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Mergers of complements, endogenous product differentiation and welfare (2023)
Journal Article

The static analysis shows that a merger among complementary input suppliers or complementary patent holders benefits the consumers and the society by reducing the input prices. We show that the effects of a merger of complements are not so straightfo... Read More about Mergers of complements, endogenous product differentiation and welfare.

The historical shifts of in/formality of learning within craft skills ecosystems in the United Kingdom (2023)
Journal Article

In this paper, we address the debate on local skills ecosystems and informal learning. We use the social ecosystem model as a tool to help us analyse the role played by various actors in learning and skills ecosystems and highlight the role of inform... Read More about The historical shifts of in/formality of learning within craft skills ecosystems in the United Kingdom.

Data donation of individual shopping data to help predict the occurrence of disease: A pilot study linking individual loyalty card and health survey data to investigate COVID-19 (2023)
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Introduction & Background Previous studies have found shopping data could increase the predictive accuracy of disease surveillance systems and illuminate behavioural responses in the self-management of symptoms of disease. Yet, accessing individual... Read More about Data donation of individual shopping data to help predict the occurrence of disease: A pilot study linking individual loyalty card and health survey data to investigate COVID-19.

The impact of shareholder litigation risk on income smoothing (2023)
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This paper investigates whether and how shareholder litigation influences income smoothing. Using the ruling of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1999 as an exogenous shock to the threat of litigation, we find that the increasing difficulty of cl... Read More about The impact of shareholder litigation risk on income smoothing.

Energy shocks and bank efficiency in emerging economies (2023)
Journal Article

Geopolitical conflicts often result in commodity price increases and supply-chain disruptions to the global economy. A recent example of the Russia-Ukraine War caused a significant increase in energy prices, resulting in a prospect of recession in th... Read More about Energy shocks and bank efficiency in emerging economies.

Do rating agencies impound workforce human capital information into default risk assessments? (2023)
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No accounting policy exists to mandate that employee-level human capital (ELHC) must be included on Annual Reports. Because structured ELHC information is rare, the association between ELHC and credit ratings (risk) is not demonstrated in the extant... Read More about Do rating agencies impound workforce human capital information into default risk assessments?.

Making sense of identity transitioning within the new venture creation process (2023)
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Purpose: This study explores how aspiring entrepreneurs navigate between their own individual self-concept and the organisational identity of the new venture during the process of new venture creation. Design/methodology/approach: The study draws on... Read More about Making sense of identity transitioning within the new venture creation process.

Everyday consumption during COVID-19 (2023)
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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted everyday consumption routines and rituals, as well as their accompanying relationships. In doing so, the importance of such familiar activities to social meanings, cohesiveness, and wellbeing was made apparent. Often o... Read More about Everyday consumption during COVID-19.

Extra-contractual Rules and Third-party Rights of Direct Action: The Court of Justice Defines Claimants' Rights and Insurers' Obligations in Motor Vehicle Agreements (2023)
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AR v Others is a Polish reference to the Court of Justice centering on the application of Directive 2009/103/EC, the sixth and consolidated Motor Vehicle Insurance Directive (MVID), and the obligations therein regarding insurers' liability to third-p... Read More about Extra-contractual Rules and Third-party Rights of Direct Action: The Court of Justice Defines Claimants' Rights and Insurers' Obligations in Motor Vehicle Agreements.

The effects of stakeholder power, strategic posture and slack financial resources on sustainability performance in UK higher education institutions (2023)
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Purpose: Higher education institutions (HEIs) are critical in the sustainability agenda, not only as catalysts for promoting sustainability practices but also because their activities have substantial social, economic and environmental impacts. Yet t... Read More about The effects of stakeholder power, strategic posture and slack financial resources on sustainability performance in UK higher education institutions.

Quality of life after severe acute pancreatitis: systematic review (2023)
Journal Article

Background Severe acute pancreatitis (SAP), the most severe form of acute pancreatitis (AP), can alter pancreatic morphology, physiology and function resulting in long-term morbidity, even after a single episode. This review assesses long term outco... Read More about Quality of life after severe acute pancreatitis: systematic review.

Consumer Anxiety and Coping in COVID Times: Towards a Sociological Understanding of Consumer Resilience (2023)
Journal Article

This article develops a sociological understanding of consumer resilience across three national contexts during a prolonged, global health crisis – COVID-19. We asked 112 individuals from the UK, China and Malaysia to diarise their consumption during... Read More about Consumer Anxiety and Coping in COVID Times: Towards a Sociological Understanding of Consumer Resilience.

A framework to improve retail customer experience: a qualitative study exploring the customer journey (2023)
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A framework to improve retail customer experience: a qualitative study exploring the customer journey. Purpose: This study aims to construct an integrated retail customer experience framework with a single view across platforms and to suggest a new c... Read More about A framework to improve retail customer experience: a qualitative study exploring the customer journey.

A framework to improve retail customer experience: a qualitative study exploring the customer journey (2023)
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Purpose: This study aims to construct an integrated retail customer experience framework with a single view across platforms and to suggest a new conceptualisation of the customer experience term. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach w... Read More about A framework to improve retail customer experience: a qualitative study exploring the customer journey.

Becoming active in the micro-politics of healthcare re-organisation: The identity work and political activation of doctors, nurses and managers (2023)
Journal Article

The changing organisation and governance of healthcare work represents a persistent focus of micro-politics. Whilst there is a developed literature describing the micro-politics struggles that occur amongst health occupations, there is little underst... Read More about Becoming active in the micro-politics of healthcare re-organisation: The identity work and political activation of doctors, nurses and managers.

Bilateral Delegation, Wage Bargaining and Innovation (2023)
Journal Article

A firm undertakes workers’ productivity improving R&D before negotiating wage with the union, where negotiation can take place between their incentivised delegates. Under bilateral delegation profit, R&D and productivity-wage gap all increase, whilst... Read More about Bilateral Delegation, Wage Bargaining and Innovation.

Founder Personality and Start-up Subsidies (2023)
Journal Article

Start-up subsidies play an important role in supporting start-up innovation and performance. However, what characteristics help and hinder start-ups to seek public subsidies remains unclear. We study whether and how founder personality links to entre... Read More about Founder Personality and Start-up Subsidies.

Editorial: Organizational risk and the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
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The Cost of Clearing Fragmentation (2023)
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Fragmenting clearing across multiple central counterparties (CCPs) is costly because global dealers cannot net positions across CCPs. They have to collateralize both the short position in one CCP and an offsetting long position in another CCP. This,... Read More about The Cost of Clearing Fragmentation.

Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations: Extending, repurposing, and developing theory (2023)
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The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and changed organisations. While the pandemic has brought opportunities for business in some sectors, such as information and communication, and for people who enjoy the flexibility they gain from home-based or hy... Read More about Risk, the COVID-19 pandemic, and organizations: Extending, repurposing, and developing theory.