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Future skill needs of managers

Working Paper
Winterton, J., Parker, M., Dodd, M., McCracken, M. G., & Henderson, I. (2000)
Future skill needs of managers
The main aim of the study was to identify and evaluate the nature of changes affecting managers and issues that will influence the effective future provision of management dev...

Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity

Conference Proceeding
Dutton, M. (2017)
Third sector independence in an age of austerity: relations with the state in an age of austerity. In Third Sector Independence: Relations with the state in an age of austerity
Drawing on qualitative longitudinal research with third sector organisations (TSOs) in Scotland, this paper explores how the independence of TSOs has been affected by changing...

Third sector independence: relations with the state in an age of austerity

Journal Article
Egdell, V., & Dutton, M. (2017)
Third sector independence: relations with the state in an age of austerity. Voluntary Sector Review, 8(1), 25-40. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080516x14739278719772
Third sector organisations deliver a range of public services for government. They are valued and trusted by commissioners, clients and wider society because of their independ...

A parent company's ability and cross-border M&A performance: an empirical analysis.

Journal Article
Fascia, M., lu, L., tan, H., & michael, S. (2019)
A parent company's ability and cross-border M&A performance: an empirical analysis. Journal of Strategy, Operations & Economics, 6(2), 23. doi:10.13140/RG.2.2.15397.14565
Drawing from Berry’s nine-dimension-theory, the institutional distance discussed within this study was divided into four dimensions that include the regulation distance (inclu...

Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory.

Thesis
Ahmad, N. S. M. Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2784
There is no doubt that in recent years Corporate Environmental Disclosure (CED) by corporations has received much attention among accounting academic researchers. However, rev...

They went, they saw and they observed UK international marketing strategy factors upon entry modes in to host markets.

Book
Omar, M., & Lewrick, M. (2007)
They went, they saw and they observed UK international marketing strategy factors upon entry modes in to host markets. Edinburgh Napier University
There is substantial research to indicate that a correlation exists between the firm-specific characteristics of multi-national corporations (MNC’s) and the mode of entry sele...

The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia

Journal Article
Alhejji, H., Ng, E. S., Garavan, T., & Carbery, R. (2016)
The Impact of Formal and Informal Distance on Gender Equality Approaches: The Case of a British MNC in Saudi Arabia: MNC Gender Equality in Saudi Arabia. Thunderbird International Business Review, 60(2), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1002/tie.21828
This study explores the forces that promote and hinder gender equality efforts of a multinational corporation (MNC) operating in the Middle East. Specifically, we draw from a ...

Public Administration: What is it, why teach it and does it matter?

Journal Article
Fenwick, J., & McMillan, J. (2014)
Public Administration: What is it, why teach it and does it matter?. Teaching Public Administration, 32(2), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1177/0144739414522479
What is understood by ‘‘public administration’’ in the contemporary UK higher education setting? Is it still being taught and, if so, why? These questions initially appear to ...

Branding Africa: the way forward.

Conference Proceeding
Ossei, C., Tjandra, N. C., Omar, M. & Ensor, J. (2012)
Branding Africa: the way forward
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate how Africa has been branded, and to propose strategies to re-brand Africa the as an attractive destination for both forei...

The challenges of leadership in the third sector.

Journal Article
Hodges, J., & Howieson, B. (2017)
The challenges of leadership in the third sector. European Management Journal, 35(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.emj.2016.12.006
The third sector is experiencing a radical shift due to social, political and economic changes in Europe. Due to these shifts and their implications, the question of leadershi...