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The adoption and adaptation of good practice : Cross-national knowledge transfer in placemaking using the peer review method
Schlappa, Hans (2015-08-27)The transfer of knowledge is a prominent feature in transnational networks regardless of whether they are aimed at practitioners, policy makers or researchers. Yet the process of transferring knowledge between countries ... -
Brand Mindspace : The final frontier for marketers?
Cooray, Muditha; Duus, Rikke (2010) -
The Brand Misfits : Exploring paradoxical brand-resisting practices in social media
Duus, Rikke; Cooray, Muditha; Davies, Andrea (2014) -
Can marketing practice keep up with Europe's ageing population?
Thompson, Nicholas J.; Thompson, Keith E. (2009)Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to draw the attention of managers and academics to the extent of demographic changes now occurring in the European Union, specifically the ongoing change from a young consumer base ... -
Co-evolution of firm’s capability and environment : a multinational hotel case study
Quek, Mary (2011)This paper is a preliminary attempt to integrating co-evolutionary and dynamic capabilities concepts to evaluate the historical evolution of a multinational hotel firm. By examining Hilton Hotel International’s initial ... -
Co-management in urban regeneration : New perspectives on transferable collaborative practice
Schlappa, Hans (Routledge, 2012-01)To illustrate the advantages of the co-production concept in comparative analysis and to develop a deeper understanding of the co-management process in regeneration contexts this chapter analyses two cases where staff ... -
Co-Production: A new perspective on partnership
Schlappa, Hans; Ramsden, Peter (URBACT Secretariat, Paris, 2011)A growing number of practitioners and policy makers use the term ‘co-production’ to describe collaborative processes through which different actors are engaged in regeneration. Quite often we use ‘co-production’ as a ... -
Commissioners or co-producers of services? Challenges and opportunities for public sector organisations in the delivery of urban regeneration initiatives
Schlappa, Hans (2008)This paper builds on a doctoral study which examined the benefits and challenges encountered by third sector organisations (TSOs) in the implementation of European Union (EU) funded urban renewal programmes. The purpose ... -
Comparative historical analysis of four UK hotel companies, 1979 - 2004
Quek, M. (2011)Purpose – This paper seeks to examine why and how M&A activity has been used by UK hotel companies over a 26-year period and aims to provide a preliminary exploration of its relative success, given that the M&A literature ... -
Complex, but not quite complex enough : The turn to the complexity sciences in evaluation scholarship
Mowles, Christopher (2014-04-01)This article offers a critical review of the way in which some scholars have taken up the complexity sciences in evaluation scholarship. I argue that there is a tendency either to over-claim or under-claim their importance ... -
A complexity approach to leadership development : developing practical judgement
Flinn, Kevin; Mowles, Christopher (Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, 2014-01)Over recent years, complexity perspectives have been taken up more broadly in scholarship and teaching about leadership with leadership development providers such as Ashridge Business School, Roffey Park, Harvard Business ... -
Convert, Defend and Acquire : Evaluating consumer preference through brand mindspace.
Cooray, Muditha; Duus, Rikke (2010) -
Craft as a Tool for Multidisciplinary Collaboration and Design Practice
Niedderer, Kristina; Imani, Yassaman; Overton, Matthew G. (2011)This research investigates how craft, as a way of thinking, can facilitate the successful integration of knowledge in multidisciplinary design teams. A review of the process of design thinking and design management elicits ... -
Developing Conditions of Trust within a Framework of Trust
Thompson, Nicholas J.; Smyth, Hedley (2005)Why is trust important? Projects are inherently uncertain, requiring a degree of trust in the contractor from the client. It is therefore important for the contractor to establish conditions of trust with the client at an ... -
Emerging Strategies for a Chaotic Environment
Stacey, Ralph (1996-04)The possibility that any member of a system can foresee its future depends upon the dynamical properties of the system. Today's predominant management view is that ‘human agents’ in an organisation can foresee the future ... -
Entrepreneurs forge ahead in chaos and uncertainty : The story of SMEs in Sri Lanka
Duus, Rikke; Cooray, Muditha (2011) -
The Evolution of the Hospitality Sector's Guest Introduction
Quek, Mary (2012-11) -
Financing international hotel growth in the aftermath of the Second World War
Quek, Mary (2013-08-23) -
The Formulaic and Embryonic Dimensions of Knowledge Management Strategy : A Social Practice Perspective
Imani, Yassaman (2011)Knowledge Management (KM) literature is populated with a variety of perspectives, prescriptions and studies of practice, which can be complex, contradictory and confusing to practitioners who seek to make sense of, and ...