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How strategic focus relates to the delivery of leadership training and development (2014)
Journal Article
Clarke, N., & Higgs, M. (2016). How strategic focus relates to the delivery of leadership training and development. Human Resource Management, 55(4), 541-565. https://doi.org/10.1002/hrm.21683

Despite progress in the development of leadership development models over recent years, these models fail to account for the differentiation in leadership training and development (LTD) practices found between organizations. We conducted an explorato... Read More about How strategic focus relates to the delivery of leadership training and development.

Testing the dimensionality of the quality management construct (2014)
Journal Article
Elshaer, I. A., & Augustyn, M. M. (2016). Testing the dimensionality of the quality management construct. Total quality management & business excellence, 27(3-4), 353-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/14783363.2014.993964

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Numerous empirical studies have conceptualised quality management (QM) as either a multidimensional or unidimensional construct. While few prior studies tested some aspects of the assumed dimensional structure of the constr... Read More about Testing the dimensionality of the quality management construct.

Constituting best practice in management consulting (2014)
Journal Article
Collins, D. (2016). Constituting best practice in management consulting. Culture and organization, 22(5), 409-429. https://doi.org/10.1080/14759551.2014.983109

This paper offers critical reflections on the construction and propagation of ‘best practice’: a concept which has become increasingly important in the business world and in civic life more generally. Focusing upon the activities of the Management Co... Read More about Constituting best practice in management consulting.

Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership (2014)
Journal Article
Kennedy, V., & Augustyn, M. M. (2014). Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership. Tourism review of AIEST--International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism = Revue de tourisme, 69(3), 187-201. https://doi.org/10.1108/TR-06-2013-0030

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine stakeholder power and engagement within an increasingly competitive English seaside resort setting. It aims to adopt a structuralist and functionalist perspective and develop an enabling conceptualisa... Read More about Stakeholder power and engagement in an English seaside context: implications for destination leadership.

Predicting school achievement rather than intelligence: does metacognition matter? (2014)
Journal Article
Gomes, C. M. A., Golino, H. F., & Menezes, I. G. (2014). Predicting school achievement rather than intelligence: does metacognition matter?. Psychology, 05(9), 1095-1110. https://doi.org/10.4236/psych.2014.59122

This paper investigates the role of specific and general metacognitive ability on specific and general academic achievement, controlling for the effects of intelligence. Four hypotheses were elaborated and empirically tested through structural equati... Read More about Predicting school achievement rather than intelligence: does metacognition matter?.

A comprehensive examination of internet banking user behaviour: evidence from customers yet to adopt, currently using and stopped using (2014)
Journal Article
Wu, M., Jayawardhena, C., & Hamilton, R. (2014). A comprehensive examination of internet banking user behaviour: evidence from customers yet to adopt, currently using and stopped using. Journal of marketing management, 30(9-10), 1006-1038. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2014.935459

Despite the surge in interest in research on customers’ adoption of internet banking (IB), how discontinued users can be brought back to IB has not received much attention. To respond to this question and to provide a comprehensive understanding of I... Read More about A comprehensive examination of internet banking user behaviour: evidence from customers yet to adopt, currently using and stopped using.

Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan (2014)
Journal Article
Kimino, S., Driffield, N., & Saal, D. (2014). Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan. Multinational business review, 22(2), 176-193. https://doi.org/10.1108/mbr-01-2014-0004

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of host country networks and organisation of production in the context of international technology transfer that accompanies foreign direct investment (FDI). Design/methodology/approach... Read More about Spillovers from FDI and local networks: The importance of transactional linkages and vertical keiretsu in Japan.

Website design quality and usage behavior : unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (2014)
Journal Article
Al-Qeisi, K., Dennis, C., Alamanos, E., & Jayawardhena, C. (2014). Website design quality and usage behavior : unified theory of acceptance and use of technology. Journal of business research, 67(11), 2282-2290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.06.016

A well designed website brings numerous benefits to firms. Some of these benefits are well established. But what elements of the website design quality really matter and how do these elements in turn influence website usage behavior? Building upon th... Read More about Website design quality and usage behavior : unified theory of acceptance and use of technology.

