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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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A new perspective: consumer values and the consumption of physical activity
(Emerald, 2018)Purpose. Physical inactivity is a global pandemic and is the fourth biggest cause of death worldwide. Numerous campaigns and initiatives have been implemented globally but yet participation levels remain static. The purpose ... -
Policy-Based Approach for Securing Message Dissemination in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2018-10-29)Mobile ad hoc networks present numerous advantages compared to traditional networks. However, due to the fact that they do not have any central management point and are highly dynamic, mobile ad hoc networks display many ... -
Social entrepreneurs in challenging places: A Delphi study of experiences and perspectives
(SAGE, 2018-10-10)Social Enterprises have grown in number and scope in response to reductions in state-provided welfare and increasing ambition to improve social conditions. While a range of issues have been identified in the literature as ... -
The influence of menu design, menu item descriptions and menu variety on customer satisfaction: A case study of Egypt
(SAGE, 2017-07-11)This study proposed a model of the influence of menu attributes on customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction studies in restaurants have not emphasized menu attributes, despite menus being critically important restaurant ... -
Security Challenges from Abuse of Cloud Service Threat
(University of Bahrain Journals, 2019-01-01)Cloud computing is an ever-growing technology that leverages dynamic and versatile provision of computational resources and services. In spite of countless benefits that cloud service has to offer, there is always a security ... -
Does gender moderate the relationship between emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness?
(Emerald, 2019)Aim: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of emotional intelligence (EI) on leadership effectiveness (LE) with a moderating effect of gender. Design/Methodology/Approach: Correlation, regression and ... -
Semesterisation trends and its impact on student enrolment in UK universities since 2010
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose- This paper aims to reveal the current level of adopting semesterisation at UK universities, and to explore the impact of semesterisation on student enrolment rates. Design/Methodology/Approach- The study employs ... -
Are We Better Off Working in the Public Sector?
(Springer, 2017-06-08)This paper critically reviews the literature on public sector wage premium, especially in the developed countries like the USA and the UK. It is found that the pay advantage is persistent over the latest half century, but ... -
The public sector wage premium puzzle
(Inderscience, 2019)This paper investigates the public sector wage premium in the UK over the first decade of the 21 st century using both econometric and economic modelling methods. A com- prehensive literature review is conducted ... -
Follower Emotional Intelligence: A Mediator between Transformational Leadership and Follower Outcomes
(Emerald, 2019)Purpose:The purpose of this paper is to understand the impact of transformational leadership on Follower EI and examine the potential mediation role played by follower emotional intelligence in the relationship between ... -
Overtourism Dystopias and Socialist Utopias: Towards an Urban Armature for Dubrovnik
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-01-24)The recent discourse on overtourism and anti-tourist attitudes has opened up the space to reimagine tourism development and planning. Employing an interdisciplinary approach we combined research by design methodology and ... -
Energy Prices Volatility and the United Kingdom: Evidence from a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model
(Elsevier, 2019-01-19)This paper analyses the consequences and effects of volatile energy prices in the UK. The evidence provided are from an estimated DSGE model of energy. The model is applied on filtered data from 1981:Q1 to 2013:Q1 and ... -
Activism and the Academy in Ireland: A Bridge for Social Justice
(Brock University, 2015-12-10)This article is concerned with the working relationships between progressive academics, students, left activists, and trade unionists in Ireland, and with the apparent division between theory-led and action-led perspectives. ... -
Illiquidity and volatility spillover effects in equity markets during and after the global financial crisis: An MEM approach
(Elsevier, 2018-01-31)Even though the volatility spillover effects in global equity markets have been documented extensively, the transmission of illiquidity across national borders has not. In this paper, we propose a multiplicative error model ... -
The relationship between student’s MBTI, preferences and academic performance at a Syrian university
(Education and Training, 2014-02-04)Purpose: The main purpose of this paper is to find whether a correlation exists between students’ natural preferences or what is known as psychological type as determined by the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); the ... -
Indexing Syrian International Researchers: The Top 100 "Syr-Index"
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Work-readiness integrated competence model: Conceptualisation and scale development
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2019)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to conceptualise graduate work-readiness and to develop a scale to measure it. Design/methodology The methodology entailed the compilation of a literature review and the conduct ... -
Bangladesh HR professionals’ competencies: Impact on firm performance and moderating effects of organisation life cycle
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018-02-14)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the HR roles of Bangladesh HR professionals in the publicand private firms in Bangladesh using Human Resource Competency Study (HRCS) model (2016). The impact of identified ... -
Graduate work-readiness challenges in the Asia-Pacific region and the role of HRM
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2018)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on graduate work-readiness challenges in three Asia Pacific economies (Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia), and the roles of three main stakeholders (government, employers ... -
Indian HR Competency Modelling: Profiling, Mapping And An Investigation Of HRM Roles And Competencies
(Tennessee State University, 2018-09)This paper profiles and maps the existing Indian HR competency models against similar Western models in order to assess their contemporary relevance. Secondly, it analyzes the diverse HRM roles and competencies associated ...
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