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Social capital, brand and football : tales from the digital field - extended abstract for : UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG (2015)
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Fenton, A. (2015, December). Social capital, brand and football : tales from the digital field - extended abstract for : UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG. Presented at UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG, Newcastle University

This research focuses on a new era for Salford City Football Club (SCFC). SCFC currently sit in the 8th tier of English football and have been taken over by ex-Manchester United players the ‘class of ‘92’. The new era heralds an unusual case of a no... Read More about Social capital, brand and football : tales from the digital field - extended abstract for : UKAIS & British Academy of Management E-business and E-government SIG.

Matching student skills to SME requirements : the university as facilitator (2015)
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Procter, C., Mullin, P., & Swain, L. (2015, November). Matching student skills to SME requirements : the university as facilitator. Presented at Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE), Glasgow

This paper reports on the UNITE with Business project, funded by the European Union Regional Development Fund (ERDF) between 2010 and 2015, whose objective was to support Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in order to boost the regional econom... Read More about Matching student skills to SME requirements : the university as facilitator.

Effect of organisation cultural dynamics on adoption of innovation: a study within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka (2015)
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Udagedara, R., & Allman, K. (2015, September). Effect of organisation cultural dynamics on adoption of innovation: a study within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka. Presented at BAM Conference 2015, Portsmouth

This paper investigates the effect of organisation cultural dynamics on innovation activities using an accessible practical tool and four illustrative cases from software companies in Sri Lanka. The analysis framework accommodates multiple perspectiv... Read More about Effect of organisation cultural dynamics on adoption of innovation: a study within the context of software firms in Sri Lanka.

Are employment tribunals a barrier to justice? : an observer’s perspective (2015)
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Lord, J., & Redfern, D. (2015, September). Are employment tribunals a barrier to justice? : an observer’s perspective. Presented at BAM 2015 - The value of pluralism in advancing management research, education and practice, Portsmouth

The UK Employment Tribunal System (ETS) is ‘broken’ and in need of reform according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) (2011) and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) (2011). Both are organisations, that represent and lobby in the intere... Read More about Are employment tribunals a barrier to justice? : an observer’s perspective.

Creating social value at the BOP in the Nigerian marketplace (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Abudiore, T., & McEachern, M. (2015, September). Creating social value at the BOP in the Nigerian marketplace. Presented at International Social Innovation Research Conference 2015, York

Few studies examine the prospects for businesses within BOP markets to deliver social value. In the context of Nigerian apiculture, which has the potential to provide employment and alleviate poverty for BOP farmers, this paper explores the nuances a... Read More about Creating social value at the BOP in the Nigerian marketplace.

Gramsci and Foucault : hegemony in the global episteme (2015)
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Kreps, D. (2015, September). Gramsci and Foucault : hegemony in the global episteme. Presented at Inaugural Conference on Cultural Political Economy, Lancaster University, Lancaster UK

Does Foucault’s concentration upon the micropolitics in society that add up to and constitute (post-national) governmentality undermine and discount, or complement and mirror Gramsci’s concentration on the hegemonic reach of centralised power out int... Read More about Gramsci and Foucault : hegemony in the global episteme.

A mixed methods approach to investigating social institutions (2015)
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Lord, J., & Redfern, D. (2015, September). A mixed methods approach to investigating social institutions. Presented at BAM Annual Conference 2015, Portsmouth

A mixed method approach to research has developed into a more prevalent strategy within a business discipline, as the process can yield rigorous data that can be used to shape government and institutional thinking. This paper critically analyses the... Read More about A mixed methods approach to investigating social institutions.

Design factors-customer behaviour relationship: The mediating role of emotions and cognition (2015)
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Nusairat, N., Rashid, T., & Rembielak, G. (2015, July). Design factors-customer behaviour relationship: The mediating role of emotions and cognition. Presented at Academy of Marketing Conference 2015, University of Limerick Ireland

Although the role of retail environment in general in affecting customer behaviour is highly acknowledged by marketing scholars, the mechanism of the effect is still a promising area of research. This working paper presents a conceptual framework to... Read More about Design factors-customer behaviour relationship: The mediating role of emotions and cognition.

Liminality in recessionary times – the male view (2015)
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O'Loughlin, D., McEachern, M., Szmigin, I., Karantinou, K., Barbosa, B., & Fernández-moya, E. (2015, July). Liminality in recessionary times – the male view. Presented at Academy of Marketing Conference 2015, University of Limerick Ireland

As an environmental factor contributing to consumer vulnerability (e.g. Baker et al., 2005), the recession is an appropriate context in which to explore the temporal impact on European austerity-burdened consumers. In view of the scant attention in... Read More about Liminality in recessionary times – the male view.

Unlocking social value at the BOP : Building a knowledge transfer platform for Nigerian apiculturists (2015)
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Toluwalope, A., & McEachern, M. (2015, June). Unlocking social value at the BOP : Building a knowledge transfer platform for Nigerian apiculturists. Presented at 2nd International Biannual Social Business @Anadolou Conference - Business as if People Mattered, Eskisehir, Turkey

Few studies examine the prospects for businesses within BOP markets to deliver social value. In the context of Nigerian apiculture, which has the potential to provide employment and alleviate poverty for BOP farmers, this paper explores the knowledge... Read More about Unlocking social value at the BOP : Building a knowledge transfer platform for Nigerian apiculturists.

Online brand community engagement : Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) perspective (2015)
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Poor Rezaei, S. (2015, June). Online brand community engagement : Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) perspective. Presented at Researching Social Media : Methods, Frameworks and Insights, Birmingham

The role of online brand communities (OBC) as rich interactive multimedia environment in strategic marketing has dramatically changed over the past 15 years (Baldus, 2015). A wide range of brands has invested on development of these communities to o... Read More about Online brand community engagement : Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM) perspective.

Employee cynicism - the role of dispositional envy and gossip engagement (2015)
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Chang, K., Kuo, K., Kuo, T., & Quinton, S. (2015, May). Employee cynicism - the role of dispositional envy and gossip engagement. Presented at 17th Congress of European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, Oslo, Norway

Purpose: Employee cynicism is characterised by frustration, disillusionment, as well as contempt toward managers. Inspired by self-evaluation-maintenance theory (Tesser, 1988), this research examined the relationship between employee cynicism and tw... Read More about Employee cynicism - the role of dispositional envy and gossip engagement.

Ecstasi project : Using technology to encourage creativity in the assessment process (2015)
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Kutar, M., Griffiths, M., & Wood, J. (2015, March). Ecstasi project : Using technology to encourage creativity in the assessment process. Presented at UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS) 2015, Oxford, UK

The notion of creativity has attracted increasing attention in Higher Education in recent years, and is seen to be of importance in a variety of disciplines, not just those which are closely associated with the creative industries. This provides a ch... Read More about Ecstasi project : Using technology to encourage creativity in the assessment process.