Children as vulnerable consumers: a first conceptualisation (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015 Westburn Publishers Ltd. Understandings of consumer vulnerability remain contentious and despite recent developments, models remain unsuitable when applied to children. Taxonomic models, and those favouring a ‘state’- or ‘class’-based approach... Read More about Children as vulnerable consumers: a first conceptualisation.

The impact of foresight on entrepreneurship: The Wales 2010 case study (2016)
Journal Article

© 2015 Elsevier Inc. This paper addresses the link between foresight and entrepreneurship over the long term. As such, it addresses two distinct gaps in foresight knowledge and literature namely the link between foresight and entrepreneurship; and lo... Read More about The impact of foresight on entrepreneurship: The Wales 2010 case study.

A cultural case study for social marketing (2015)
Book Chapter

The starting point for this study was that obesity in the UK, as elsewhere in the West, is socio-economically patterned. This is thought to be due to the low rates of physical activity within lower socio-economic groups and the social-patterning of o... Read More about A cultural case study for social marketing.

A feasibility study into the creation of a development bank for Wales (2015)
Report

Analysing cycling as a social practice: An empirical grounding for behaviour change (2015)
Journal Article

© 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Despite significant national and local efforts over the last decade to stimulate uptake of cycling in the UK, levels of cycling (particularly utility cycling) remain at around 2% of journeys. Understandi... Read More about Analysing cycling as a social practice: An empirical grounding for behaviour change.

Access to finance to SMEs at a regional level – the case of Finance Wales (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015 Taylor & Francis. Since the economic recession of 2008, there is increasing evidence that small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have found it increasingly difficult to access funding from conventional sources such as banks. As a result, t... Read More about Access to finance to SMEs at a regional level – the case of Finance Wales.

Leadership development: A place for storytelling and Greek mythology? (2015)
Journal Article

© 2014, © The Author(s) 2014. This article explores how storytelling and Greek mythology within classroom-based leadership development may facilitate learning to deal with ambiguity and social construction in leadership practice. We aim to show how u... Read More about Leadership development: A place for storytelling and Greek mythology?.

“Obviously in the cool group they wear designer things”: A social practice theory perspective on children’s consumption (2015)
Journal Article

© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – This paper aims to propose the lens of social practice theory (SPT) as a means of deepening insights into childhood consumer culture. Design/methodology/approach – The data comprise four qualitative... Read More about “Obviously in the cool group they wear designer things”: A social practice theory perspective on children’s consumption.

A longitudinal study of entrepreneurial activities in the UK higher education sector (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Whilst the roles of institutional and locational characteristics of a university in determining its entrepreneurial performance level has been examined in prior research studies, they are not fully acknowledged in current UK policies facilitating lin... Read More about A longitudinal study of entrepreneurial activities in the UK higher education sector.

Access to finance for SMEs at a regional level: The case for a development bank for Wales? (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

In 2013, the Welsh Government announced an independent review into access to finance in Wales. Its aim was to examine how effectively SMEs in Wales are served by existing sources of funding, identify areas of particular challenge and provide recommen... Read More about Access to finance for SMEs at a regional level: The case for a development bank for Wales?.

Finding Zelig in text: A measure for normalising linguistic accommodation (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

High growth firms in Wales: Effectiveness and importance of innovation to business growth and profitability (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The aim of this research is to provide case study evidence on the innovation performance of high-growth SMEs in an uncompetitive regional economy. Drawing on four in-depth case studies and using a comprehensive list of innovation typology we measured... Read More about High growth firms in Wales: Effectiveness and importance of innovation to business growth and profitability.

Studying leadership: Traditional and critical approaches (2014)
Book

Self-directed learning on a full-time MBA - A cautionary tale (2014)
Journal Article

This article provides a cautionary tale of the complexities of implementing peer learning groups (PLG's) and blended learning approaches for promoting self-directed learning (SDL) in the context of competing objectives for staff and students on a ful... Read More about Self-directed learning on a full-time MBA - A cautionary tale.

Access to finance review: Stage 2 review (2013)
Report

Labouring under false pretences? The emotional labour of authentic leadership (2013)
Book Chapter

Innovation performance of manufacturing SMEs within a non-competitive regional economy: The case of Wales (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper discusses innovation performance of manufacturing SMEs within a non-competitive regional economy.

Access to finance review: Stage 1 report (2013)
Report

The Brand Equity of the Liberal Democrats in the 2010 General Election: A National and Local Perspective (2013)
Journal Article

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.

Examining the information value of virtual communities: Factual versus opinion-based message content (2013)
Journal Article

Social customer relationship management (SCRM) is an evolving discipline which uses technology as a communication channel. It is under-researched and is lacking in its use of traditional marketing principles to inform practice. We shed light on the t... Read More about Examining the information value of virtual communities: Factual versus opinion-based message content.