Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability.
Conference Proceeding
Brodie, J., Miles, W., & Hutchinson, J. (2018)
Graduating from the Classroom to the Boardroom: Supporting HE Students’ Employability. In Online Proceedings of CABS LTSE Conference
The Get on Board (GOB) extra-curriculum programme started at Edinburgh Napier University’s Business School in 2013. Its goal is to prepare students to take up board level oppo...
Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland
Book Chapter
Fonseca, A., Crossan, K., Weaver, M., Tan, H., Bratton, A., & Pershina, E. (in press)
Empowering Organisations To Embrace UN Sustainable Development Goals: Post-Covid-19 Scotland. In W. Leal Filho (Ed.), SDGs in the European Region. Springer
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) argues that the global coronavirus pandemic has caused unimaginable consequences to the global community's economy, social stru...
Determining inventory service support levels in multi-national companies.
Journal Article
Taylor, G. D., Love, D. M., Weaver, M. W., & Stone, J. (2008)
Determining inventory service support levels in multi-national companies. International Journal of Production Economics, 116(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2008.05.020
Multi-national manufacturing companies are often faced with very difficult decisions regarding where and how to cost effectively manufacture products in a global setting. Clea...
Embedding Sustainability into Strategy: Assessing the OR Society Contribution
Conference Proceeding
Weaver, M., & Bonfiglioli, A. (2013)
Embedding Sustainability into Strategy: Assessing the OR Society Contribution. In Young OR18 - Handbook and extended abstracts
This paper sets out an overview of the key contributions that have addressed issues in strategy and sustainability particularly from an OR Society perspective. The paper provi...
Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM
Conference Proceeding
Weaver, M., Tan, H., Crossan, K., & Paxton, S. (2016)
Taking Action to Unlock Business Resources Into Communities using SSM. In Proceedings of OR58, Annual Operations Research Conference
This session presents three system conceptual models that have been brought to action as a result of an SSM study with the Voluntary Action Fund (a Scottish grant-maker). VAF ...
Meaningful Engagement for Retail Transformation: Value Co-Creation through Digital Technology and Sustainability Innovation
Presentation / Conference
Legl, C. (2018, May)
Meaningful Engagement for Retail Transformation: Value Co-Creation through Digital Technology and Sustainability Innovation. Poster presented at Edinburgh Napier University Business School annual conference, 2018
Meaningful engagement for retail transformation: value co-creation through digital technology and sustainability innovation
Name: Carina Legl (MSc with Distinction in Interna...
Applications of “Systems Thinking” to co-create business-community value
Presentation / Conference
Weaver, M. (2017, March)
Applications of “Systems Thinking” to co-create business-community value. Presented at Applications of Systems Thinking
How systems approaches have helped identify better ways for communities and socially responsible businesses to build value.
A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland
Journal Article
Weaver, M. W., Crossan, K., Tan, H., & Paxton, S. (2018)
A systems approach to understanding the perspectives in the changing landscape of responsible business in Scotland. European Journal of Operational Research, 268(3), 1149-1167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.11.050
The purpose of this paper is to present an application of community O.R. (COR), using soft system methodology (SSM) to help a grant-maker to understand how to unlock and relea...
Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry
Book
Gee, S., Weaver, M. W., & MacKerron, G. (2017)
Innovation in Limited Markets: Managing PCP Projects in the UK Defence Industry. In B. L. Moya, M. D. Storch de Gracia, & L. F. Mazadiego (Eds.), Case Study of Innovative Projects - Successful Real CasesInTech. doi:10.5772/67543
This chapter will outline guidelines developed to both support and enhance innovation within the context of procuring complex performance (PCP) contracts. Such contracts are c...
OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond
Presentation / Conference
Weaver, M. (2017, September)
OR and Grand Challenges: Sport, Space & Beyond. Presented at Operational Research Society Annual Conference (OR59), Loughborough University, UK
In this panel session the following was discussed:
What “Grand Challenges” face us today and into the future in the areas of Sport, Space and beyond?
What contribution can the...