Barriers to participation in learning for mid-career managers in the Scottish life assurance industry.
Thesis
McCracken, M. G. Barriers to participation in learning for mid-career managers in the Scottish life assurance industry. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2547
The Life Assurance industry has been through a period of rapid change as a consequence of increased competition, which is resulting in the need for structural re-organisation....
Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training
Journal Article
D'Annunzio-Green, N., & Barron, P. (2019)
Learning whilst working: perceptions on barriers and enablers to transfer of learning amongst part-time students on a professional MSc programme Education + Training. Education and Training, 61(2), 187-200. https://doi.org/10.1108/ET-04-2018-0098
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to examine student-learner perceptions of benefits, barriers and enablers in learning whilst working, specifically focussing on learning t...
The Sales Process Practice of Food and Drink SMEs -
A Holistic Conceptual Framework: Steps, dimensions, barriers and enablers.
Working Paper
Douglas, T. & Omar, M. (2012)
A Holistic Conceptual Framework: Steps, dimensions, barriers and enablers
Purpose –The research examines the sales process practised by SMEs, and barriers and enablers that hinder and support effective selling practices from the selling organisation...
Learning and development at work: Opportunities and barriers for non-registered clinical staff in the National Health Service Scotland
Thesis
McCraw, D. J. Learning and development at work: Opportunities and barriers for non-registered clinical staff in the National Health Service Scotland. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2508
The non-registered assistant workforce in the National Health Service Scotland (NHSS) has recently been afforded increased attention due, in part, to forecast changes in demog...
Ahead of their time? Barriers to action in green tourism firms
Journal Article
Tzschentke, N., Kirk, D., & Lynch, P. (2008)
Ahead of their time? Barriers to action in green tourism firms. Service Industries Journal, 28(2), 167-178. doi:10.1080/02642060701842175
This paper presents findings from a qualitative research investigation into tourism firms and the environment. It focuses on the factors preventing a sample of small environme...
KM culture and compromise - interventions to promote knowledge sharing supported by technology in corporate environments.
Journal Article
Hall, H., & Goody, M. (2007)
KM culture and compromise - interventions to promote knowledge sharing supported by technology in corporate environments. Journal of Information Science, 33(2), 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551506070708
The theme of knowledge sharing is discussed extensively in the knowledge management literature. Such work tends to focus on the barriers that impede knowledge sharing activity...
Flexible working in Scottish local authority property: moving on to the highest flexibility level.
Journal Article
Khamkanya, T. & Sloan, B. (2009)
Flexible working in Scottish local authority property: moving on to the highest flexibility level. International Journal of Strategic Property Management. 13, 37-52. doi:10.3846/1648-715X.2009.13.37-52. ISSN 1648-715X
Flexible working has emerged as a modern concept for managing office resources more effectively, efficiently, and economically. The highest level of flexible working environme...
Exploring knowledge sharing in distributed organisations: report on research in progress
Conference Proceeding
Hall, H. (2002)
Exploring knowledge sharing in distributed organisations: report on research in progress. In KMSS 2002: the new scope of knowledge management in theory and in practice
Published academic research and reported practice in the professional press indicate that social capital is a driver of knowledge management. This paper reports on progress to...
A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors.
Journal Article
Palmieri, A., Pomponi, F., & Russo, A. (2019)
A triple-win scenario for horizontal collaboration in logistics: determining enabling and key success factors. Business Strategy and the Environment, 28(6), 1166-1178. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2309
Horizontal collaborations emerged as a new strategic option in the logistics sector during the last decade. However, successful implementation of horizontal collaborations is ...
Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation
Journal Article
Victoria, M. (2009)
Power and politeness: a study of social interaction in business meetings with multicultural participation. ESP Across Cultures, 129-140
In today's increasingly global economy, members of the same work team do not necessarily work in the same country or on the same continent. They speak different mother tongues...