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Book Review - Parker, M. (Ed.), Life After COVID-19: The Other Side of Crisis (2021)
Journal Article
Bolden, R. (2021). Book Review - Parker, M. (Ed.), Life After COVID-19: The Other Side of Crisis. Colombo Business Journal, 12(2), 150-154. https://doi.org/10.4038/cbj.v12i2.86

Since the start of the pandemic Bristol University Press have commissioned a series of books on the topic of COVID-19 and its impact on business and society around the world . The first of these – Life After COVID-19: The other side of crisis – is an... Read More about Book Review - Parker, M. (Ed.), Life After COVID-19: The Other Side of Crisis.

The socio-economic drive to transformation from non-governmental organization into social enterprise (2021)
Book Chapter
El Haddad, P., & Barazi, R. (2021). The socio-economic drive to transformation from non-governmental organization into social enterprise. In Traité du management socio-économique: Théorie et pratiques (515-524). EMS Editions. https://doi.org/10.3917/ems.saval.2021.01.0515

Increasing societal needs and receding resources are driving NGOs to transform from funding dependency into social entrepreneurship. This comparative study undertaken within three different organizations demonstrated the effectiveness of SEAM to guid... Read More about The socio-economic drive to transformation from non-governmental organization into social enterprise.

Critical management education: Selected auto-ethnographic vignettes on how attachment to identity may disrupt learning (2021)
Journal Article
Knights, D., Huber, G., & Longman, R. (in press). Critical management education: Selected auto-ethnographic vignettes on how attachment to identity may disrupt learning. Management Learning, 53(3), 605-616. https://doi.org/10.1177/13505076211049868

In this essay, we explore the underlying processes of identity work in teaching from a critical management education (CME) perspective. Identity is a concern for both teachers and students and especially where the assumptions and routines on which it... Read More about Critical management education: Selected auto-ethnographic vignettes on how attachment to identity may disrupt learning.

Value co-creation in the B2B context: A conceptual framework and its implications (2021)
Journal Article
Pathak, B., Ashok, M., & Tan, Y. L. (2022). Value co-creation in the B2B context: A conceptual framework and its implications. Service Industries Journal, 42(3-4), 178-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2021.1989414

This study aims to bring a renewed focus on Value Co-Creation (VCC) between an organisation (service provider) and its customers in the business-to-business (B2B) context. From the literature review, a conceptual framework of factors affecting VCC wa... Read More about Value co-creation in the B2B context: A conceptual framework and its implications.

Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes and the hurt (2021)
Journal Article
Weller, S. L., Brown, A. D., & Clarke, C. A. (2023). Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes and the hurt. Human Relations, 76(4), 551–576. https://doi.org/10.1177/00187267211043072

What identity narratives do those engaged in dangerous volunteering fabricate and how do they help satisfy their quest for meaningful lives? Based on a three-year ethnographic study of QuakeRescue, a UK-based voluntary, search and rescue charity, we... Read More about Questing for meaningfulness through narrative identity work: The helpers, the heroes and the hurt.

A pedagogy for critical management studies (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Knights, D., Huber, G., & Longman, R. (2021, July). A pedagogy for critical management studies. Paper presented at 81st Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, Philadelphia [online]

In this essay, we explore the underlying processes of identity work in teaching from a critical management studies (CMS) and critical management education (CME) perspective. Identity is a concern for both teachers and students and especially where it... Read More about A pedagogy for critical management studies.

Developing inclusive leadership: Insights from our work with the NHS leadership academy (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Bolden, R., & Jarvis, C. (2021, July). Developing inclusive leadership: Insights from our work with the NHS leadership academy. Presented at 11th Developing Leadership Capacity Conference, London Metropolitan University

With a workforce of 1.5 million, the National Health Service (NHS) is the fifth largest organisation in the world. Despite its commitment to provide “a comprehensive service, available to all irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, sexual orie... Read More about Developing inclusive leadership: Insights from our work with the NHS leadership academy.

The present and future of confidential microdata access [draft] (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Green, E., & Ritchie, F. (2021, July). The present and future of confidential microdata access [draft]. Presented at The Present and Future of Microdata Access

This briefing document was prepared for the DRAGoN conference 'The Present and Future of Microdata Access', 5th-9th July 2021. It provides an introduction to the topics to be covered in the conference.

The present and future of confidential microdata access: Post-workshop report (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Green, E., Ritchie, F., Tava, F., Ashford, W., & Ferrer Breda, P. (2021, July). The present and future of confidential microdata access: Post-workshop report. Presented at The Present and Future of Microdata Access

In the summer of 2021, the University of the West of England, in collaboration with UN Economic Commission for Europe, Eurostat, INXEDA and statistical organisations across the world, hosted a workshop to review lessons learnt in microdata access ove... Read More about The present and future of confidential microdata access: Post-workshop report.

