Coordination in labour market policy: the influence of governance and institutional logics.
Thesis
Fuertes, V. Coordination in labour market policy: the influence of governance and institutional logics. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1033234
This PhD analyses the factors that affect the existence or absence of coordination in the field of labour market policy for the long-term unemployed in three cities in Great B...
Employer recruitment preferences and discrimination: a stated preference experiment.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Bergmann, A. (2008)
Employer recruitment preferences and discrimination: a stated preference experiment
This paper presents a novel approach of applying stated preference methods in the field of labour economics. Differences in behaviour and labour market disadvantage are connec...
Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room
Book Chapter
Gutu, M., Anastasiadou, C., Omar, M., & Osei, C. (2017)
Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room. In A. Ahmed (Ed.), Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in AfricaPalgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41090-6_10
Purpose: In Sub-Saharan Africa, FDI performance is considerably different between Zimbabwe and its neighbouring countries. This chapter examines FDI determinants for Sub-Sahar...
Exploring Current Trends in Scientific Research on Smart Specialisation
Journal Article
Mora, L., Deakin, M., & Reid, A. (2019)
Exploring Current Trends in Scientific Research on Smart Specialisation. Scienze Regionali-The Italian Journal of Regional Science, 18(3), 397-422. https://doi.org/10.14650/94657
This paper describes current trends in scientific research on Smart Specialisation by answering the following questions: (1) How many scientific publications on Smart Speciali...
Entrepreneurial Dynamism and the Built Environment in the Evolution of University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems
Journal Article
Johnson, D., Bock, A. J., & George, G. (2019)
Entrepreneurial Dynamism and the Built Environment in the Evolution of University Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. Industrial and Corporate Change, 28(4), 941-959. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/dtz034
University-centered entrepreneurial ecosystems (UCEEs) are complex webs of entrepreneurs, researchers, institutional support structures, and the built environment. We study th...
Impact of bank funding on the growth of Nigeria’s manufacturing Sector
Thesis
Ogbonna, D. Impact of bank funding on the growth of Nigeria’s manufacturing Sector. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1516539
Several studies and theories have linked economic growth to finance and further posit that a well funded and supported manufacturing sector could transform the economic fortun...
Emerging market financial services development: the case of leasing in Poland and China
Journal Article
Jaworski, P. M., Sliwinski, A., & Gao, S. S. (2014)
Emerging market financial services development: the case of leasing in Poland and China. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 15, 365-382. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIL.2014.062473
The aim of this paper is to present Polish and Chinese developments in this area in the period of 1999–2009 for the former and 2005–2008 the latter and then to compare both ma...
Environmental accounting: Neo-classical framework or alternative?
Journal Article
Gao, S. S. (1995)
Environmental accounting: Neo-classical framework or alternative?. The environmentalist, 15(2), (108-114). ISSN 0251-1088
Traditional environmental accounting framework is based on a neo-classical economic theory that treats environmental assets and liabilities as if their contribution to economi...
Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: Evidence from the Indian states.
Journal Article
Sathe, S., & Handley-Schachler, M. (2006)
Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: Evidence from the Indian states. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 2, 323-334. https://doi.org/10.1504/WREMSD.2006.010217
Abstract Foreign Direct Investment is of increasing importance for both developing and industrialized countries, with the UN estimating total FDI flows at $560 billion in 2003...
Visitor attraction management: a critical review of research 2009-2014
Journal Article
Leask, A. (2016)
Visitor attraction management: a critical review of research 2009-2014. Tourism Management, 57, 334-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2016.06.015
Research publications focussing on visitor attractions have increased in recent years, with articles sourced from an increasingly broad range of disciplines and fields of stud...