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Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people?

Book Chapter
Ortlieb, R., Sheehan, M., & Masso, J. (2018)
Do business start-ups create high-quality jobs for young people?. In J. O'Reilly, J. Leschke, R. Ortlieb, M. Seleib-Kaiser, & P. Villa (Eds.), Youth Labor in Transition: Inequalities, Mobility, and Policies in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190864798.001.0001
Since the onset of the recent economic crisis, there has been a renewed interest among policymakers across Europe in measures to stimulate self-employment and entrepreneurship...

Regenerative Medicine Venturing at the University-Industry Boundary: Implications for Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Industry

Book Chapter
Bock, A. J., & Johnson, D. (2018)
Regenerative Medicine Venturing at the University-Industry Boundary: Implications for Institutions, Entrepreneurs, and Industry. In A. Raval, P. Hematti, & E. Schmuck (Eds.), Cardiac Extracellular Matrix (213-236). Cham: Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97421-7_12
Regenerative medicine research at university laboratories has outpaced commercial activity. Legal, regulatory, funding, technological, and operational uncertainty have slowed ...

Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood

Book Chapter
Robertson, P. (2017)
Developing Career Capabilities For Young People In Transition To Adulthood. In K. Niven, S. Lewis, & C. Kagan (Eds.), Making a difference with psychology (234-240). London: Richard Benjamin Trust
This chapter provides a brief accessible outline of a research project funded by the Richard Benjamin Trust. It describes use of the 'capability approach' to understand a pro...

Lean universities.

Book Chapter
Yorkstone, S. (2016)
Lean universities. In T. Netland, & D. J. Powell (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Lean ManagementTaylor & Francis
This chapter examines lean implementation in higher education (HE) institutions. There is evidence of lean initiatives beginning in HE in the US in the early 2000s; there is a...

Innovation, entrepreneurship: learning lessons in uncertainty.

Book Chapter
Whitecross, R. (2016)
Innovation, entrepreneurship: learning lessons in uncertainty. In Innovations in Learning and Technology
What does it mean to teach innovation and entrepreneurship in professional degrees? The professions such as accountancy and law traditionally provide specialised knowledge and...

A Systematic Literature Review on Trans* Careers and Workplace Experiences

Book Chapter
McFadden, C., & Crowley-Henry, M. (2016)
A Systematic Literature Review on Trans* Careers and Workplace Experiences. In Sexual Orientation and Transgender Issues in Organizations, 63-81. Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29623-4_4
This chapter presents a systematic review conducted on the academic literature related to the careers and workplace experiences of the trans* population (including but not lim...

Human resource development in the Nordic countries.

Book Chapter
Heidl, B. H., & Dusoye, I. C. (2016)
Human resource development in the Nordic countries. In T. N. Garavan, A. M. McCarthy, & M. J. Morley (Eds.), Global Human Resource DevelopmentNew York: Taylor & Francis
Abstract not available.

Radical and Incremental Innovation Effectiveness in Relation to Market Orientation in the Retail Industry: Triggers, Drivers, and Supporters

Book Chapter
Lewrick, M., Omar, M., Williams Jr., R., Tjandra, N. C., & Lee, Z. (2015)
Radical and Incremental Innovation Effectiveness in Relation to Market Orientation in the Retail Industry: Triggers, Drivers, and Supporters. In E. Pantano (Ed.), Successful Technological Integration for Competitive Advantage in Retail Settings, 239-268. IGI Global. doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8297-9.ch011
The retail industry market environment is very competitive; thus, in order to maintain their competitive advantage retailers are required to continuously come up with innovati...

The organisational context of professional and interprofessional ethics

Book Chapter
Hanna, B. (2014)
The organisational context of professional and interprofessional ethics. In Exploring the dynamics of personal, professional and interprofessional ethics, (34-51). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447308997.003.0003
The organisational context of professional and interprofessional ethics.

A Case Study on E-Kanban Implementation: A Framework for Successful Implementation.

Book Chapter
MacKerron, G., Kumar, M., & Kumar, V. (2013)
A Case Study on E-Kanban Implementation: A Framework for Successful Implementation. In U. Ramanathan, & R. Ramanathan (Eds.), Supply Chain: Strategies, Issues and Models (99-112). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-5352-8_5
This paper provides generic guidelines to ensure an electronic supplier Kanban can be successfully implemented across an organization. This approach is based on case study wor...