Organizationality and alterity: Critical reflections on “Teal organizing” in an online community of practice (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Longman, R. (2021, July). Organizationality and alterity: Critical reflections on “Teal organizing” in an online community of practice. Paper presented at 37th EGOS Colloquium – Organizing for an Inclusive Society: Meanings, Motivations & Mechanisms, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam

This paper develops an understanding of organization outside formal organizations by exploring the interplay between identity and alterity. Based on a netnography of an online community of practice (#AlteritOrg – a pseudonym), I reveal four qualitati... Read More about Organizationality and alterity: Critical reflections on “Teal organizing” in an online community of practice.

Marker development for the traceability of certified sustainably produced cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the chocolate industry (2021)
Thesis
Lafargue, P. Marker development for the traceability of certified sustainably produced cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the chocolate industry. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6642792

Theobroma cacao (cocoa) is one of the most studied commodities around the world and the source of one of the world’s most consumed and familiar products, chocolate. The multibillion-pound industry has changed to a higher demand for sustainably certif... Read More about Marker development for the traceability of certified sustainably produced cacao (Theobroma cacao) in the chocolate industry.

The rhetoric and reality of systems leadership (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Bolden, R. (2021, February). The rhetoric and reality of systems leadership. Presented at Academi Wales Winter School, Online

Heralded as a means for improving collaboration and alignment between agencies, communities and providers, ‘system(s) leadership’ is becoming increasingly advocated in public services. In the clamour and enthusiasm with which it has been embraced, ho... Read More about The rhetoric and reality of systems leadership.

Microdata access and privacy: What have we learned over twenty years? (2021)
Journal Article
Ritchie, F. (2021). Microdata access and privacy: What have we learned over twenty years?. Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality, 11(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.29012/jpc.766

Felix Ritchie reflects on lessons learned in twenty years of microdata access in the UK and Canada. Based on his contribution to the panel on "Privacy And Microdata Access: Two Worlds Colliding?" at the October 2020 Canadian Research Data Centre Netw... Read More about Microdata access and privacy: What have we learned over twenty years?.

Relationship between routines of supplier selection and evaluation, risk perception and propensity to form buyer–supplier partnerships (2021)
Journal Article
Gallear, D., Ghobadian, A., He, Q., Kumar, V., & Hitt, M. (2022). Relationship between routines of supplier selection and evaluation, risk perception and propensity to form buyer–supplier partnerships. Production Planning and Control, 33(14), 1399-1415. https://doi.org/10.1080/09537287.2021.1872811

Supply chain partnership is viewed as an important contributor to superior competitiveness; yet, the knowledge of ex-ante factors contributing to the deployment of supply chain partnership is nascent. This article examines the influence of the curren... Read More about Relationship between routines of supplier selection and evaluation, risk perception and propensity to form buyer–supplier partnerships.

Promoting employee safety performance in the Chinese construction industry (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Opoku, A., Zhao, S., Lok, K. L., Chen, C., & Umar, T. (2020). Promoting employee safety performance in the Chinese construction industry. In L. Scott, & C. Nielson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 36th Annual ARCOM Conference (285-294)

In the construction industry, safety leadership has been widely recognised as an indispensable factor that affects organisational safety performance. However, in China specifically, research on safety leadership in the construction domain is not adeq... Read More about Promoting employee safety performance in the Chinese construction industry.

A balanced diet for construction workers to improve safety and productivity (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Umar, T. (2020). A balanced diet for construction workers to improve safety and productivity. In F. Sherratt, B. Hare, & F. Emuze (Eds.), Proceedings of the Joint CIB W099 & TG59 International Web-Conference 2020: Good Health, Wellbeing & Decent Work

The United Nations (UN) under its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aims to protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers around the world. Although the deadline to achieve the UN SDGs is approaching faster... Read More about A balanced diet for construction workers to improve safety and productivity.

The evolution of business models of information and communication technology suppliers (2020)
Journal Article
Stone, M., Aravopoulou, E., Stott, R., Parnell, B. D., Machtynger, J., Foss, B., & Machtynger, L. (in press). The evolution of business models of information and communication technology suppliers. Bottom Line, https://doi.org/10.1108/bl-08-2020-0051

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how the business model of the information and communications technology (ICT) industry has evolved and the general differences that evolution has made to information management. Design/methodology/approac... Read More about The evolution of business models of information and communication technology suppliers.

Using ASHE to examine trends in low pay: Initial exploration of the data (2020)
Report
Bryson, A., Phan, V., Stokes, L., Ritchie, F., Forth, J., McKenzie, A., & Whittard, D. (in press). Using ASHE to examine trends in low pay: Initial exploration of the data. Bristol: Low Pay Commission

Using the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 2004-2019 we report consistent time-series estimates of the percentage of jobs on and around the minimum wage; low paid jobs above the minimum; and ‘high paid’ jobs. In doing so we report on some i... Read More about Using ASHE to examine trends in low pay: Initial exploration of the data.