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Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria

Conference Proceeding
Olaniyi, O. O., Smith, A., Liyanage, C., & Akintoye, A. (2014)
Facilities Management Approach For Achieving Sustainability in Commercial Buildings in Nigeria. In Promoting Innovation in FM (361-365
The purpose of this research is to determine the extent of sustainable facilities management (FM) practice in the management of commercial buildings in Nigeria and identify ba...

The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management.

Journal Article
Smith, A. (2014)
The applicability of neuroscience to facilities management. Journal of Facilities Management, 12(1), https://doi.org/10.1108/jfm-08-2013-0041
Editorial.

Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality

Journal Article
Smith, A., & Pitt, M. (2011)
Healthy workplaces: plantscaping for indoor environmental quality. Facilities, 29(3/4), 169-187. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771111109289
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the indoor environmental quality benefits of plants in offices by undertaking trials using live plants. Design/methodolog...

Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping

Journal Article
Smith, A., Tucker, M., & Pitt, M. (2011)
Healthy, productive workplaces: towards a case for interior plantscaping. Facilities, 29(5/6), 209-223. https://doi.org/10.1108/02632771111120529
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate office users’ perceptions of their working environment in relation to the addition of plants. Design/methodology/approach...

Rapid Internationalization and Sustained Competitive Advantage in US and UK Life Science International New Ventures: A Resource Based View

Book
Warner, K. S. R., & Carrick, J. (2011)
Rapid Internationalization and Sustained Competitive Advantage in US and UK Life Science International New Ventures: A Resource Based View. In International Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences, 175-193. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing. doi:10.4337/9781849808200.0001
This chapter uses the resource based view (RBV) to study rapid internationalisation and sustained competitive advantage of life science international new ventures (INVs). Appl...

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...

Reducing consumption of confectionery foods: a post-hoc segmentation analysis using a social cognition approach.

Journal Article
Naughton, P., McCarthy, M., & McCarthy, S. (2017)
Reducing consumption of confectionery foods: a post-hoc segmentation analysis using a social cognition approach. Appetite, 117(1), 168-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2017.06.027
Considering confectionary consumption behaviour this cross-sectional study used social cognition variables to identify distinct segments in terms of their motivation and effor...

Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations

Journal Article
Garavan, T., Wang, J., Matthews-Smith, G., Nagarathnam, B., & Lai, Y. (2018)
Advancing national human resource development research: suggestions for multilevel investigations. Human Resource Development International, 21(4), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/13678868.2018.1429171
National human resource development (NHRD) is now an important area of investigation within human resource development with significant growth in publications over 49 years. S...

A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice

Journal Article
Robertson, P. J., & Egdell, V. (2018)
A capability approach to career development: An introduction and implications for practice. Australian Journal of Career Development, 27(3), 119-126. https://doi.org/10.1177/1038416217704449
In the UK, the concept of employability is influential in current conceptualizations of career development. It is an example of a discourse underpinned by faith in individual ...

From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas

Thesis
Ellis, V. From Commitment to Control: A Labour Process Study of Workers' Experiences of the Transition from Clerical to Call Centre Work at British Gas. (Thesis)
University of Stirling. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1203160
Despite their continuing importance to the UK economy and their employment of significant numbers of workers from a range of professions, the utilities have received scant att...