Quality trends and practices in Scotland
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Raeside, R., Masson, R., & Edgeman, R. (1999)
Quality trends and practices in Scotland. Quality Engineering, 11(3), 475-489. https://doi.org/10.1080/08982119908919264
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Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation
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Victoria, M. (2009)
Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation. ESP Across Cultures, 129-140
In today's increasingly global economy, members of the same work team do not necessarily work in the same country or on the same continent. They speak different mother tongues...
Viewpoint: Linking training policy and practice to organizational goals
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O’Donnell, D., & Garavan, T. N. (1997)
Viewpoint: Linking training policy and practice to organizational goals. Journal of European industrial training, 21(9), 301-309. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090599710189144
Argues that a human resource development (HRD) strategy, in alliance with a global‐arching human resource management (HRM) strategy, is the most effective way to link training...
Contemporary HRD research: a triarchy of theoretical perspectives and their prescriptions for HRD
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Garavan, T. N., Gunnigle, P., & Morley, M. (2000)
Contemporary HRD research: a triarchy of theoretical perspectives and their prescriptions for HRD. Journal of European industrial training, 24(2/3/4), 65-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/03090590010321926
Addresses some of the key debates within the HRD literature and considers the extent to which HRD can be described as a field of study. The paper addresses the issues raised i...
Case study-Utilizing the VFBOP model for entry into emerging markets: Grameen Danone Foods.
Journal Article
Williams, J., & Omar, M. (2013)
Case study-Utilizing the VFBOP model for entry into emerging markets: Grameen Danone Foods. Transnational Marketing Journal, 1, 59-71
Emerging markets are extremely diverse and can require separate market entry and market development strategies. This paper will look at these opportunities through the lens of...
Entrepreneurship and the spatial context: A panel data study into regional determinants of small growing firms in Scotland.
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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...
Sustainable energy policies as a source of competitive advantage in the UK service industry
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Burrows, M., & Omar, M. (2007)
Sustainable energy policies as a source of competitive advantage in the UK service industry. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 3, 231-250. https://doi.org/10.1504/WREMSD.2007.014043
The UK service industry has the ability to reduce costs by introducing energy efficiency to its operations. Barriers exist which hinder the implementation of energy efficient ...
Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes
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Garavan, T. N., Cross, C., Wilson, J., & Carbery, R. (2012)
Training and development roles and structures in European call centers: the Influence of strategic choice, Institutional and coevolutionary processes. Thunderbird International Business Review, 54, 875-890. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21509
The global call center sector has emerged as a vibrant and economically successful industry in recent decades. Training and development of employees is acknowledged as a key c...
Towards a richer understanding of consumers in social marketing contexts: revisiting the stage of change model.
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Logie-MacIver, L., & Piacentini, M. G. (2010)
Towards a richer understanding of consumers in social marketing contexts: revisiting the stage of change model. Journal of Marketing Management, 27, 60-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/02672571003676429
In this paper, we present data from an 18-month-long longitudinal study of a sample of 40 people who received a test for cancer and who were subsequently advised by health pro...
Applying brand management to higher education through the use of the Brand Flux Model™– the case of Arcadia University.
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Williams, J., & Omar, M. (2014)
Applying brand management to higher education through the use of the Brand Flux Model™– the case of Arcadia University. Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 24(2), 222-242. https://doi.org/10.1080/08841241.2014.973471
Within an increasingly more competitive landscape, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are becoming more marketized and promotionalized. Brand building is becoming a strategi...