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1688 and All That: Property Rights, the Glorious Revolution and the Rise of British Captialism
Hodgson, Geoffrey (2016-10-10)In a seminal 1989 article, Douglass North and Barry Weingast argued that by making the monarch more answerable to Parliament, the Glorious Revolution of 1688 helped to secure property rights in England and stimulate the ... -
The 1968-1974 labour upsurge in Britain and America: a critical history, and a look at what might have been
Cohen, Sheila (2008)This paper examines the last notable period of working-class unrest in Britain and America, the 1968-74 'upsurge'. It questions the widespread dismissal of such workplace-based, 'economistic' forms of resistance as ... -
25 years of ‘sustainable projects’ : What we know and what the literature says
Sabini, Luca; Muzio, Daniel; Alderman, Neil (2019-08-01)Last few years have seen a huge increase of publications at the intersection of project management and sustainability. Nevertheless, this field has become increasingly fragmented undermining a steady and consistent ... -
Abbey Steel : Conquering the steel recycling market
Catulli, Maurizio (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2010)This chapter summarizes a case study involving recycled steel trader Abbey Steel Ltd. The company, with the assistance of the University of Hertfordshire Academics enhanced its customer retention by designing and implementing ... -
Academics at the intersection of age and gender: : A Ghanaian experience
Forson, Cynthia; Calveley, Moira; Shelley, Steven; George, Christeen (Routledge, 2017-08-25) -
Access to water in the slums of sub-Saharan Africa
Dagdeviren, Hulya; Robertson, S.A. (2011)This article reviews the changing perspectives for improving access to water in the slums of developing countries, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While much of the literature continues to maintain an aversion to state-led ... -
Access to Water in the Slums of the Developing World
Dagdeviren, Hulya; Robertson, Simon A. (International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2009-06)The discussion reveals the failure of public policies as well as markets to provide satisfactory solutions to the problems of access to a safe, affordable and continuous water supply. In many countries, especially those ... -
Accessiblity Through Usability
Egan, C.; Johal, J.; Jefferies, A. (ACTA Press, 2003)In the UK there has been an increasing number of students in Higher Education through the last decade. As this number grows there is a greater diversity in the student population and therefore an increasing number of ... -
ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION SEARCH: THE PERCEIVED VALUE OF READING ONLINE REVIEWS
Reino, Sofia; Massaro, Maria Rita (2015-03-21)Previous research studied the impact that accommodation online reviews have on those reading them. However, this is mainly quantitative and lacks of conceptual frameworks to ensure consistency. Additionally, only a few of ... -
Accounting for business models : Increasing the visability of stakeholders
Haslam, Colin; Tsitsianis, Nicholas; Andersson, Tord; Gleadle, Pauline (2015-01-23)This paper conceptualises a firm’s business model employing stakeholder theory as a central organising element to help inform the purpose and objective(s) of business model financial reporting and disclosure. Firms interact ... -
Accounting for carbon and reframing disclosure : A business model approach
Haslam, Colin; Butlin, John; Andersson, Tord; Malamatenios, John; Lehman, Glen (2014-09-30)The paper contributes to the research in accounting and the debate about the nature of carbon footprint reporting for society. The paper utilises numbers and narratives to explore changes in carbon footprint using UK ... -
Accounting for decarbonisation and reducing capital at risk in the S&P500
Haslam, Colin; Tsitsianis, Nick; Lehman, Glen; Andersson, Tord; Malamatenios, John (2018-03-01)This article accounts for carbon emissions in the S&P 500 and explores the extent to which capital is at risk from decarbonising value chains. At a global level it is proving difficult to decouple carbon emissions from GDP ... -
Accounting for healthcare : Reform and outcomes
Haslam, Colin; Lehman, G. (2006-12-01) -
Accounting for reform : Funding and transformation in the four nation's hospital services
Haslam, Colin; Marriott, N. (2006-12-01)The NHS Plan revealed New Labour's objective to increase funding in the four nation's hospital services in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Although each country has installed its own institutional arrangements, ... -
Accounting for the financialized UK and US national business model
Andersson, Tord; Lee, Edward; Theodosopoulos, Grigorios; Yin, Ya Ping; Haslam, Colin (2014-02)The term ‘business model’ (BM) is generally used to describe the possibilities of transforming corporate activities and business functions (Osterwalder et al,2005 and Magretta,2002) In this paper we argue that our understanding ... -
Accounting for voluntary hospices in England: A business model perspective
Lee, Edward; Haslam, Colin; Theodosopoulos, Grigorios; Tsitsianis, Nicholas (2018-07)This paper accounts for the sustainability of voluntary hospices in England that provide palliative end of life care for patients. A critical evaluation of the challenges facing hospices in England can be located within a ... -
Accounting for war
Chwastiak, M.; Lehman, G. (2008-12)This paper examines the ways in which accounting has helped to rationalize and normalize violence and how this has contributed to the acceleration and expansion of war. It is argued that accounting is a product of the ... -
Achieving research impact in tourism: : Modelling and evaluating outcomes from the UKs Research Excellence Framework
Phillips, Paul; Page, Stephen J.; Sebu, Joshua (2020-06-01)The marketisation of higher education has emerged as a global trend with a focus on using metrics to assess performance. This has led to the closer scrutiny by government in assessing value for money and effectiveness of ... -
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 ...