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Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states (2014)
Journal Article
Pickering, J., Skovgaard, J., Kim, S., Roberts, J., Rossati, D., Stadelmann, M., & Reich, H. (2015). Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states. World Development, 68, 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.10.033

Developed countries have relied heavily on aid budgets to fulfill their pledges to boost funding for addressing climate change in developing countries. However, little is known about how interaction between aid and other ministries has shaped contrib... Read More about Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states.

Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach (2014)
Journal Article
Crotty, J. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach. Business and Society, 55(6), 825-853. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650314561965

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a concept for business from within developed, Western economies. Such economies are underpinned by functioning institutions, where compliance with regulation is assumed. Recently, however, the abil... Read More about Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach.

Social cues-customer behaviour relationship: a test of two competing models: The case of shopping malls in Jordan (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Nusairat, N., Rashid, T., & Rembielak, G. (2014, December). Social cues-customer behaviour relationship: a test of two competing models: The case of shopping malls in Jordan. Presented at Contemporary Marketing Conference, Edinburgh University Business School

The role of shopping environment in deriving customers’ response has been substantially addressed in marketing literature, however, the focus has been considerably limited to certain physical environment factors such as music, light and scent. Less a... Read More about Social cues-customer behaviour relationship: a test of two competing models: The case of shopping malls in Jordan.

Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management : a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism (2014)
Journal Article
a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 26(18), 2288-2307. https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2014.985329

Gossip is a common phenomenon in the workplace and yet relatively little is understood about its influence to employees. This study adopts social information theory and social cognitive theory to interpret the diverse literature on gossip, and to d... Read More about Gossip in the workplace and the implications for HR management : a study of gossip and its relationship to employee cynicism.

Understanding artefacts related to human aspects : The case of information technology and systems (2014)
Journal Article
The case of information technology and systems. Koers (Online), 79(3), https://doi.org/10.4102/koers.v79i3.2156

This paper has two aims. One is to critique and expand Stafleu's ideas about artefacts. The other, which may be seen as a demonstration of this expansion, is an outline of a rich view of the type of artefact that is information and communication te... Read More about Understanding artefacts related to human aspects : The case of information technology and systems.

Determinants of brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty constructs (2014)
Journal Article
Maheshwari, V., Lodorfos, G., & Jacobsen, S. (2014). Determinants of brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty constructs. International Journal of Business Administration, 5(6), 13-23. https://doi.org/10.5430/ijba.v5n6p13

Marketing strategies for brands have shifted its focus on relationships and value creation that directly links to brand loyalty, is the main focus of this paper and two key factors: brand experience and brand commitment, within automotive sector, are... Read More about Determinants of brand loyalty: a study of the experience-commitment-loyalty constructs.

Post-Soviet civil society development in the Russian federation: The impact of the NGO law (2014)
Journal Article
Crotty, J., Hall, S., & Ljubownikow, S. (2014). Post-Soviet civil society development in the Russian federation: The impact of the NGO law. Europe-Asia Studies, 66(8), 1253-1269. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2014.941697

The passing of the Russian NGO Law in mid-2006 set clear parameters for Russian NGO activity and civil society development. In this paper we assess the impact of the NGO Law on both NGOs and Russian civil society. Our findings illustrate that the NGO... Read More about Post-Soviet civil society development in the Russian federation: The impact of the NGO law.

An investigation of systemic stress and interdependencies within the Eurozone and Euro area countries (2014)
Journal Article
MacDonald, R., Sogiakas, V., & Tsopanakis, A. (2015). An investigation of systemic stress and interdependencies within the Eurozone and Euro area countries. Economic Modelling, 48, 52-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2014.10.023

One of themost challenging issues that economists are dealingwith is the investigation of the financial turmoil in Eurozone economies. Particularly, the issue of exposing the potential crisis transmission channels has attracted considerable interest... Read More about An investigation of systemic stress and interdependencies within the Eurozone and Euro area countries.

To whom does the law speak? Canvassing a neglected picture of law’s interpretive field (2014)
Book Chapter
Sandro, P. (2015). To whom does the law speak? Canvassing a neglected picture of law’s interpretive field. In M. Araszkiewicz, P. Banas, T. Gizbert-Studnicki, & K. Pleszka (Eds.), Problems of Normativity, Rules and Rule-Following (265-280). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09375-8_20

Among the most common strategies underlying the so-called indeterminacy thesis is the following two-step argument: (1) that law is an interpretive practice, and that evidently legal actors more generally hold different (and competing) theories of mea... Read More about To whom does the law speak? Canvassing a neglected picture of law’s interpretive field.

Corporate citizenship and its impact upon consumer moralization, decision-making and choice (2014)
Journal Article
McEachern, M. (2014). Corporate citizenship and its impact upon consumer moralization, decision-making and choice. Journal of Marketing Management, 31(3-4), 430-452. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2014.974658

Businesses are increasingly embracing corporate citizenship strategies. However, the empirical literature surrounding consumer responses to such practices, features many contradictions concerning their impact. As a result, many businesses are uncerta... Read More about Corporate citizenship and its impact upon consumer moralization, decision-making and choice.

