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The Theory of Uncertainty

Journal Article
Minhat, M. (2005)
The Theory of Uncertainty. Accountants Today, 18(6), 22-23
In the business world, accountants are perceived as individuals with high levels of competency in decision-making involving economic criterion of costs versus benefits, measur...

Exploring Intercultural Awareness: International Student Mobility in China and the UK through a Non-Essentialist Lens

Book Chapter
Foster, M. (2016)
Exploring Intercultural Awareness: International Student Mobility in China and the UK through a Non-Essentialist Lens. In D. Coleman-George, & D. M. Velliaris (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Study Abroad Programs and Outbound Mobility; Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development, 349-369. IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0169-5.ch014
In the research literature regarding international students' learning experiences, a frequently studied theme is the ‘Chinese culture of learning' as contrasted by the ‘Wester...

A pilot study: strengthening university business engagement through staff secondments

Report
Allford, R., & Tibby, M. (2014)
A pilot study: strengthening university business engagement through staff secondments. Higher Education Academy
One means of strengthening university-business engagement is through university staff secondment programmes supporting staff from across the university to engage with business...

International student transitions in Higher Education: Chinese students studying on a professionally accredited undergraduate accounting degree programme at a Scottish university

Thesis
Findlay, R. S. M. International student transitions in Higher Education: Chinese students studying on a professionally accredited undergraduate accounting degree programme at a Scottish university. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1037580
The UK Higher Education (UKHE) sector has expanded overseas student numbers in recent years bringing significant economic and financial benefits to the sector and the economy....

Review of transformative festival leadership – a learning and teaching discussion

Presentation / Conference
Robertson, M. (2017, July)
Review of transformative festival leadership – a learning and teaching discussion. Paper presented at Association of Event Management Educators (AEME) 2017 Event Futures – Innovation, Creativity, Collaboration
A discussion of the linkage between the critical review of research in festival leadership and sustainable management, and critical creativity in Honours year (level 6) learni...

Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2015)
Language-learner Tourists in Australia: Problematizing 'The Known' and its Impact on Interculturality. In D. J. Rivers (Ed.), Resistance to the Known: Counter-Conduct in Language Education, 23-46. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137345196_2
Think of ‘typical’ Australian scenes, and what springs to mind? Likely images include blond surfers on sun-drenched beaches, Indigenous faces patterned with paint, Sydney Oper...

Performing foreigners: Attributed and appropriated roles and identities of Westerners teaching English in Shanghai

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2011)
Performing foreigners: Attributed and appropriated roles and identities of Westerners teaching English in Shanghai. In M. Lobo, V. Marotta, & N. Oke (Eds.), Intercultural Relations in a Global World(Common Ground). Common Ground Research Networks
No abstract available.

Walking to heal or walking to heel? Contesting cultural narratives about fat women who hike and camp alone

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2018)
Walking to heal or walking to heel? Contesting cultural narratives about fat women who hike and camp alone. In P. Stanley, & G. Vass (Eds.), Questions of culture in autoethnography, 129-141. Taylor & Francis
No abstract available.

An analysis of manufacturing simulation software.

Conference Proceeding
Kelly, S., & MacKerron, G. (1994)
An analysis of manufacturing simulation software. In D. Draaijer, H. Boer, & K. Krabbendam (Eds.), International Conference - European Operations Management Association : Management and new production systems, 266-274
As a management tool Similation Software deserves greater analysis from both an academic and industrial viewpoint. A comparative study of three packages was carried out from ...

Multiculturalism with Chinese characteristics

Book Chapter
Stanley, P. (2012)
Multiculturalism with Chinese characteristics. In L. Hernandez (Ed.), China and the West : encounters with the other in culture, arts, politics and everyday life, 73-92. Cambridge Scholars Publishing
No abstract available.
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The role of interactive technology in the co-creation of experience in Scottish visitor attractions

2014 - 2019
" As a sector that is reliant on the creation and management of memorable experiences, visitor attrac...
Dr Ellis Urquhart | Director of Studies: Prof Anna Leask | Second Supervisor: Dr Ivana Rihova

Adult learning: Towards a framework for participation

2008 - 2014
This thesis explores participation in adult learning and focuses upon three key areas of interest: reasons for participation, the challenges of par...
Dr Lesley McLean | Director of Studies: Dr Monika Foster | Second Supervisor: Prof Anne Munro

The potential for 'green' fiscal policy measures to influence individuals' vehicle purchasing decisions in Scotland

2009 - 2015
This research focuses upon measures targeting individuals’ future vehicle purchasing ...
Dr Sarah Borthwick Saddler | Director of Studies: Michael Carreno | Second Supervisor: Kevin Cullinane

An investigation of university and employer perceptions of barriers and enablers of work based learning (WBL) partnerships in the tourism sector in Scotland

2015 - 2020
An investigation of perceptions of work base...
Dr Lynn Waterston | Director of Studies: Prof Paul Barron | Second Supervisor: Dr Matthew Dutton

Achieving service co-ordination in labour market activation : the influence of effective governance

2012 - 2017
Dr Vanesa Fuertes | Director of Studies: Prof Robert Raeside | Second Supervisor: Dr Valerie Egdell

An analysis of EHEA business school approaches to the development, configuration and management of international academic alliances

2011 - 2017
Dr Patrick Harte | Director of Studies: Prof Anne Munro | Second Supervisor: Prof Mary Fischer

Journey into Higher Education: A study of postgraduate Indian students' experiences, as they make the educational journey, to a new teaching and learning environment in the UK

2014 - 2020
Dr Pauline Gordon | Director of Studies: Prof Paul Lynch | Second Supervisor: Dr Gerardine Matthews-Smith