsizing and its impact on team performance. Team Performance Management, 19(1), 109-126. https://doi.org/10.1108/13527591311312123

Purpose: The article draws on a mixed method study of US airline pilots in order to examine the impact of corporate downsizing on pilots' trust, morale, and organizational commitment. The aim of the paper is to review current literature on downsizing... Read More about Airline downsizing and its impact on team performance.

The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies (2013)
Journal Article
Davies, C., & Sarpong, D. (2013). The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies. Futures, 47, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2012.11.002

In this paper, we argue that the arts in its various forms have a genuine epistemological relevance to the theory and practice of foresight. To this end, we draw on the work of Ernst Bloch to advance the 'disclosive' role of graffiti art in contribut... Read More about The epistemological relevance of the arts in foresight and futures studies.

Intangibles: Enhancing access to cities' cultural heritage through interpretation (2013)
Journal Article
Cooper, I., Mitsche, N., Vogt, F., Knox, D., Lombardi, P., Cooper, I., & Ciaffi, D. (2013). Intangibles: Enhancing access to cities' cultural heritage through interpretation. International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, 7(1), 68-77. https://doi.org/10.1108/17506181311301381

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to utilise commodification for the conservation and promotion of cultural heritage in cities by developing interpretative strategies, specifically enabling access to intangible cultural heritage through its tangi... Read More about Intangibles: Enhancing access to cities' cultural heritage through interpretation.

Leadership Matters: Tensions in Evaluating Leadership Development (2013)
Journal Article
Jarvis, C., Gulati, A., McCririck, V., & Simpson, P. (2013). Leadership Matters: Tensions in Evaluating Leadership Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 15(1), 27-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422312467138

The Problem. This article explores some of the tensions that required careful management in the design and delivery of a leadership development program. This discussion draws particularly upon a formal evaluation of two cohorts, each comprising appro... Read More about Leadership Matters: Tensions in Evaluating Leadership Development.

A Cultural Approach to Evaluating Leadership Development (2013)
Journal Article
Edwards, G., & Turnbull, S. (2013). A Cultural Approach to Evaluating Leadership Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 15(1), 46-60. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422312467144

The Problem. Current thinking around the evaluation of leadership development programs pays insufficient attention to the way that learning to lead becomes embedded and affected by the cultural context within which leaders and leadership operate. The... Read More about A Cultural Approach to Evaluating Leadership Development.

Special Issue on New Paradigms in Evaluating Leadership Development (2013)
Journal Article
Edwards, G., & Turnbull, S. (2013). Special Issue on New Paradigms in Evaluating Leadership Development. Advances in Developing Human Resources, 15(1), 3-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422312467147

The Problem. Evaluation of leadership development programs has been criticized recently for being based too much on structured evaluation models that do not account for more broad based outcomes and interpretations of leadership development. The Solu... Read More about Special Issue on New Paradigms in Evaluating Leadership Development.

Critical and alternative approaches to leadership learning and development (2013)
Journal Article
Edwards, G., Elliott, C., Iszatt-White, M., & Schedlitzki, D. (2013). Critical and alternative approaches to leadership learning and development. Management Learning, 44(1), 3-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/1350507612473929

This article is the introduction to the special issue on 'Critical and Alternative Approaches to Leadership Learning and Development'. This article reviews the past approaches to researching and theorising about leadership learning and development an... Read More about Critical and alternative approaches to leadership learning and development.

Enterprise imaging: Representing complex multi-organizational service enterprises (2013)
Journal Article
Mills, J., Purchase, V. C., & Parry, G. (2013). Enterprise imaging: Representing complex multi-organizational service enterprises. International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 33(2), 159-180. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443571311295617

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a visualization method developed as a result of an observed need to capture the organizational arrangements of a complex engineering service enterprise. The focal case study is between a public sector... Read More about Enterprise imaging: Representing complex multi-organizational service enterprises.

Olympic discourses and mediations: The Sun Newspaper and the London Olympic Bid Committee (2013)
Book Chapter
Mackay, C. (2013). Olympic discourses and mediations: The Sun Newspaper and the London Olympic Bid Committee. In P. Drummond (Ed.), The London Reader 1: Papers from the First Annual London Studies Conference in 2011. London: The London Symposium

Drawing on Michel Foucault's concept of discourse, this paper discusses how journalistic discourses and practices and those of the London Olympic Bid Committee worked in tandem to influence readers of the UK newspaper with the greatest readership to... Read More about Olympic discourses and mediations: The Sun Newspaper and the London Olympic Bid Committee.

Events and volunteerism (2013)
Book Chapter
McPherson, G., McGillivray, D., Mackay, C., & Murray, A. (2013). Events and volunteerism. In P. Robinson, R. Finkel, D. McGillivray, & G. McPherson (Eds.), Research Themes for Events (31-43). Oxfordshire: CABI

This chapter provides a review of literature relating to sports event volunteering. A case study of research on the volunteers that travelled to Delhi from Scotland to take part in a mass cast at the flag handover ceremony at the 2010 Commonwealth G... Read More about Events and volunteerism.