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Networked individuals predict a community wide outcome from their local information (2013)
Journal Article
Chesney, T. (2014). Networked individuals predict a community wide outcome from their local information. Decision Support Systems, 57, 11-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2013.07.006

The term ‘viral’ is used to describe a phenomenon that tends to be shared by those who encounter it. This paper considers the act of responding positively to a phenomenon by sharing it with others, something exemplified by the online social media act... Read More about Networked individuals predict a community wide outcome from their local information.

Innovation and survival of exporters: A contingency perspective (2013)
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Deng, Z., Guo, H., Zhang, W., & Wang, C. (2014). Innovation and survival of exporters: A contingency perspective. International Business Review, 23(2), 396-406. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibusrev.2013.06.003

We challenge the traditional view that innovations always help exporters prosper in competitive international market, by developing and testing the premise that the relationship between innovation and export performance is contingent on some importan... Read More about Innovation and survival of exporters: A contingency perspective.

The influence of university departments on the evolution of entrepreneurial competencies in spin-off ventures (2013)
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Mosey, S., Rasmussen, E., & Wright, M. (2014). The influence of university departments on the evolution of entrepreneurial competencies in spin-off ventures. Research Policy, 43(1), 92-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2013.06.007

The influence of the university department upon spin-off venture evolution is complex and dynamic. We examine how the university department context influences the spin-off process from the perspectives of both the spin-off venture and the department.... Read More about The influence of university departments on the evolution of entrepreneurial competencies in spin-off ventures.

Bank governance, regulation, supervision, and risk reporting: Evidence from operational risk disclosures in European banks (2013)
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Barakat, A., & Hussainey, K. (2013). Bank governance, regulation, supervision, and risk reporting: Evidence from operational risk disclosures in European banks. International Review of Financial Analysis, 30, 254-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2013.07.002

This paper investigates the direct and joint effects of bank governance, regulation, and supervision on the quality of risk reporting in the banking industry, as proxied for by operational risk disclosure (ORD) quality in European banks. After contro... Read More about Bank governance, regulation, supervision, and risk reporting: Evidence from operational risk disclosures in European banks.

New Model Introductions, Cannibalization and Market Stealing: Evidence from Shopbot Data: New Model Introductions, Cannibalization and Market Stealing (2013)
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Haynes, M., Thompson, S., & Wright, P. W. (2014). New Model Introductions, Cannibalization and Market Stealing: Evidence from Shopbot Data: New Model Introductions, Cannibalization and Market Stealing. Manchester School, 82(4), 385-408. https://doi.org/10.1111/manc.12024

Incremental innovation plays an important role in competitive conduct in high-tech industries. This paper explores the impact of new model introduction by employing a nested logit specification to investigate the determination of market shares across... Read More about New Model Introductions, Cannibalization and Market Stealing: Evidence from Shopbot Data: New Model Introductions, Cannibalization and Market Stealing.

Complete and partial organizing for corporate social responsibility (2013)
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Rasche, A., de Bakker, F. G., & Moon, J. (2013). Complete and partial organizing for corporate social responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 115(4), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1824-x

This paper investigates different modes of organizing for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Based on insights from organization theory, we theorize two ways to organize for CSR. “Complete” organization for CSR happens within businesses and depen... Read More about Complete and partial organizing for corporate social responsibility.

Corporate constructed and dissent enabling public spheres: differentiating dissensual from consensual corporate social responsibility (2013)
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Whelan, G. (2013). Corporate constructed and dissent enabling public spheres: differentiating dissensual from consensual corporate social responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 115(40), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-013-1823-y

I here distinguish dissensual from consensual corporate social responsibility (CSR) on the grounds that the former is more concerned to organize (or portray) corporate-civil society disagreement than it is corporate-civil society agreement. In doing... Read More about Corporate constructed and dissent enabling public spheres: differentiating dissensual from consensual corporate social responsibility.

Assessing Overall Network Structure in Regional Innovation Policies: A Case Study of Cluster Policy in the West Midlands in the UK (2013)
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He, S., MacNeill, S., & Wang, J. (2014). Assessing Overall Network Structure in Regional Innovation Policies: A Case Study of Cluster Policy in the West Midlands in the UK. European Planning Studies, 22(9), 1940-1959. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2013.812066

Revisiting the theoretical roots of the key concepts of " embeddedness " and " networks " that underpin many recent regional innovation polices, this paper strives to achieve a more systematic understanding of the overall network structure of geograp... Read More about Assessing Overall Network Structure in Regional Innovation Policies: A Case Study of Cluster Policy in the West Midlands in the UK.

Respectable femininity and career agency: exploring paradoxical imperatives (2013)
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Fernando, W. D. A., & Cohen, L. (2013). Respectable femininity and career agency: exploring paradoxical imperatives. Gender, Work and Organization, 21(2), https://doi.org/10.1111/gwao.12027

This paper places respectable femininity at the very centre of career enactment. In the accounts of 24 Sri Lankan women, notions of being a ‘respectable’ woman recurred as respondents described how important it was to adhere to the powerful behaviour... Read More about Respectable femininity and career agency: exploring paradoxical imperatives.

