Outputs (15)

Diffusion of ISO 14001 environmental management system: global, regional and country-level analyses (2013)
Journal Article

This paper explores the diffusion patterns of the ISO 14001 environmental management system worldwide. By using the data obtained from the ISO Survey of Certifications, the diffusion of ISO 14001 was investigated at global, regional, and country-spec... Read More about Diffusion of ISO 14001 environmental management system: global, regional and country-level analyses.

Changing perceptions on PPP games: Demand risk in Irish roads (2013)
Journal Article

This study is based on three Irish operational toll road public private partnership (PPP) case studies, including interviews with 38 key stakeholders. Our findings show that the Irish Government's treatment of risk and its transfer to the private par... Read More about Changing perceptions on PPP games: Demand risk in Irish roads.

The close supervision of further education lecturers: ‘You have been weighed, measured and found wanting’ (2013)
Journal Article

This is an empirically based study of changes in the FE lecturer labour process driven by college managers under pressure from central state targets and funding controls. Two elements of labour management are considered: close observation and profess... Read More about The close supervision of further education lecturers: ‘You have been weighed, measured and found wanting’.

Modelling the fiscal reaction functions of the GIPS based on state-varying thresholds (2013)
Journal Article

Soft Power, Sports Mega-Events and Emerging States: The Lure of the Politics of Attraction (2013)
Journal Article

This article highlights and analyses a hitherto largely neglected dimension to the growing agency of large developing countries in global affairs: their hosting of international sports mega-events. Why are large developing countries hosting sports me... Read More about Soft Power, Sports Mega-Events and Emerging States: The Lure of the Politics of Attraction.

American pragmatism and organization: issues and controversies (2013)
Book

Idiosyncratic volatility and the pricing of poorly-diversified portfolios (2013)
Journal Article

This article examines the role of idiosyncratic volatility in explaining the cross-sectional variation of size- and value-sorted portfolio returns. We show that the premium for bearing idiosyncratic volatility varies inversely with the number of stoc... Read More about Idiosyncratic volatility and the pricing of poorly-diversified portfolios.

Submerged discontent and patterns of accommodation: a case study of doctors' pay in two public hospitals in China: Chinese hospital doctors' discontent over pay (2013)
Journal Article

The article evaluates submerged discontent among Chinese public hospital doctors (Note1) regarding their pay and patterns of accommodation, including doctors' responses through formal and informal actions in the context of health service marketizatio... Read More about Submerged discontent and patterns of accommodation: a case study of doctors' pay in two public hospitals in China: Chinese hospital doctors' discontent over pay.

Designing environmental disclosure quality measures: does it make a difference? (2013)
Presentation / Conference

Market competitiveness and quality performance in high‐contact service industries (2013)
Journal Article

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore conceptually and examine empirically the impact of market competitiveness on employee satisfaction, service quality, and customer satisfaction in high‐contact service industries. Design/methodology/... Read More about Market competitiveness and quality performance in high‐contact service industries.