Gaining access to agency and structure in industrial marketing theory: A critical pluralist approach (2014)
Journal Article
Nicholson, J. D., Brennan, R., & Midgley, G. (2014). Gaining access to agency and structure in industrial marketing theory: A critical pluralist approach. Marketing Theory, 14(4), 395-416. https://doi.org/10.1177/1470593114538994

This article is concerned with gaining greater insight into the interplay between agency and structure in industrial marketing (IM) scholarship. The article’s intent is to embed Midgley’s notion of critical pluralism within this endeavour. The articl... Read More about Gaining access to agency and structure in industrial marketing theory: A critical pluralist approach.

Intention to use mobile customer relationship management systems (2014)
Journal Article
Karjaluoto, H., Töllinen, A., Pirttiniemi, J., & Jayawardhena, C. (2014). Intention to use mobile customer relationship management systems. Industrial management + data systems, 114(6), 966-978. https://doi.org/10.1108/IMDS-11-2013-0480

© Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the behavioral intentions of business-to-business (B2B) sales managers to use mobile customer relationship management (CRM) systems in the course of their day-t... Read More about Intention to use mobile customer relationship management systems.

Adaptação transcultural do Teste de Conhecimento Emocional: avaliação neuropsicolόgica das emoções (2014)
Journal Article
Andrade, N. C., Abreu, N., Menezes, I., Mello, C. B. D., Duran, V. R., & Moreira, N. D. A. (2014). Adaptação transcultural do Teste de Conhecimento Emocional: avaliação neuropsicolόgica das emoções. Psico-USF, 19(2), 297--306. https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-82712014019002001

Emotions play a central role in children's relationships. Deficits in emotional understanding have been associated with several neuropsychiatric disorders. In Brazil, however, few psychological instruments are available to assess young children's emo... Read More about Adaptação transcultural do Teste de Conhecimento Emocional: avaliação neuropsicolόgica das emoções.

Talk up or criticize? Customer responses to WOM about competitors during social interactions (2014)
Journal Article
Ranaweera, C., & Jayawardhena, C. (2014). Talk up or criticize? Customer responses to WOM about competitors during social interactions. Journal of business research, 67(12), 2645-2656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.04.002

Popular metrics such as the Net Promoter Score (NPS) highlights many benefits of word of mouth (WOM) to firms. Is WOM all it is claimed to be? Building on social identity theory, this research develops a conceptual model of WOM exchange in social set... Read More about Talk up or criticize? Customer responses to WOM about competitors during social interactions.

Survival through networks: the 'grip' of the administrative links in the Russian post-Soviet context (2014)
Journal Article
Afanassieva, M. (2015). Survival through networks: the 'grip' of the administrative links in the Russian post-Soviet context. Public management review, 17(9), 1261-1281. https://doi.org/10.1080/14719037.2014.906964

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Based on an analysis of the post-Soviet transformation experience of four defence sector organizations in a Russian region where the defence sector occupies a substantial part of the local economy, this article develops a t... Read More about Survival through networks: the 'grip' of the administrative links in the Russian post-Soviet context.

When in Rome: How Non-domestic Companies Listed in the UK May Not Comply with Accepted Norms and Principles of Good Corporate Governance. Does Home Market Culture Explain These Corporate Behaviours and Attitudes to Compliance? (2014)
Journal Article
Rejchrt, P., & Higgs, M. (2015). When in Rome: How Non-domestic Companies Listed in the UK May Not Comply with Accepted Norms and Principles of Good Corporate Governance. Does Home Market Culture Explain These Corporate Behaviours and Attitudes to Compliance?. Journal of Business Ethics, 129(1), 131-159. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-014-2151-6

© 2014, Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht. Non-domestic companies are increasingly present on the London Stock Exchange. Such companies have specific governance requirements. They may seek to access capital in a more liquid market and to dive... Read More about When in Rome: How Non-domestic Companies Listed in the UK May Not Comply with Accepted Norms and Principles of Good Corporate Governance. Does Home Market Culture Explain These Corporate Behaviours and Attitudes to Compliance?.

Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84 (2014)
Journal Article
Lu, Q. (2014). Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84. Business history, 56(8), 1262-1280. https://doi.org/10.1080/00076791.2013.876533

This study aims to fill in the gaps in existing business history research regarding post-acquisition integration by adopting a case study of the post-acquisition integration process between HSBC and Mercantile Bank (MB) 1959–84. It explores the impac... Read More about Is the speed of post-acquisition integration manageable? Case study: post-acquisition integration of HSBC with the Mercantile Bank, 1959–84.

Amorphous Family Nexus: An Analytical Tool in Considering Community/m-MGO Haritika's Ties in Bundelkhand, Central India (2014)
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Saxena, G., & Singh, A. M. (2014). Amorphous Family Nexus: An Analytical Tool in Considering Community/m-MGO Haritika's Ties in Bundelkhand, Central India. Environment & planning. A, 46(10), 2419-2434. https://doi.org/10.1068/a130348p

In this paper we apply the notion of the amorphous family nexus (AFN) to examine the underinvestigated implications of family-like ties existing between minor NGOs (m-NGOs) and communities in sustaining the momentum of developmental activities despit... Read More about Amorphous Family Nexus: An Analytical Tool in Considering Community/m-MGO Haritika's Ties in Bundelkhand, Central India.

Psychometric analysis of the scale for the predisposition to the occurrence of adverse events in nursing care provided in ICUs (2013)
Journal Article
Lobão, W., & Menezes, I. (2013). Psychometric analysis of the scale for the predisposition to the occurrence of adverse events in nursing care provided in ICUs. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 21(1), 396-403. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000100015

OBJECTIVE: to present the result of the validity and reliability studies concerning the Scale for the Predisposition to the Occurrence of Adverse Events (EPEA).
METHOD: construct validity was based on Principal Components Analysis.
RESULTS: relia... Read More about Psychometric analysis of the scale for the predisposition to the occurrence of adverse events in nursing care provided in ICUs.

Validação do teste Need For Cognition: um estudo em contabilidade comportamental (2013)
Journal Article
Filho, R. N. L., Bruni, A. L., & Menezes, I. G. (2013). Validação do teste Need For Cognition: um estudo em contabilidade comportamental. Psicologia: Ciência e Profissão, 33(1), 112--131. https://doi.org/10.1590/s1414-98932013000100010

This study aimed to validate the Need for Cognition scale (NFC) in behavioral accounting. In addition, we sought to measure the possible correlations between the level of need for cognition and the existence of cognitive biases in decisions in accoun... Read More about Validação do teste Need For Cognition: um estudo em contabilidade comportamental.

Indicadores como instrumento de qualidade para a prática da enfermagem: relato de experiência (2013)
Journal Article
Guimarães, Z. B., Santos Rodrigues, G. R., & Menezes, I. G. (2013). Indicadores como instrumento de qualidade para a prática da enfermagem: relato de experiência. Revista Baiana de Enfermagem‏, 27(1), 93-97. https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v27i1.6915

Indicadores são variáveis desenvolvidas devido à necessidade de tratar a informação, na forma original, tornando-a quantificável. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever a experiência sobre a utilização de indicadores como ferramenta da produtividade do... Read More about Indicadores como instrumento de qualidade para a prática da enfermagem: relato de experiência.

Gestão de estoque organizacional: relato de experiência (2013)
Journal Article
Miriam Barbosa Guimarães, Z., Ribeiro Santos Rodrigues, G., Barros Freitas, N., & Gomes Menezes, I. (2013). Gestão de estoque organizacional: relato de experiência. Revista Baiana de Enfermagem‏, 27(2), 193-199. https://doi.org/10.18471/rbe.v27i2.6931

A gestão de estoque é parte fundamental de qualquer organização que produza itens ou serviços de valor econômico. O objetivo do estudo é descrever a experiência de enfermeiras no gerenciamento de materiais em um serviço ambulatorial de um hospital un... Read More about Gestão de estoque organizacional: relato de experiência.