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Employee perceptions of work-life balance and formal and informal approaches to work-life management: a case study of China's pharmaceutical sector (2019)
Thesis
Xu, M. (2019). Employee perceptions of work-life balance and formal and informal approaches to work-life management: a case study of China's pharmaceutical sector. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414940

This thesis examines Chinese employees’ perceptions and experience of work-life balance (WLB) and the relationship between management’s formal application of WLB policies and practices, and the reality experienced by the employee. WLB in China has be... Read More about Employee perceptions of work-life balance and formal and informal approaches to work-life management: a case study of China's pharmaceutical sector.

Young entrepreneurs and non-teleological temporality in Portugal and the UK (2019)
Journal Article
Holdsworth, C., & Mendonça, M. (2019). Young entrepreneurs and non-teleological temporality in Portugal and the UK. Time and Society, 29(1), 0961463X1987378 - 0961463X1987378. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961463X19873783

The promotion of young enterprise is central to European Union youth policy, particularly since the financial crisis of 2007/2008. Expectations that young people need to be enterprising and eschew dependency on formal structures of salaried employmen... Read More about Young entrepreneurs and non-teleological temporality in Portugal and the UK.

The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe (2019)
Journal Article
Peacock, A., & Pemberton, S. (2019). The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe. Journal of Rural Studies, 9 -18. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.08.002

Whilst considerable focus has been placed on mobility in rural and urban areas, there has been little attention to date on individuals' experiences and practices of mobility in the rural-urban fringe (RUF). This is surprising given that mobility is a... Read More about The paradox of mobility for older people in the rural-urban fringe.

Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria (2019)
Thesis
Bello, M. A. (2019). Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria. (Thesis). Keele University. Retrieved from https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/414415

This thesis explores the under-investigated construct of entrepreneurial opportunities identification within an entirely new context of Sub-Saharan Africa. Opportunity has been recognised as the single most important concept in the study of entrepren... Read More about Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa: an exploratory study of entrepreneurial opportunities identification among early-stage small business owners in Nigeria.

Organisational Dynamics and Adoption of Innovation: A Study within the Software Firms in Sri Lanka (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). Organisational Dynamics and Adoption of Innovation: A Study within the Software Firms in Sri Lanka. Journal of Small Business Management, 450-475. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12378

This paper examines the effect of organizational dynamics on innovation focus using the residual dominant and emergent theoretical framework (RDE) and the empirical evidence of four case studies. The findings revealed that different types of innovati... Read More about Organisational Dynamics and Adoption of Innovation: A Study within the Software Firms in Sri Lanka.

‘Minimum dwelling’ all'italiana: from the case popolari to the 1929 ‘model houses’ of Garbatella (2019)
Journal Article
Kallis. (in press). ‘Minimum dwelling’ all'italiana: from the case popolari to the 1929 ‘model houses’ of Garbatella. Journal of Urban History, 46(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/0096144218821336

At the twelve congress of the International Federation of Housing and Town Planning (IFHTP), held in Rome in September 1929, a set of thirteen ‘model’ affordable houses situated in the garden suburb of Garbatella were presented to the delegates. Whil... Read More about ‘Minimum dwelling’ all'italiana: from the case popolari to the 1929 ‘model houses’ of Garbatella.

State, community community and the negotiated construction of energy markets: Community energy policy in England (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). State, community community and the negotiated construction of energy markets: Community energy policy in England. Geoforum, 21 -31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2019.02.006

This article provides fresh insight on the political construction of markets through empirical analysis of community energy in the UK. It considers the diverse actors, understandings, processes and technologies enrolled in market creation, stabilisat... Read More about State, community community and the negotiated construction of energy markets: Community energy policy in England.

Does designing environmental disclosure quality measures make a difference? (2019)
Journal Article
Helfaya, A., & Whittington, M. (2019). Does designing environmental disclosure quality measures make a difference?. Business Strategy and the Environment, 28(4), 525-541. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.2262

Assessing the quality of information disclosed by companies is a complex task. Accounting studies usually rely on analysing the content of corporate reports using measures to obtain a proxy for the information reported by companies. However, there is... Read More about Does designing environmental disclosure quality measures make a difference?.

The dark side of feeling trusted for hospitality employees: An investigation in two service contexts (2019)
Journal Article
(2019). The dark side of feeling trusted for hospitality employees: An investigation in two service contexts. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 122 -131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2018.04.001

Emerging research appears to suggest that feeling trusted by management can facilitate employees’ organizational citizenship behavior (OCB). However, it is possible that feeling trusted can have negative effects on hospitality employees. In this pape... Read More about The dark side of feeling trusted for hospitality employees: An investigation in two service contexts.