Where to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation (2013)
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Henry, C., & Treanor, L. (2013). Where to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 20(2), 249-257. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626001311326824

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a summary and overview of the papers selected by the Guest Editors for this Special Issue on supporting new venture creation in the twenty‐first century. The paper seeks to identify key themes platform... Read More about Where to now? New directions in supporting new venture creation.

The emergence of entrepreneurial action: At the crossroads between institutional logics and individual life-orientation (2013)
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Watson, T., & Spedale Latimer, S. (2014). The emergence of entrepreneurial action: At the crossroads between institutional logics and individual life-orientation. International Small Business Journal, 32(7), 759-776. https://doi.org/10.1177/0266242613480376

© The Author(s) 2013. This article builds upon a growing body of research calling for a more contextual approach to entrepreneurship studies. It combines theoretical resources from Joas’s theory of creative action with institutional logics thinking.... Read More about The emergence of entrepreneurial action: At the crossroads between institutional logics and individual life-orientation.

Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience (2013)
Journal Article
Amponsah-Tawiah, K., Jain, A., Leka, S., Hollis, D., & Cox, T. (2013). Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience. Journal of Safety Research, 45, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2013.01.003

Introduction In addition to hazardous conditions that are prevalent in mines, there are various physical and psychosocial risk factors that can affect mine workers' safety and health. Without due diligence to mine safety, these risk factors can affec... Read More about Examining psychosocial and physical hazards in the Ghanaian mining industry and their implications for employees' safety experience.

Using the "documentary method" to analyse qualitative data in logistics research (2012)
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Trautrims, A., Grant, D. B., Cunliffe, A. L., & Wong, C. (2012). Using the "documentary method" to analyse qualitative data in logistics research. International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, 42(8/9), 828-842. https://doi.org/10.1108/09600031211269776

Purpose This paper aims to examine the use of a qualitative data analysis technique, the documentary method, in the development of knowledge in logistics. The value of the method is illustrated through an example of its application in a study of i... Read More about Using the "documentary method" to analyse qualitative data in logistics research.

The Dilemmas of Internationalization: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Corporation (2012)
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Bondy, K., & Starkey, K. (2014). The Dilemmas of Internationalization: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Corporation. British Journal of Management, 25(1), 4-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00840.x

We add to the global–local debate by highlighting concerns with the empirical and conceptual validity of the construct 'integrated' as it operates within corporate social responsibility (CSR). We do so by investigating the extent to which foreign nat... Read More about The Dilemmas of Internationalization: Corporate Social Responsibility in the Multinational Corporation.

Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience (2012)
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Vezyridis, P., Timmons, S., & Wharrad, H. J. (2012). Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 30(10), 540–546. https://doi.org/10.1097/NXN.0b013e3182573b04

This article explores the reactions of nurses toward the implementation of an emergency department information system. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 22 nurses, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. The results suggest that d... Read More about Implementation of an Emergency Department Information System: A Qualitative Study of Nurses’ Attitudes and Experience.

Exploring entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine: can it be taught? (2012)
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Henry, C., & Treanor, L. (2012). Exploring entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine: can it be taught?. Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 19(3), 484-499. https://doi.org/10.1108/14626001211250171

Purpose This paper aims to explore business and, more specifically, entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine and discuss the perceptions of veterinary students and veterinary employers in relation to its teaching within veterinary medic... Read More about Exploring entrepreneurship education within veterinary medicine: can it be taught?.

From London to Beijing: Training and Development as an Agent of Policy Learning in Public Management (2012)
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Common, R. (2012). From London to Beijing: Training and Development as an Agent of Policy Learning in Public Management. International Journal of Public Administration, 35(10), 677-683. https://doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2012.688086

The education and training of international public managers is a powerful mechanism for policy learning and transfer. In a way similar to the globalization of MBA studies, which has contributed to the international diffusion of Western derived manage... Read More about From London to Beijing: Training and Development as an Agent of Policy Learning in Public Management.

Estimating the risk–return profile of new venture investments using a risk-neutral framework and ‘thick’ models (2012)
Journal Article
Reber, B. (2014). Estimating the risk–return profile of new venture investments using a risk-neutral framework and ‘thick’ models. European Journal of Finance, 20(4), https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2012.708471

This study proposes cascade neural networks to estimate the model parameters of the Cox–Ross–Rubinstein risk-neutral approach, which, in turn, explain the risk–return profile of firms at venture capital and initial public offering (IPO)financing roun... Read More about Estimating the risk–return profile of new venture investments using a risk-neutral framework and ‘thick’ models.

Informality and Employment Relationships in Small Firms: Humour, Ambiguity and Straight?talking (2012)
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Mallett, O., & Wapshott, R. (2014). Informality and Employment Relationships in Small Firms: Humour, Ambiguity and Straight?talking. British Journal of Management, 25(1), 118-132. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00836.x

This paper presents in-depth qualitative research on three small professional service firms whose owner-managers sought to introduce greater degrees of formality in their firms' working practices and employment relationships. We focus on humour as an... Read More about Informality and Employment Relationships in Small Firms: Humour, Ambiguity and Straight?talking.