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Action learning : co-creating value from collaborative sustainable projects
Brown, Christopher; Linkson, Peter (University of Hertfordshire, 2014)This article reports on the specific role that action learning plays in the promotion of sustainability and innovation in the Local Government sector. The study focuses on one organisation and the efforts of a senior manager ... -
Action learning as a tool to prepare supervisors of midwives
Abbott, L. (2011)Supervision of Midwives is a statutory responsibility which provides a “mechanism for support and guidance to every midwife practising in the United Kingdom” (Nursing and Midwifery Council, NMC and The Local Supervising ... -
Alliance Networks And New Technology Development In The Information Technology Industries
Dodourova, Mariana (2002) -
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 ... -
Changing the rules of the marketing game : towards Product Service Systems supported by interaction and relationship management practices
Catulli, Maurizio (2010-09)Product Service Systems (PSS) have been proposed as an environmentally efficient business model. The benefits of PSS include support of dematerialization and incentives for companies to design more efficient products with ... -
Discourse analysis, trust and marketing
Halliday, Sue; Catulli, Maurizio (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013-11)This chapter demonstrates the relevance of looking at discursive construction of trust in the marketing context. Consumers and users of goods and services want confidence in the transaction and this can build into ongoing ... -
Effective speaker verification via dynamic mismatch compensation
Pillay, Surosh; Ariyaeeinia, A.; Sivakumaran, P.; Pawlewski, M. (2012-06)This paper presents a new approach to Condition-adjusted T-Norm (CT-Norm) for speaker verification under significant mismatched noise conditions. The study is motivated by the fact that, whilst the standard CT-Norm method ... -
An emotional business : a guide to understanding the motivations of small business decision takers
Culkin, N. (2000)Argues that the way in which the UK Government, through its various departments and quangos, approaches designed to approve the effectiveness of the small business sector, is based on a flawed understanding of how small ... -
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 ... -
Enriching the values of micro and small business research projects : two sides of a story
Brown, Christopher; Thatcher, James; Alao, Hanan; Choudhary, Shahriar (University of Hertfordshire, 2014)The research aim was to critically examine the two sides of co-creation from the small business and GCU researcher perspectives. The interest is in the value created and delivered. Previous studies have suggested the ... -
Experiences of taking students on business trips: with recommendations for organising successful business trips
Earle, V.; Thomas, M. (University of Hertfordshire, 2011)Visits to businesses provide an opportunity for students to see first-hand how different operations are managed, particularly in areas not often seen, such as manufacturing. They can be linked with classroom learning and ... -
Exploring Liquid Lives and Product Lifetimes
Catulli, Maurizio; Cook, Matthew; Potter, Stephen (2015)Product lifetimes are an important consideration in the context of sustainability. One way to better manage product lifetimes is to promote product service systems (PSS) that complement and/ or substitute traditional forms ... -
How Does the British Snowman Work? : The Disruptive Characteristic of British Snow
Bevis, Keith; Dodourova, Mariana (LIT Verlag, 2012-12) -
Information and Communication Technology - enabled Low Carbon Technologies : a new sector of the economy?
Catulli, Maurizio; Fryer, Emma (2012)This article outlines the subsector of the information and communication technology (ICT) industry concerned with reducing the economy's environmental impact, dubbed ICT-enabled low carbon technologies (ICTeLCTs). The ... -
Innovation for a circular economy : exploring the adoption of PSS by UK companies in the baby products sector
Catulli, Maurizio; Brennan, Ross (University of Southern Denmark, 2015-08-29)Several authors have commented on the relatively slow rate at which Product Service Systems (PSS) have been adopted in B2B networks. Despite some prominent examples, such as the provision of integrated lighting systems to ... -
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 ... -
Mapping Transitions towards Sustainable Consumption : Latitudes, Legends and Declinations in the Interaction between Consumers Culture and Sustainable Business Models
Catulli, Maurizio; Cook, Matthew; Potter, Stephen (2014-06-26)This paper seeks to chart “a navigation route“ towards sustainable consumption. We draw on data collected in research on consumers’ response to integrated products and services bundles conceptualized in design literature ...