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Alternative approaches to offshoring and global scanning in MNEs : examples from the Bulgarian software industry
Dodourova, Mariana; Martin, Susan (2012)The paper explores the offshoring experiences of eleven Bulgarian subsidiaries/partners of foreign MNEs, identifying four different models of role allocation, relationship management and organizational learning. A common ... -
Beyond Being A Student : An Exploration of Student & Graduate Start-Up’s (SGSU’s) Operating From University Incubators
Culkin, N. (2013)The purpose of this paper is to explore, evaluate and share the motivations and behaviours of student and graduate entrepreneurs (referred to as SGSUs) operating from university incubators. The study aims to understand the ... -
Digital Cinema : Opportunities and Challenges
Culkin, N.; Randle, K.R. (2003)While the process of distributing and exhibiting a film has changed little over the past century, Digital Cinema, the process of using digitally stored data instead of strips of acetate, has arrived. With technology ... -
Emotional intelligence in knowledge intensive work groups : an empirical study
Dodourova, Mariana; Gunsel, Ayse (2011)Organizations become more and more dependent on the performance of small, autonomous, knowledge-intensive work groups. In line with the rise of the workgroups and teams, the scope of emotional intelligence moves from ... -
From London to Los Angeles: a comparison of local labour market processes in the US and UK film industries
Blair, H.; Culkin, N.; Randle, K.R. (2004)Addressing the issue of the embeddedness of labour markets, this paper compares the processes of finding employment in the film industry within two local labour markets. Drawing on studies of freelance film crews in London ... -
How Does the British Snowman Work? : The Disruptive Characteristic of British Snow
Bevis, Keith; Dodourova, Mariana (LIT Verlag, 2012-12) -
Industry Dynamics And Strategic Positioning In The Wireless Communications Industry : The Case Of Vodafone Group Plc
Dodourova, Mariana (2003)This work is an attempt to examine firm strategic positioning and industry dynamics in the wireless telecommunications industry, and the relationship between the two. The study tracks how a firm adjusts resources and ... -
Innovation for a Circular Economy : Exploring the Product Service Systems Concept
Catulli, Maurizio; Dodourova, Mariana (International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM), 2013-06-16)This paper explores the potential implementation of Product Service Systems (PSS) - a sustainable business model based on integrated products and services, and driven by innovation. The concept implies a holistic approach ... -
Managing Innovation in a Publicly-funded Organization : The Innovator’s Perspective
Dodourova, Mariana; Randle, K.R.; Bevis, Keith (2010)Being a key driver of sustainable competitive advantage, innovation is also a key challenge. Developing and managing innovation is a complex and formidable task. Researchers have long sought to explain why some organizations ... -
Managing Internationalisaltion in Tertiary Education : A South-Afican – Swaziland Comparison
Dodourova, Mariana; de Jager, Johan (2011)The increasing competitive and internationalised higher education environment has over recent years introduced a commercial focus to the sector. Although this allows universities to tap into an increasingly larger and ... -
Networking and Innovation in SMEs : Evidence from the Creative Industries in the East of England
Dodourova, Mariana; Gunsel, Ayse (2012)Recently, there has been a great deal of interest in creativity and in the creative industries sector (CIS). However, researchers have given little attention to the impact of networking on the innovativeness and performance ... -
Networking Innovation in the European Car Industry : Does the Open Innovation Model Fit?
Dodourova, Mariana; Bevis, Keith (2012)The automobile industry is has entered an innovation race. Uncertain technological trends, long development cycles, highly capital intensive product development, saturated markets, and environmental and safety regulations ... -
Producing work-ready graduates: the role of the entrepreneurial university
Culkin, N.; Mallick, S. (2011)UK universities are having to come to terms with the double whammy of a 2010 Spending Review that will see budgets reduced from 7.1 pound billion to 4.2 pound billion by 2014, and the Browne Review of higher education ... -
A Qualitative Study of Innovation Diffusion : The Novel case of a Small Firm and KTP
Choudrie, Jyoti; Culkin, N. (2013)Using a qualitative approach involving interviews, referring to archival documentation and observations, this research study aims to understand the actions required for diffusion of an innovation in an SME. Although the ... -
The role of access and location in university selection in South-Africa and the United Kingdom
Dodourova, Mariana; Du Plooy, A.T.; De Jager, J.W. (2012) -
Working Below the Line in the Studio System : Exploring Labour Processes in the UK Film Industry 1927-1950
Atkinson, Will; Randle, K.R. (University of Hertfordshire, 2013)Drawing on archived interview material from ten participants in the BECTU Oral History Project this paper gives voice to largely unheard below-the-line technical employees in the UK film industry. It considers the extent ...