Madhyamam newspaper: Which way forward (2014)
Other
Mankavil Kovil Veettil, N., Pati, D., Satpathy, C., Saha, B., Saxena, K., & Narayanan, A. (2014). Madhyamam newspaper: Which way forward

Madhyamam is a Malayalam-language newspaper headquartered in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Launched by a conservative Islamic trust in 1987, much of the newspaper’s coverage and content were dictated by the trust. Though the quality of the con... Read More about Madhyamam newspaper: Which way forward.

The life cycle of initial public offering companies in China (2014)
Journal Article
Liu, J., & Li, D. (2014). The life cycle of initial public offering companies in China. Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 15(3), 291-307. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAAR-12-2013-0111

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the extent to which the company’s post- initial public offering (IPO) outcome varies, along with the determinants of the post-IPO outcomes. Design/methodology/approach – The authors use Cox propor... Read More about The life cycle of initial public offering companies in China.

The elaboration likelihood model : review, critique and research agenda (2014)
Journal Article
Kitchen, P., Kerr, G., Schultz, D., McColl, R., & Pals, H. (2014). The elaboration likelihood model : review, critique and research agenda. European Journal of Marketing, 48(11/12), 2033-2050. https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-12-2011-0776

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review, critique and develop a research agenda for the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM). The model was introduced by Petty and Cacioppo over three decades ago and has been modified, revised and extended.... Read More about The elaboration likelihood model : review, critique and research agenda.

A new fast LDI for assessment of burns: a multi-centre clinical evaluation (2014)
Journal Article
Hoeksema, H., Baker, R., Holland, A., Travis, P., Steven, L., Jeffery, J., & Monstrey, S. (2014). A new fast LDI for assessment of burns: a multi-centre clinical evaluation. Burns, 40(7), 1274-1282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2014.04.024

INTRODUCTION: Laser Doppler imaging (LDI) provides early accurate determination of wound healing potential. LDI can scan large areas of up to 2500 cm2 within 2 min. This duration may require additional sedation in a mobile, uncooperative child. In... Read More about A new fast LDI for assessment of burns: a multi-centre clinical evaluation.

Examining hotel salespeople's new membership programme sales performance (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, A., & Peng, N. (2014). Examining hotel salespeople's new membership programme sales performance. Current Issues in Tourism, 19(8), 755-762. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2014.972345

Promoting new membership programmes can be a rewarding, yet challenging task for hotels. However, high-performance sales teams can improve consumer perceptions of new membership programmes in the market and allow hotels to remain competitive. Few stu... Read More about Examining hotel salespeople's new membership programme sales performance.

A critical investigation of electronic patient records in the NHS in England : tracing an elusive object through its actor-network (2014)
Thesis
Goff, M. A critical investigation of electronic patient records in the NHS in England : tracing an elusive object through its actor-network. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study is a critical investigation of electronic patient records in the National Health Service in England. It explores whether EPRs benefit clinicians in the context of a technology that has been explicitly designed to fulfil multiple purposes,... Read More about A critical investigation of electronic patient records in the NHS in England : tracing an elusive object through its actor-network.

Capital structure of internet companies : case study (2014)
Journal Article
Miglo, A., Lee, Z., & Liang, S. (2014). Capital structure of internet companies : case study. Journal of Internet Commerce, 13(3-4), 253-281. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332861.2014.961348

The financing decisions and capital structure of Internet companies are analyzed, and observed findings are related to the common capital structure theories. Large Internet companies usually have low debt, and small Internet companies have high debt.... Read More about Capital structure of internet companies : case study.

Examining the relationship between branding a place and sustainable development (2014)
Book Chapter
Maheshwari, V., Vandewalle, I., & Bamber, D. (2014). Examining the relationship between branding a place and sustainable development. In D. Deeter-Schmelz (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2010 Academy of Marketing Science (AMS) Annual Conference. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11797-3_161

There has been a steady increase in competition between places in terms of attracting tourists, businesses and investments, over the past few years (Kotler, et.al. 1993). This has made the marketing of places a key driver of the economic activities a... Read More about Examining the relationship between branding a place and sustainable development.

Exploring key antecedents of purchase intentions within different services (2014)
Journal Article
Ha, H., K. Akamavi, R., Kitchen, P., & Janda, S. (2014). Exploring key antecedents of purchase intentions within different services. Journal of Services Marketing, 28(7), 595-606. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSM-01-2013-0025

Purpose – The purpose of this research is to investigate the direct and indirect effects of these determinants on purchase intentions. Competitive environments such as those in retail and banking industries impose increased pressure on managers to... Read More about Exploring key antecedents of purchase intentions within different services.