A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland
Journal Article
Weaver, M. W., Crossan, K., Tan, H., & Paxton, S. (2018)
A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(3), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.050
The purpose of this paper is to present an application of community O.R. (COR), using soft system methodology (SSM) to help a grant-maker to understand how to unlock and relea...
Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities
Presentation / Conference
Weaver, M., Crossan, K., Tan, H., Paxton, S. & McCallum, L. (2017, September)
Community OR: Creating a ‘Shared Space’ to build value between business and communities. Paper presented at OR59 - The Annual Operational Research Society Conference, Loughborough University, UK
The presentation provides examples on how systems approaches have helped identify better ways for communities and socially responsible businesses to build value. The examples ...
Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM
Conference Proceeding
Weaver, M., Tan, H., Crossan, K., & Paxton, S. (2016)
Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM. In Proceedings of OR58, Annual Operations Research Conference
This session presents three system conceptual models that have been brought to action as a result of an SSM study with the Voluntary Action Fund (a Scottish grant-maker). VAF ...
Cultivating Responsible Business in Scotland through the lens of the Scottish Business Pledge
Report
Weaver, M., Tan, H., Crossan, K. & Paxton, S. (2016)
Cultivating Responsible Business in Scotland through the lens of the Scottish Business Pledge. Edinburgh: Voluntary Action Fund as part of the Responsible Business Forum
Entrepreneurship and the spatial context: A panel data study into regional determinants of small growing firms in Scotland.
Journal Article
Ross, A. G., Adams, J., & Crossan, K. (2015)
Entrepreneurship and the spatial context: A panel data study into regional determinants of small growing firms in Scotland. Local Economy, 30(6), 672-688. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269094215600135
Entrepreneurship is widely recognised as a key determinant of economic growth, regional prosperity and sustainable development. Using a panel model with data from the value ad...
A Systems Thinking Approach to Connecting and Aligning CSR Responses to Social Need in Scotland
Conference Proceeding
Crossan, K., Tan, H., Paxton, S. & Weaver, M. (2015)
A Systems Thinking Approach to Connecting and Aligning CSR Responses to Social Need in Scotland. In 27th European Conference on Operational Research - Programme HandbookISBN tbc
The session aims to present a conceptual model of the governance issues in connecting and aligning the CSR activities of Scottish Businesses and the real and emerging needs in...