Welsh Centre for Business and Management Research
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Contains new publications from the Cardiff School of Management in addition to four previous research themes
- Governance, accountability and social justice
- New Economies
- Competitiveness, Innovation and Enterprise
- Information Systems, Technology and People
Recent submissions
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Using the Perceptual Experience Laboratory (PEL) to simulate tourism environments for hedonic wellbeing
(Springer, 2020-05-30)Measuring the relationship between stress, mood and tourism in natural settings is problematic in terms of the ability to undertake detailed, systematic and accurate monitoring. This paper presents the results of a ... -
Gender inequality and the professionalisation of accountancy in the UK from 1870 to the interwar years
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-05-22)Drawing on historical data largely relating to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC), this article examines the early professionalisation of accountancy as a gendered process. Mobilising Acker’s (1990) theory of the ideal worker, ... -
Private Schools and Tax Advantage in England — the longue durée
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-05-07)State financing of schools invariably provokes questions regarding educational and social inequalities and the redistributive justice potential. Austerity policies have adversely impacted state school funding in England ... -
Workforce planning and development in emerging economies - A holistic approach for sustainable development
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-04-20)The Workforce Planning and Development (WPD) involves a process that identifies the quantity as well as quality of skilled human resources needed to accomplish set targets by matching the right people to the right jobs at ... -
New data envelopment analysis models for assessing sustainability Part 1: A dynamic data envelopment analysis approach
(Wiley, 2020-03-08)Sustainability implies business resilience over time through robust economic, social and environmental systems. Sustainable business practices lead to the creation of economic value, healthy ecosystems and strong communities. ... -
New data envelopment analysis models for assessing sustainability Part 2: A static data envelopment analysis approach
(Wiley, 2020-03-08)Sustainability implies business resilience over time through robust economic, social and environmental systems. Sustainable business practices lead to the creation of economic value, healthy ecosystems and strong communities. ... -
Should responsible management education become a priority? A qualitative study of academics in Egyptian public business schools
(Elsevier, 2019-11-01)In this paper we investigate why responsible management education (RME) should become a necessity in Egyptian public business schools. A total of 80 academics from three universities were contacted and interviewed in six ... -
India. (In: The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond: A Technological Revolution or Evolution?)
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-03-20)The Indian economy can be characterised as fast-growing, reflecting its young workforce, infrastructure and the development of the construction sector. The speed of adoption of emerging technologies by diverse industries ... -
Conceptual Research Framework. (In: The Future of Work in Asia and Beyond: A Technological Revolution or Evolution?)
(Taylor and Francis, 2020-03-20)The purpose of this chapter is to outline the survey instrument that underpins the reporting of the information contained in all but two of the country studies. The objective of the survey was to scope the preparations, ... -
Managing Productivity in Welsh Firms: Final Report
(Hodge Foundation, 2020-03-08)This is the final report on productivity from the Hodge Research Project, which seeks to provide a better understanding of how firms’ management practices affect productivity in the context of Wales. The report gathers ... -
Advertising credibility and its effects on brand credibility, brand image, corporate credibility and corporate image: A qualitative approach
(Emerald, 2020)Purpose – This study uses signalling theory to examine the concept of advertising credibility and its effects on brand credibility, brand image, corporate credibility and corporate image. Design/methodology/approach – A ... -
Perspectives on innovation within medium-sized firms in Wales
(Cardiff University Press, 2020-02-28)The Welsh economy is heading towards a post-Brexit future with historically lower levels of productivity continuing to leave the country lagging behind the UK average (Huggins and Williams, 2011; Welsh Government, 2017). ... -
Go Back to the Beginning: Career Development and the Challenges of Transitioning From the Military to Civilian Employment
(Intech Open, 2020-01-07)This chapter examines the transition challenges facing military personnel to moving to civilian employment, a major issue for nations like the USA that have large armed forces. For such personnel, they seek to establish ... -
Balancing academia and family life: The gendered strains and struggles between the UK and China compared
(Emerald, 2020-02-20)Purpose: This paper aims to explore and compare academics’ experiences of managing work-life balance (WLB) in the British and Chinese contexts. The authors have three specific purposes. Firstly, to investigate whether ... -
Managing Productivity in Welsh Firms: Interim Report
(Hodge Foundation, 2019-11-28)The Hodge Research project has undertaken a survey of a broad and diverse range of businesses in Wales seeking to find some answers to the ‘productivity puzzle’ (Figure 1). Welsh productivity has been below most parts of ... -
Celebrity endorsement and the attitude towards luxury brands for a sustainable consumption
(MDPI, 2019-11-29)Taking into consideration the increasing role of sustainability in the luxury industry, our study investigates the role of celebrity credibility, celebrity familiarity, luxury brand value, and brand sustainability awareness ... -
Australian graduates’ work readiness – deficiencies, causes and potential solutions
(Emerald, 2019-11-20)Purpose – It is widely reported that there is a competence deficit between graduating from Australian higher education (HE) and becoming work ready and that the deficit is becoming more pronounced. The purpose of this ... -
An Analysis of Smart Systems Implementation in UK Food Production Companies
(IOS Press, 2018)The UK food industry faces significant challenges to remain competitive. With the changing political climate, companies can no longer rely on a low labour cost workforce to maintain low production costs. Smart Production ... -
Your Guess is as Good as Mine: Finding Your Way on Board a Cruise Ship
(Academic Advisory Council for Signage Research and Education, 2019-07-23)Wayfinding on board a large cruise ship might be mistakenly thought to be easy and straightforward, and this may well account for the absence of literature on this topic. This paper will address this gap by exploring and ... -
Differences between Further and Higher Education Enterprise Education in South Wales
(Academic Conferences International Limited, 2019-09)The objective of this paper is to understand from a comparative institutional perspective, the picture of enterprise education (EE) regionally in South Wales. The analysis compares age and entrepreneurial self-belief (also ...
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