Unheard voices of decline in the Scottish Oil Sector
Presentation / Conference
O'Neil, J., & Ellis, V. (2018, June)
Unheard voices of decline in the Scottish Oil Sector. Presented at BUIRA History of Industrial Relations Study Group, University of Westminster
This paper examines how employment in the Scottish oil industry is changing as the industry declines, shedding in excess of 120,000 jobs between 2014 and 2016 as oil prices fe...
Exploring the viability of an emission tax policy for ships at berth in Taiwanese ports
Journal Article
Tseng, P. H., & Pilcher, N. (2016)
Exploring the viability of an emission tax policy for ships at berth in Taiwanese ports. International Journal of Shipping and Transport Logistics, 8(6), 705-722. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSTL.2016.079289
This paper considers an emissions tax to help limit external air pollution from ships in Taiwanese ports through a mixed methods research (MMR) approach. Through an empirical ...
UK Foreign direct investment in Ghana: determinants and implications
Thesis
Osei, C. UK Foreign direct investment in Ghana: determinants and implications. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7562
The aim of this study is to empirically investigate the relative significance of the determinants of UK foreign direct investment (FDI) in Ghana. According to the United Natio...
The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role?
Journal Article
MacKenzie, C., Garavan, T. N., & Carbery, R. (2014)
The Global Financial and Economic Crisis: Did HRD Play a Role?. Advances in developing human resources, 16(1), 34-53. https://doi.org/10.1177/1523422313508925
The Problem The Global Financial and Economic Crisis1 starting in 2007 and its resultant impact has called into question the contribution of Human Resource Development (HRD) s...
Industrial clusters and regional economic development in China: the case of Heilongjiang Province
Thesis
Wang, J. Industrial clusters and regional economic development in China: the case of Heilongjiang Province. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6077
The concept of the ‘industrial cluster was first discussed in the early works of Alfred Marshall. In the 1990’s the term became part of mainstream economic thinking largely du...
Do We Eat Too Much? The current economic crisis as a result of overconsumption
Journal Article
Jaworski, P. M., & Weber, J. (2011)
Do We Eat Too Much? The current economic crisis as a result of overconsumption. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 23, 223-238. https://doi.org/10.1177/02601079X11002300302
Over the past 15 years, a fairly synchronised and steady increase of the current account deficits of the US and the UK has been witnessed, while at the same time real house pr...
Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis
Journal Article
Ellis, V., & Taylor, M. (2010)
Banks, bailouts and bonuses: a personal account of working in Halifax Bank of Scotland during the financial crisis. Work, Employment and Society, 24(4), 803-812. https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017010380649
This article presents a first hand account of the financial crisis by ‘Margaret Taylor’, a union activist within HBOS. Overviewing more than twenty years’ experience in the se...
Tourism interest groups in the EU policy arena: characteristics, relationships and challenges.
Journal Article
Anastasiadou, C. (2007)
Tourism interest groups in the EU policy arena: characteristics, relationships and challenges. Current Issues in Tourism. 11, 24-39. doi:10.2167/cit326.0. ISSN 1368-3500
Despite the European Union’s (EU) influence on tourism, surprisingly little is known of tourism interest representation and the nature of their relationship with the EU
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Branding strategy and consumer high-technology product.
Journal Article
Hamann, D., Williams, J. & Omar, M. (2007)
Branding strategy and consumer high-technology product. Journal of Product and Brand Management. 16, 98-111. doi:10.1108/10610420710739973. ISSN 1061-0421
The paper aims to propose a model to investigate the relationships between price, use, quality, and culture regarding the adoption of high-technology branding strategy. Design...
The development of the field of HRD: a Delphi study
Journal Article
McGuire, D., & Cseh, M. (2006)
The development of the field of HRD: a Delphi study. Journal of European industrial training, 30(8), 653-667. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590610712304
The study explored the views of leading human resource development (HRD) academics regarding five main issues: the disciplinary bases of HRD, the historical milestones in HRD,...